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When she began performing, she chose a stage name — her given name is Cassandra Monique Batie — that paid homage to Holiday’s sobriquet, the Lady Day.

Now it’s time for Andra Day - a singer and actress perfectly named to play Lady Day - and she shines.

Premiering on Hulu on Feb. 26, the biopic is the latest in a series of portrayals of Lady Day and her music that date back decades.

The Charlotte-based actress has starred in productions including “Shrek: The Musical” and “Sister Act” as well as previous performances of “Lady Day.”

Karole Foreman reprises her role as legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday as Ebony Repertory Theatre presents an encore of International City Theatre’s 2019 production of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.”