Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Shirley Bassey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 15Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 9917
IMDb ID: nm0060259
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1937
Age: 89
Place of birth: Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2024
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q234754
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (3)Music (1)Songs (1)
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, 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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shirley Bassey.
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self
2024 Movie
8.0
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
5.8
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as self
2022 Movie
7.1
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2021 Movie
St David's Day at the BBC
as Self
2021 Movie
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
as Self
2016 Movie
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
2014 Movie
7.2
Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
8.2
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
2012 Movie
3.2
Sir Billi
Theme Song Performance
2012 Movie
7.0
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011 Movie
…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
2009 Movie
8.0
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
as self
2009 Movie
6.3
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self
2002 Movie
An Audience with Des O'Connor
as Self
2001 Movie
6.0
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
as Self
2000 Movie
6.4
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
2000 Movie
6.0
The World of James Bond
as Self
1995 Movie
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
as Self
1995 Movie
7.0
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
as Self
1985 Movie
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
as Self
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shirley Bassey.
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 3 eps
2007 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 2 eps
1998 Series
Summertime Special
1 eps
1981 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Self • 4 eps
1978 Series
Auf los geht's los
as Self • 1 eps
1977 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest • 1 eps
1972 Series
Disco
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.0
Man's Struggle for Survival
Songs • 12 eps
1970 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self • 1 eps
1963 Series
4.7
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.5
Morecambe & Wise
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 2 eps
1948 Series