Vera Lynn
Born: 1917-03-20 in East Ham, London, England, UK
Died: 2020-06-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.
Filmography
2024
- Eternamente Cidadão Kane ... (Music)
2020
- Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC as Self
2011
- The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom as Old Lady that sang During the War
- Entertaining the Troops as Self - Contributor
- 13 Hours That Saved Britain as Witness
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Legends as Self (archive footage)
2005
1994
- Songs That Won the War as Herself/Presenter
1982
- Wogan as Self
1979
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1962
1944
- One Exciting Night as Vera Baker
1943
- We'll Meet Again as Peggy Brown
- Rhythm Serenade as Ann Martin