Lulu

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

The Mike Douglas Show

Heartbeat

QI

The One Show

All Movies (39)

• Twiggy2025 · as Self
• Arthur's Whisky2024 · as Susan
• Lulu at the BBC2023 · as Self
• The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall2022 · as Self
• The Sound of 0072022 · as Self
• Sidney2022 · as Self
• ABBA V Queen2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• My Old School2022 · as Mrs. Holmes (voice)
• St Andrew’s Day at the BBC2021 · as Self
• The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart2020 · as Self
• My Generation2017 · as Self (voice)
• Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story2017 · as Self
• Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016 · as Lulu
• Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened2011 · as Self
• Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue2011 · as Self
• …Sings Neil Diamond2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Eurovision: Jade's Story2009 · as Self
• Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party2006 · as Self
• An Audience with Lulu2002 · as Self
• Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• Top of the Pops: The True Story2001 · as Self
• Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?2000 · as Irene Smith
• It’s Lulu1999 · as Self
• Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras1997 · as Self
• To Sir, with Love II1996 · as Barbara Pegg
• In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett1995 · as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
• Men in Love1990
• Women in Rock1986 · as Self (archive footage)
• Alice1982 · as Alice (singing voice)
• An Audience with Dudley Moore1981
• The Cherry Picker1974 · as Nancy
• Cucumber Castle1970 · as Lulu the cook
• Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five1968 · as Self
• To Sir, with Love1967 · as Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
• The Music of Lennon & McCartney1965 · as Self
• U.K. Swings Again1965 · as Herself
• Gonks Go Beat1965 · as Self
• 60s Legends in Concert— · as Self
• …Sings Dylan— · as Herself

All TV Shows (69)

• Celebrity Lingo2022 · as Self - Contestant
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel2020 · as Self - Expert
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK2019 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Rip It Up2018 · as Self
• The Great Comic Relief Bake Off2013 · as Self - Contestant
• The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
• Rewind The 60s2010 · as Self - Presenter
• Live from Studio Five2009 · as Self
• The Hour2009
• Let's Dance for Comic Relief2009 · as Self - Contestant
• Celebrity Juice2008 · as Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show2007 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Davina2006
• Nigella2005 · as Self
• The Friday Night Project2005 · as Self
• Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
• The Paul O'Grady Show2004
• QI2003 · as Self
• American Idol2002 · as Self
• American Idol2002 · as Self - Guest Performer
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Red Alert with The National Lottery1999
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• The Brit Girls1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fully Booked1995
• Jools' Annual Hootenanny1994
• Live & Kicking1993 · as Self
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• Absolutely Fabulous1992 · as Self
• Absolutely Fabulous1992 · as Self (voice)
• Terry Wogan's Friday Night1992 · as Self
• Heartbeat1992 · as Deborah Vine
• Perfect Scoundrels1990 · as Gossamer Trouble
• Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out1988 · as Self
• The Dame Edna Experience1987 · as Self
• The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole1987 · as Pauline Mole
• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾1985
• Super Gran1985 · as Isla St. Porridge
• Live From Her Majesty's1983 · as Self
• The Kenny Everett Television Show1982 · as Self
• Summertime Special1981
• Bananas1981 · as Self
• The Cannon & Ball Show1979 · as Self
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• Dawson and Friends1977 · as Self
• Lulu1975
• Musikladen1972 · as Self
• Pebble Mill at One1972
• The Two Ronnies1971
• The Don Knotts Show1970 · as Self
• The Ray Stevens Show1970
• Monty Python's Flying Circus1969
• The Johnny Cash Show1969 · as Self
• This Is Tom Jones1969 · as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• Happening For Lulu1968
• The Ugliest Girl in Town1968 · as Self
• Lulu's Back in Town1968 · as Self
• 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet1966 · as Self
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self - Singer
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self (Co-Host)
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self - Host
• Ready Steady Go!1963 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Christmas Night with the Stars1958
• Eurovision Song Contest1956 · as Self - Contestant