Shirley Bassey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1937 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie · as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Self
St David's Day at the BBC
Movie · as Self
The Art of Dissent
Movie · as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Movie · as Self
The Missing Crown Jewels
Movie · as Self
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
Movie · as Self
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
Movie · as Self - Performer
Everything or Nothing
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Movie · as Self - Performer
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
…Sings Neil Diamond
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
Movie · as self
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
Movie · as Self - Performer
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Self
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Movie · as Self
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
Movie · as Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
Movie · as Self
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
La Passione
Movie · as Shirley Bassey
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
Movie · as Self
The World of James Bond
Movie · as Self
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
Movie · as Self
Bei Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Summertime Special
TV · 1 ep
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
Movie · as Self
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Auf los geht's los
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Shirley Bassey
TV · as Self · 13 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ein Kessel Buntes
TV · as Self - Musician · 1 ep
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self - Main Guest · 1 ep
Disco
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wünsch dir was
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night-Club
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Europarty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bing Crosby Show
Movie · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host, Self - Co-Hostess · 1 ep
Morecambe & Wise
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps