Oscar Nominee Andra Day Explains “Hero” Billie Holiday’s Impact; Finding Truth In Stories “We Weren’t Supposed To Know”
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deadline.comFresh off her surprise Golden Globes best actress win, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday star Andra Day has secured her first career Oscar nomination.In Hulu’s The United State vs.
Billie Holiday, Day transforms into the iconic jazz singer as she battles against the federal government to perform her controversial, yet moving number “Strange Fruit.” Upon receiving the best lead actress nom, Day told Deadline that her love for the Blues singer brought the honor to another level.“I always loved this woman, she really helped me own who I am as an artist.
She helped me to say ‘Okay, my voice is worthy.’ God has just used her and her legacy very powerfully in my life and to know,” she said. “It was one of the things that would kill me when
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