Shirley Bassey
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday8 January 1937 (89 years old)
Place of birthButetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Known credits53
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…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022 · Self
The Sound of 007
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent
2021 · Self - Subject (archive footage)
St David's Day at the BBC
2021 · Self
Saturday Knight Takeaway
2018 · Self
The Missing Crown Jewels
2017 · Self
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
2016 · Self
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014 · Self - Performer
Everything or Nothing
2012 · Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012 · Self - Performer
Sir Billi
2012 · Theme Song Performance
…Sings Musicals
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009 · Self
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
2009 · self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
2006 · Self - Performer
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002 · Self
An Audience with Des O'Connor
2001 · Self
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
2000 · Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
La Passione
1997 · Shirley Bassey
The World of James Bond
1995 · Self
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
1995 · Self
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
1985 · Self
Bei Bio
1983 · Self
Summertime Special
1981
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
1980 · Self
Moonraker
1979 · Theme Song Performance
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
Beto Nervio contra el poder de las tinieblas
1978 · Music
Auf los geht's los
1977 · Self
Shirley Bassey
1976 · Self
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972 · Self - Musician
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self - Main Guest
Disco
1971 · Self
Man's Struggle for Survival
1970 · Songs
Wünsch dir was
1969 · Self
Night-Club
1968 · Self
Europarty
1967 · Self
Goldfinger
1964 · Theme Song Performance
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
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