Shirley Bassey
Acting
Born 1937-01-08
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
53 credits
Order of the Companions of Honour 1
Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour 1
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1
Awards
Won 1 Order of the Companions of Honour Award
Order of the Companions of Honour 1 won
- 2024 Order of the Companions of Honour Won
Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles 1 won
- 2023 Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles Won
Knight of the Legion of Honour 1 won
- 2003 Knight of the Legion of Honour Won
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won
- 2000 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
50 credits
The Graham Norton Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Parkinson
The Ed Sullivan Show
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Le Grand Échiquier
The Muppet Show
An Audience with...
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Morecambe & Wise
Goldfinger
The Danny Kaye Show
Moonraker
Disco
Ein Kessel Buntes
Auf los geht's los
Shirley Bassey
Wünsch dir was
Bei Bio
Night-Club
Everything or Nothing
Europarty
The Sound of 007
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Sir Billi
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
The World of James Bond
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
…Sings Neil Diamond
The Missing Crown Jewels
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
The Bing Crosby Show
…Sings Musicals
St David's Day at the BBC
La Passione
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
The Art of Dissent
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
Other credits
3 credits
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