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Lulu

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Nov 3, 1948 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2025TwiggySelf
2024Arthur's WhiskySusan
2023Lulu at the BBCSelf
2022My Old SchoolMrs. Holmes (voice)
2022ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)
2022The Sound of 007Self
2022The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert HallSelf
2022SidneySelf
2022Celebrity LingoSelf - Contestant
2021St Andrew’s Day at the BBCSelf
2020The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartSelf
2020Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge
2018Rip It UpSelf
2017Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson StorySelf
2017My GenerationSelf (voice)
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieLulu
2013The Great Comic Relief Bake OffSelf - Contestant
2011Eurovision: Your Country Needs BlueSelf
2011Sir Jimmy Savile: As It HappenedSelf
2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf
2010…Sings Neil DiamondSelf (archive footage)
2010Rewind The 60sSelf - Presenter
2009Eurovision: Jade's StorySelf
2009The Hour
2009Live from Studio FiveSelf
2009Let's Dance for Comic ReliefSelf - Contestant
2008Celebrity JuiceSelf
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
2006Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup PartySelf
2006Davina
2006The One ShowSelf
2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf
2005NigellaSelf
2004The Paul O'Grady Show
2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2003QISelf
2002An Audience with LuluSelf
2002American IdolSelf
2002V Graham NortonSelf
2002American IdolSelf - Guest Performer
2001Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush ShowSelf (archive footage)
2001Top of the Pops: The True StorySelf
2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Irene Smith
1999It’s LuluSelf
1999Red Alert with The National Lottery
1998ParkinsonSelf
1997Elton John: Tantrums & TiarasSelf
1997The Brit GirlsSelf (archive footage)
1996To Sir, with Love IIBarbara Pegg
1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny EverettSketch Performer (Archive Footage)
1995Fully Booked
1994Jools' Annual Hootenanny
1993GMTVSelf
1992HeartbeatDeborah Vine
1992Absolutely FabulousSelf
1992Terry Wogan's Friday NightSelf
1992Absolutely FabulousSelf (voice)
1990Men in Love
1990Perfect ScoundrelsGossamer Trouble
1988Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night OutSelf
1987The Growing Pains of Adrian MolePauline Mole
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1986Women in RockSelf (archive footage)
1985The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
1985Super GranIsla St. Porridge
1983Live From Her Majesty'sSelf
1982AliceAlice (singing voice)
1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelf
1981An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981BananasSelf
1981Summertime Special
1979The Cannon & Ball ShowSelf
1978An Audience with...Self
1975Lulu
1974The Cherry PickerNancy
1972Pebble Mill at One
1972MusikladenSelf
1971The Two Ronnies
1970Cucumber CastleLulu the cook
1970The Don Knotts ShowSelf
1970The Ray Stevens Show
1969Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969The Johnny Cash ShowSelf
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1969This Is Tom JonesSelf
1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveSelf
1968The Ugliest Girl in TownSelf
1968Lulu's Back in TownSelf
1968Happening For Lulu
1967To Sir, with LoveBarbara 'Babs' Pegg
19664-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf
1965The Music of Lennon & McCartneySelf
1965U.K. Swings AgainHerself
1965Gonks Go BeatSelf
1964Top of the PopsSelf
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer
1964Top of the PopsSelf (Co-Host)
1964Top of the PopsSelf - Host
1963Ready Steady Go!Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1958Christmas Night with the Stars
1956Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Contestant
-60s Legends in ConcertSelf