- Golden Globe Awards
BLACK HISTORY – Diana Ross (1973) “It’s good to be something”
And it wasn’t just anything, either. In 1973, Diana Ross, by then a huge star in music, made her film debut playing Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues.
Diana Ross
- Film
50 Years of “Lady Sings the Blues”: Celebrating Billie Holiday’s Music and Diana Ross’ Performance
In 1972, Diana Ross, then better known to the public as the topliner of the Supremes, burst on the movie scene with a stunning performance in Lady Sings the Blues, a biopic of the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. For that splashy feature debut, Ross earned two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama and for Most Promising Newcomer-Female, winning the latter.
- Interviews
HFPA in Conversation: Tracee Ellis Ross, Going After Her Dreams
Actress, producer, writer, director, entrepreneur, and activist Tracee Ellis Ross is following her mother’s footsteps on screen. In her latest feel-good movie, The High Note, she plays R&B singer Grace Davis.
- Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Moment: Joel Grey and Diana Ross, 1973
At the 30th Golden Globes, held Sunday, January 28, 1973, at the Century Plaza Hotel, Joel Grey wins Best Supporting Actor for the musical Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli.