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Andra Day Is Ready for a Different Kind of Spotlight
The Grammy-nominated singer takes on revolutionary jazz singer, Billie Holiday, in Lee Daniels s upcoming film. By Andrea Cuttler; Photographs By Devyn Galindo; Styling By Yashua Simmons Feb 8, 2021 Devyn Galindo
When Andra Day was initially approached about auditioning for the title role in
The United States vs. Billie Holiday, director Lee Daniels’s new film about the revolutionary jazz singer, she balked. “First of all, (a) I’m not an actress, and (b) just no,” says the 35-year-old singer and songwriter, who credits Holiday, nicknamed “Lady Day” by jazz saxophonist Lester Young, with influencing her own musical style. For a first-ever acting gig, playing a figure of that magnitude felt daunting. “I was like, ‘I don’t want to rem
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday (Photo: Takashi Seida),
Judas And The Black Messiah (Photo: Glen Wilson),
To All The Boys: Always And Forever (Photo:
Katie Yu/Netflix),
Graphic: Natalie Peeples
Another month, another slate of films hedging their bets between the slow reopening of movie theaters and the endless scroll of content available from home. This is a more prestigious February than most, what with studios angling to capitalize on the extended Oscar eligibility calendar; just about every week brings a potential contender, as well as belated wider releases of some of the previous year’s best-reviewed films (like