Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer [139854] Released: 2007-04-30 Revenue: $0 Budget: $200,000 Profit: $-200,000 Runtime: 90 mins Popularity: 0.4147 Vote Average: 7 Vote Count: 2 Overview: This documentary explores the life of jazz singer Anita O'Day. As a child, Anita had a tonsillectomy, during which her uvula was accidentally removed. The surgery prevents her from singing vibrato and holding long notes, but lends to her much-revered percussive style. Anita overcomes her vocal hurdle, as well as many others -- including poverty, heroin addiction and jail time for a drug arrest -- to become one of the most prolific and respected jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Initial release: 30 April 2007 Cast [10] Anita O'DayHerself Buddy BregmanHimself Leonard FeatherHimself Will FriedwaldHimself Johnny MandelHimself John Cameron MitchellHimself Annie RossHerself George WeinHimself Margaret WhitingHerself Gerald WilsonHimself Trailers