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Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) (performer: "Mandy Is Two", "Trav'lin' Light")
2. Public Enemies (2009) ("Love Me Or Leave Me", "The Man I Love", "Am I Blue?")
3. Watchmen (2009) (performer: "You're My Thrill")
   ... aka Watchmen: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
4. Fallout 3 (2008) (VG) (performer: "Crazy He Calls Me")
5. "Later with Jools Holland" (1 episode, 2008)
   ... aka A Little Later (USA: cut version)
       - Episode #31.3 (2008) TV episode (writer: "God Bless the Child")
6. August Rush (2007) (writer: "God Bless the Child")
7. "The War" (1 episode, 2007)
       - FUBAR: September 1944 - December 1944 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Pennies from Heaven")
8. Saneamento Básico, O Filme (2007) (performer: "It Had to Be You")
9. "The Wire" (1 episode, 2006)
       - Know Your Place (2006) TV episode (performer: "I Cover the Waterfront")
10. The Kovak Box (2006) (performer: "Gloomy Sunday")
    ... aka La caja Kovak (Spain)
11. "The West Wing" (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Cold (2006) TV episode (performer: "Body & Soul")
12. Capote (2005) (performer: "Sugar (That Sugar Baby o' Mine)" (1926))
13. Nynne (2005) (performer: "The Man I Love")
14. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (performer: "Strange Fruit")
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
15. Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) (performer: "Sugar")
    ... aka Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (UK: original subtitled version) (USA)
    ... aka Sophie Scholl (International: English title: informal short title)
16. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (writer: "God Bless the Child") (performer: "God Bless the Child")
17. The Notebook (2004) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You" (1937))
18. Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) (performer: "Strange Fruit")
    ... aka Just a Kiss (Europe: English title)
    ... aka Sólo un beso (Spain)
    ... aka Un bacio appassionato (Italy)
    ... aka Un beso (Spain)
19. Anything Else (2003) (performer: "Easy to Love", "The Way You Look Tonight", "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me")
    ... aka Anything else, la vie et tout le reste (France)
    ... aka La vie et tout le reste (France)
20. I Am Woody (2003) (performer: "He's Funny That Way", "Sunny Side of the Street")
21. Two Weeks Notice (2002) (writer: "God Bless The Child")
22. Novo (2002) (writer: "I Love My Man") (performer: "It's Easy To Remember", "I Love My Man")
    ... aka Novo (Spain)
23. Minority Report (2002) (performer: "Solitude" (1934))
24. Night at the Golden Eagle (2002) (writer: "Stormy Blues") (performer: "Stormy Blues")
25. "Sex and the City" (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka S.A.T.C. (USA)
        - A 'Vogue' Idea (2002) TV episode (performer: "Body and Soul")
26. Chelsea Walls (2001) (performer: "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" (1934))
    ... aka Chelsea Hotel
27. Sur mes lèvres (2001) (writer: "The Child") (performer: "The Child")
    ... aka Read My Lips (Canada: English title: DVD title)
28. Plata quemada (2000) (performer: "Ill Wind")
    ... aka Burnt Money (Canada: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Burning Money (International: English title)
    ... aka Plata quemada (Spain)
    
    
29. Angela's Ashes (1999) (performer: "Pennies from Heaven")
30. The Green Mile (1999) (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything But Love")
    ... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title)
31. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (writer: "God Bless The Child") (performer: "God Bless The Child", "Comes Love")
32. Celebrity (1998) (performer: "Did I Remember (To Tell You I Adore You)" (1936))
33. Wrestling with Alligators (1998) (performer: "I'll Never Fail You")
34. Ulee's Gold (1997) (performer: "Sophisticated Lady")
35. The Funeral (1996) (performer: "Gloomy Sunday")
36. Stealing Beauty (1996) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You")
    ... aka Beauté volée (France)
    ... aka Dancing by Myself (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Io ballo da sola (Italy)
37. The Affair (1995) (TV) (performer: "Strange Fruit")
38. Se7en (1995) (performer: "I Cover the Waterfront")
    ... aka Seven (UK: video title) (USA: alternative spelling) (USA: video title) (USA: DVD title)
39. Clueless (1995) (performer: "MISS BROWN TO YOU")
40. Cafe Society (1995) (writer: "Don't Explain" (1944))
41. Forget Paris (1995) (performer: "Love Is Here To Stay", "For All We Know")
42. Salto al vacío (1995/I) (performer: "All the Way")
    ... aka Jump Into the Void
    ... aka Jumping Into the Void
    ... aka Leap Into the Void
43. Corrina, Corrina (1994) (performer: "PENNIES FROM HEAVEN")
44. It Could Happen to You (1994) (performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
45. Schindler's List (1993) (writer: "GOD BLESS THE CHILD") (performer: "GOD BLESS THE CHILD")
46. The Meteor Man (1993) (performer: "Them There Eyes")
47. Rich in Love (1993) (performer: "I Hear Music")
48. Forever Young (1992) (performer: "The Very Thought of You")
49. Malcolm X (1992) (performer: "Big Stuff")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
50. Kærlighedens smerte (1992) (performer: "You Go to My Head")
    ... aka Pain of Love
51. Equinox (1992) (writer: "LEFT ALONE")
    ... aka Isimeria
52. The Rocketeer (1991) ("ANY OLD TIME")
    ... aka Rocketeer (UK)
    ... aka The Adventures of the Rocketeer (Australia)
53. Switch (1991) (performer: "Lover Man")
    ... aka Blake Edwards' Switch (USA: complete title)
54. The Marrying Man (1991) (performer: "YOU CAN'T BE MINE (AND SOMEONE ELSE'S TOO)")
    ... aka Too Hot to Handle (Australia)
55. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (performer: "THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME")
    ... aka La liste noire (France)
56. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) (performer: "Time On My Hands")
    ... aka J'ai engagé un tueur (France)
    ... aka Vertrag mit meinem Killer (Germany)
    
