Lulu

Lulu

Known for
Acting
Born
November 3, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s. She is internationally identified, especially by North American audiences, with the song "To Sir with Love" from the film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang" and in the UK for her first hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Known For

Filmography

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60s Legends in Concert poster

60s Legends in Concert

Movie · as Self

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…Sings Dylan

…Sings Dylan

Movie · as Herself

2026
First Love Affairs Part 1 poster

First Love Affairs Part 1

Movie

2025
Twiggy poster

Twiggy

Movie · as Self

2024
Arthur's Whisky poster

Arthur's Whisky

Movie · as Susan

2023
Lulu at the BBC poster

Lulu at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2022
My Old School poster

My Old School

Movie · as Mrs. Holmes (voice)

2022
ABBA V Queen poster

ABBA V Queen

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Sound of 007 poster

The Sound of 007

Movie · as Self

2022
Sidney poster

Sidney

Movie · as Self

2022
Celebrity Lingo poster

Celebrity Lingo

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC poster

St Andrew’s Day at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart poster

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Movie · as Self

2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep

2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2018
Rip It Up poster

Rip It Up

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story poster

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

Movie · as Self

2017
My Generation poster

My Generation

Movie · as Self (voice)

2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Movie · as Lulu

2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2011
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

Movie · as Self

2011
Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened poster

Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened

Movie · as Self

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
…Sings Neil Diamond poster

…Sings Neil Diamond

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
Rewind The 60s

Rewind The 60s

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2009
Eurovision: Jade's Story

Eurovision: Jade's Story

Movie · as Self

2009
The Hour

The Hour

TV · 5 eps

2009
Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief poster

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party poster

Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party

Movie · as Self

2006
Davina

Davina

TV · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Nigella poster

Nigella

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Best of So Graham Norton poster

The Best of So Graham Norton

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 1 ep

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
An Audience with Lulu poster

An Audience with Lulu

Movie · as Self

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Performer · 1 ep

2002
V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show poster

Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story poster

Top of the Pops: The True Story

Movie · as Self

2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? poster

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Movie · as Irene Smith

1999
It’s Lulu poster

It’s Lulu

Movie · as Self

1999
Red Alert with The National Lottery

Red Alert with The National Lottery

TV · 14 eps

1998
Och Around the Clock poster

Och Around the Clock

Movie · as Self (Archive footage)

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras poster

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras

Movie · as Self

1997
The Brit Girls poster

The Brit Girls

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps

1996
To Sir, with Love II poster

To Sir, with Love II

Movie · as Barbara Pegg

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett poster

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

Movie · as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)

1995
Fully Booked poster

Fully Booked

TV · 1 ep

1994
Jools' Annual Hootenanny poster

Jools' Annual Hootenanny

TV · 1 ep

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Live & Kicking poster

Live & Kicking

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Deborah Vine · 1 ep

1992
Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous

TV · as Self, Self (voice) · 3 eps

1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 2 eps

1990
Men in Love poster

Men in Love

Movie

1990
Perfect Scoundrels poster

Perfect Scoundrels

TV · as Gossamer Trouble · 1 ep

1988
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out poster

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1987
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole poster

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

TV · as Pauline Mole · 6 eps

1987
The Dame Edna Experience poster

The Dame Edna Experience

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Women in Rock poster

Women in Rock

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1985
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ poster

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

TV

1985
Super Gran poster

Super Gran

TV · as Isla St. Porridge · 1 ep

1983
Live From Her Majesty's poster

Live From Her Majesty's

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Alice poster

Alice

Movie · as Alice (singing voice)

1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1981
An Audience with Dudley Moore poster

An Audience with Dudley Moore

Movie

1981
Bananas poster

Bananas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Summertime Special poster

Summertime Special

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Cannon & Ball Show poster

The Cannon & Ball Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1977
Dawson and Friends poster

Dawson and Friends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Lulu poster

Lulu

TV · 13 eps

1974
The Cherry Picker poster

The Cherry Picker

Movie · as Nancy

1972
Pebble Mill at One poster

Pebble Mill at One

TV · 1 ep

1972
Musikladen poster

Musikladen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
The Two Ronnies poster

The Two Ronnies

TV · 1 ep

1970
Cucumber Castle poster

Cucumber Castle

Movie · as Lulu the cook

1970
The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The Ray Stevens Show

The Ray Stevens Show

TV · 8 eps

1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus poster

Monty Python's Flying Circus

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Johnny Cash Show poster

The Johnny Cash Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
This Is Tom Jones poster

This Is Tom Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five

Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five

Movie · as Self

1968
The Ugliest Girl in Town poster

The Ugliest Girl in Town

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
Lulu's Back in Town poster

Lulu's Back in Town

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1968
Happening For Lulu

Happening For Lulu

TV · 13 eps

1967
To Sir, with Love poster

To Sir, with Love

Movie · as Barbara 'Babs' Pegg

1966
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1965
The Music of Lennon & McCartney poster

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

Movie · as Self

1965
U.K. Swings Again poster

U.K. Swings Again

Movie · as Herself

1965
Gonks Go Beat poster

Gonks Go Beat

Movie · as Self

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self, Self (Co-Host), Self - Host · 6 eps

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep

1963
Ready Steady Go! poster

Ready Steady Go!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
Christmas Night with the Stars poster

Christmas Night with the Stars

TV · 14 eps

1956
Eurovision Song Contest poster

Eurovision Song Contest

TV · as Self - United Kingdom Contestant |Winner 🏆 · 1 ep