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Shirley Bassey
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn January 8, 1937 (89 years)
Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer known for both her powerful operatic voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films 'Goldfinger' (1964); 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) and 'Moonraker' (1979).
Born on Bute Street in Butetown (also known as 'Tiger Bay') in the docklands area of Cardiff, she was was the sixth and youngest child of Henry Bassey, from Nigeria, and Eliza Jane Start, from the north-east of England, but grew up in the adjacent community of Splott.
After leaving Splott Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, Bassey found work at the local Curran Steels factory, while singing in public houses and clubs in the evenings and on weekends. In 1953, she signed her first professional contract and went on to work for the impresario Jack Hylton. She recorded her first single in 1956.
Born on Bute Street in Butetown (also known as 'Tiger Bay') in the docklands area of Cardiff, she was was the sixth and youngest child of Henry Bassey, from Nigeria, and Eliza Jane Start, from the north-east of England, but grew up in the adjacent community of Splott.
After leaving Splott Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, Bassey found work at the local Curran Steels factory, while singing in public houses and clubs in the evenings and on weekends. In 1953, she signed her first professional contract and went on to work for the impresario Jack Hylton. She recorded her first single in 1956.
Filmography
| 2025 | Becoming Led Zeppelin · as Self - Singer |
| 2024 | Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star · as Self |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing · as Self |
| 2022 | The Sound of 007 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | 2022 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | The Art of Dissent · as Self - Subject (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen · as Self |
| 2017 | Concorde: A Supersonic Story · as Self |
| 2015 | Spectre: My Bond Song - Sam Smith · as Self |
| 2014 | More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer |
| 2012 | ... Sings James Bond · as Self - Goldfinger |
| 2012 | Everything or Nothing · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | The Diamond Jubilee Concert · as Self - Performer |
| 2010 | Brit Awards 2010 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2007 | The Dame Edna Treatment (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | BBC Electric Proms (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute · as Self |
| 2002 | Premiere Bond: Die Another Day · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | James Bond Special Edition DVD Sampler · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | ITV Evening News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | La Passione · as Shirley Bassey |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Bassey: You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet · as Self |
| 1985 | Fashion Aid · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | An Audience with Dudley Moore · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Des O'Connor Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | On Your Marks, Get Set, Go (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Ein Kessel Buntes (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sez Les (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Morecambe and Wise Show (1968) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Senza rete (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Jonathan Winters Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Golden Shot (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Dee Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Die Drehscheibe (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Festival de Viña del Mar (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Andy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Hostess |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Oh Boy! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1937 | Wimbledon (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |