Acting
Shirley Bassey
EN, ES cinema · 32 credits
Born
8 January 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
Sir Billi
Theme Song Performance
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
2006
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
as Self - Performer
La Passione
1997
La Passione
as Shirley Bassey
Moonraker
Theme Song Performance
Goldfinger
Theme Song Performance
