1.4K reactions · 297 shares | See the tour-de-force performance of Diana Ross as Billie Holiday! Alongside Richard Pryor and Billy Dee Williams in Lady Sings The Blues - own it for the first time on Blu-ray now | Paramount Home Entertainment | Facebook

28K views · 1.1K reactions | Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams meet in LADY SINGS THE BLUES ('72). The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Actress for Ross' portrayal of legendary singer Billie Holiday | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

LADY SINGS THE BLUES ('72) brought Diana Ross an Oscar nomination for playing Billie Holiday in a film that recounts her career as a singer including the racial prejudice she faced. The soundtrack which rose to number 1 on the Billboard charts includes more than a dozen Holiday specials including: "Strange Fruit," "Them There Eyes," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Fine and Mellow." | Turner Classic Movies: TCM