Shirley Bassey
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(26 total)
Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
TV Shows
(21 total)
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Morecambe & Wise
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest
An Audience with...
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
Disco
as Self
Auf los geht's los
as Self
Parkinson
as Self