Person file · Acting
Lulu
Born 1948-11-03Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
TwiggySelfArthur's WhiskySusanLulu at the BBCSelfThe Sound of 007SelfSidneySelfABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)My Old SchoolMrs. Holmes (voice)St Andrew’s Day at the BBCSelfThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartSelfMy GenerationSelf (voice)Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson StorySelfAbsolutely Fabulous: The MovieLuluSir Jimmy Savile: As It HappenedSelfEurovision: Your Country Needs BlueSelf…Sings Neil DiamondSelf (archive footage)Eurovision: Jade's StorySelfFull Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup PartySelfThe Best of So Graham NortonSelf (archive footage)An Audience with LuluSelfBoom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush ShowSelf (archive footage)Top of the Pops: The True StorySelfWhatever Happened to Harold Smith?Irene SmithIt’s LuluSelfElton John: Tantrums & TiarasSelf