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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.

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Cast & Crew See All

Audra McDonald
Lady Day
Shelton Becton
Jimmy Powers
George Farmer
Bass

Awards

  • 2016 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie - nominated
  • 2016 - Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress - nominated
  • 2016 - OFTA Television Award - Best Motion Picture - nominated
  • 2016 - OFTA Television Award - Best Female Performance in a Variety Program - nominated

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