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Andra Day on the Challenges and Rewards of Portraying Billie Holiday

The actress joins Bakari to discuss playing Billie Holiday in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’

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Bakari is joined by actress Andra Day to talk about playing Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. They talk about why she was hesitant to take on the role (2:37), how she transformed herself into Holiday (11:46), and what comes next for her after her success in this role (19:28).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Andra Day

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