- HD 1080
- Runtime: 144m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Sidney J. Furie
- Stars: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton
- keywords: new york city, brothel, jazz singer or musician, mental breakdown, biography, addiction, rape victim, tour bus, racism, based on memoir or autobiography, period drama, drug overdose, music history, lynching, dying young, black singer, withdrawal, heroin addict, nightclub singer, blues music, billie holiday, harlem, new york city, carnegie hall, rise to fame, wayward girl, death of a musician, music tour, 1940s, somber, 1930s, following one's dream, desperate, former prostitute, period film, straight jacket, cautionary, black woman, cultural icon, woman's story, disheartening, powerful, woman musician, deep south racism, kkk rally
- Production_studio: Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions
- Slogan: Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
- The Lady Sings the Blues is featured in the top rankings of 1972
- #43 in Top Drama Movies of 1972
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.