Lulu
Born: 1948-11-03 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Twiggy as Self
2024
- Arthur's Whisky as Susan
2023
- Lulu at the BBC as Self
2022
- Sidney as Self
- The Sound of 007 as Self
- My Old School as Mrs. Holmes (voice)
- The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall as Self
- ABBA V Queen as Self (archive footage)
- Celebrity Lingo as Self - Contestant
2021
- St Andrew’s Day at the BBC as Self
2020
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart as Self
2019
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
2018
- Rip It Up as Self
2017
- My Generation as Self (voice)
- Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story as Self
2016
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Lulu
2013
- The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue as Self
2010
- …Sings Neil Diamond as Self (archive footage)
- Rewind The 60s as Self - Presenter
2009
- The Hour
- Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Contestant
- Eurovision: Jade's Story as Self
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- Celebrity Juice as Self
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Davina
2005
- Nigella as Self
- The Friday Night Project as Self
2004
2003
- QI as Self
2002
- American Idol as Self
- V Graham Norton as Self
- An Audience with Lulu as Self
2001
- Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Irene Smith
1999
1998
- Parkinson as Self
1997
- Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras as Self
- The Brit Girls as Self (archive footage)
1996
- To Sir, with Love II as Barbara Pegg
1995
- In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
- Fully Booked
1993
- GMTV as Self
1992
- Heartbeat as Deborah Vine
- Absolutely Fabulous as Self
- Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self
1990
- Perfect Scoundrels as Gossamer Trouble
- Men in Love
1988
1987
- The Dame Edna Experience as Self
- The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole as Pauline Mole
1986
- Women in Rock as Self (archive footage)
1985
- Super Gran as Isla St. Porridge
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
1983
- Live From Her Majesty's as Self
1982
- Alice as Alice (singing voice)
- The Kenny Everett Television Show as Self
1981
1979
- The Cannon & Ball Show as Self
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1975
1974
- The Man with the Golden Gun ... (Theme Song Performance)
- The Cherry Picker as Nancy
1972
- Musikladen as Self
- Pebble Mill at One
1971
1970
- Cucumber Castle as Lulu the cook
- The Don Knotts Show as Self
- The Ray Stevens Show
1969
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- This Is Tom Jones as Self
1968
- The Ugliest Girl in Town as Self
- Lulu's Back in Town as Self
- Happening For Lulu
1967
- To Sir, with Love as Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
1966
- 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet as Self
1965
- Gonks Go Beat as Self
- The Music of Lennon & McCartney as Self
- U.K. Swings Again as Herself
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self
- The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
1963
- Ready Steady Go! as Self
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - Contestant