Actors Who Played Musicians And Actually Sang Their Music
- By
Deron Dalton
Diana Ross
Ross doesn’t particularly look or sound like Billie Holiday. But she gave an amazing performance and embodied the blues legend in Lady Sings The Blues. That only makes sense since Ross is a legend herself. She completely sang Holiday’s classics. And in result, released a number one soundtrack album. Also, she garnered an Academy-Award nomination for her beautiful performance, only the second or third black actress at the time to be nominated in a lead category. She shared this feat with Cicely Tyson in Sounder.
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