Personal Info
Shirley Bassey
Acting
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, w…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as self
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
St David's Day at the BBC
as Self
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
as Self
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
TV Shows
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 3 ep.
Parkinson
as Self · 2 ep.
Bei Bio
as Self · 1 ep.
Summertime Special
1 ep.
An Audience with...
as Self · 4 ep.
Auf los geht's los
as Self · 1 ep.
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep.
Shirley Bassey
as Self · 13 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1 ep.
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest · 1 ep.