Shirley Bassey
Birthday
1937/01/08 (88 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also know as
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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 Splo...Read more
Acting
(2002) Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self
(1996) La Passione
as Herself
(2021) St David's Day at the BBC
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(2000) Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
as Herself
(2021) The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
(1995) An Audience with Shirley Bassey
as Self
(2009) Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
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(2022) The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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(2012) Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2006) Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
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(2010) …Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) …Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
as Shirley Bassey
(2016) David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
as Dame Shirley Bassey
(1961) The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
(1980) Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
as Herself
(2014) More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Performer
(2009) Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
(2000) The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
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(1995) The World of James Bond
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(2012) The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
(2024) I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self
(2001) An Audience with Des O'Connor
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(2024) 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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(1983) Bei Bio
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(1967) Europarty
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(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1963) Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1981) Summertime Special
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(1971) Disco
as Self
(1976) Shirley Bassey
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(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1978) An Audience with...
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(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
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(1972) Ein Kessel Buntes
as Self - Musician
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
(1977) Auf los geht's los
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(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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(1961) Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
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(1969) Wünsch dir was
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(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
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(1968) Night-Club
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(1998) Parkinson
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