Andra Day

She was already a force in music but had never done a film. Then, the spirit of the iconic Billie Holiday took hold of her, and director Lee Daniels guided her through her incredible performance in The United States vs.

Breakthrough acting star: the singer who morphed into the legendary Billie Holiday and became the female breakout actor of the year imagines Billie congratulating her from heaven - cussing happily! .

Singer-songwriter Andra Day won a Golden Globe award as Best Actress in a drama for her acting debut playing the legendary singer nicknamed Lady Day in the movie The United States vs. Billie Holiday directed by Lee Daniels, she was nominated to a second Golden Globe by the journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for co-writing (with Raphael Saadiq) the music and lyrics of the original song for the movie, “Tigress & Tweeds.

Andra Day was honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with two Golden Globe nominations, as Best Actress in a Drama for The United States vs. Billie Holiday directed by Lee Daniels, and for Best Original Song, “Tigress & Tweed,” in the same film.