It goes without saying that when performer lands the role of a cultural icon, there is a certain amount of pressure. For Oscar-nominated actress Andra Day, she immediately felt it when she found out she was going to play the legendary Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’ The United States vs.
Billie Holiday. “It was all fear for sure,” Day said, laughing.During Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees virtual awards-season panel for the Hulu film, Day talked about how she turned down the role because she has never acted before.
However, when she met Daniels, whom she said was also skeptical, it was “love at first sight.”Holiday is wildly known for her music, but it was “Strange Fruit,” her protest song against lynching, that made her an icon for
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