    
57. Enemies: A Love Story (1989) (performer: "Love Is Here To Stay")
58. Harlem Nights (1989) (performer: "Just One More Chance")
59. Slaves of New York (1989) (performer: "Am I Blue?")
60. Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (performer: "What's New?", "But Not for Me")
61. Rocket Gibraltar (1988) (writer: "Don't Explain") (performer: "You Better Go Now", "Don't Explain", "Foolin' Myself")
62. "Late Night with David Letterman" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode dated 6 July 1988 (1988) TV episode (writer: "God Bless the Child")
63. Satisfaction (1988) ("God Bless the Child")
    ... aka Girls of Summer (Canada: English title)
64. Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) (performer: "Strange Fruit")
65. The Thing (1982) (performer: "DON'T EXPLAIN")
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
66. Bad Timing (1980) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You", "It's The Same Old Story")
    ... aka Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (USA)
67. Joe Albany... a Jazz Life (1980) (writer: "Fine and Mellow")
    
    
68. Promises in the Dark (1979) (performer: "I'M GONNA LOCK MY HEART AND THROW AWAY THE KEY", "GOD BLESS THE CHILD")
69. An Unmarried Woman (1978) (performer: "I'm Yours")
70. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (performer: "Saddest Tale (Blues)" (uncredited))
71. Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) (writer: "God Bless the Child")
72. Fritz the Cat (1972) (performer: "Yesterdays" (1952))
73. End of the Road (1970) (performer: "Don't Worry 'Bout Me")
    
    
74. "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.13 (1969) TV episode (writer: "God Bless the Child")
75. Eva (1962) ("Willow Weep For Me", "Loveless Love")
    ... aka Eve (Italy) (UK)
    ... aka Eva (USA)
    ... aka Eva, the Devil's Woman
    
    
76. Panic in the Streets (1950) (writer: "Fine and Mellow" (uncredited))
    
    
77. Sombre dimanche (1948) (performer: "Sombre Dimanche")
    ... aka Gloomy Sunday (Australia)
78. New Orleans (1947) (performer: "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" (1947), "Farewell to Storyville", "The Blues Are Brewin'" (1947), "Endie" (1947))
    
    
79. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) (performer: "I've Got Those Lost My Man Blues")
    ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
    ... aka Symphony in Black (Australia)
    

Actress:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. New Orleans (1947) .... Endie (Miralee's maid)
   
   
2. The Emperor Jones (1933) (uncredited) .... Extra in Nightclub Scene
   

Writer:

1. Lady Sings the Blues (1972) (book)
   

Thanks:

1. Speed (1984) (special thanks)
   

Self:

• 1950s
• 1930s

1. "Chelsea at Nine" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka Chelsea at Eight (UK: second season title)
       - Episode #2.55 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
2. "The Seven Lively Arts" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
       - The Sound of Jazz (1957) TV episode .... Herself
3. "Night Beat" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 7 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
4. "Tonight!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
   ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
   ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
   ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
   ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
   ... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
       - Episode #2.100 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Comeback Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
       - Episode dated 16 October 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
6. 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet (1951) .... Herself
   
   
7. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) (uncredited) .... Herself - Blues Singer
   ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
   ... aka Symphony in Black (Australia)
   

Archive Footage:

1. Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) (V) .... Herself
2. "SexTV"
       - Wild Women Don't Have the Blues/The Muse (2002) TV episode .... Herself
3. Strange Fruit (2002) .... Herself
4. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) .... Herself
5. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Herself
6. Reputations: Billie Holiday (2001) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
       - Stardust (2001) TV episode .... Herself
8. Crossroads (1999) (TV) .... (Part 1)
9. The Source (1999) (TV) .... Herself
10. Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years (1998) (V)
11. Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve Records at 50 (1994) (TV) .... Herself
12. Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (1993) (TV) .... Herself
13. Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990) (TV) .... Herself
14. That's Black Entertainment (1990) .... Herself
15. The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) .... Herself
16. Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1989) .... Herself
17. "Brown Sugar" (1986) .... Herself
18. Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985) .... Herself
19. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Herself
20. ...And Beautiful II (1970) (TV) .... Herself - Singer