Lulu

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Singer • Songwriter • Actress • Personality

Birth Date: November 3, 1948

Age: 76 years old

Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Spouses: Maurice Gibb

Children: Jordan Frieda

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 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.

In her early acting career, Lulu appeared in such films as "Trapeze" (1956) with Burt Lancaster, the Sidney Poitier drama "To Sir With Love" (1967) and "Whatever Happened to Susan Jane?" (1982). She also appeared in the Alabama documentary "Streetwise" (1984). Lulu also contributed music to the Peter Ustinov comedy "Hot Millions" (1968) and "The Man With the Golden Gun" (1974) with Roger Moore. In the nineties, Lulu devoted her time to various credits, such as "Men in Love" (1990) starring Doug Self, "Sex Is..." (1993) and "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1993) starring Angela Bassett. She also worked on "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco" with Robert Hays (1996).

Lulu's music was also featured in the Adrian Dunbar comedy "The Wedding Tackle" (2000), the comedic adaptation "Women Talking Dirty" (2001) with Helena Bonham Carter and "Love and Other Disasters" (2007). Her music was also featured in the Philip Seymour Hoffman comedy "Pirate Radio" (2009). In addition to her music, Lulu also appeared on-screen in the comedy "Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?" (2001) with Tom Courtenay. Lulu most recently worked on "BBC Music Awards 2016" (BBC, 2016-). Lulu's husband was Maurice Gibb.

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D-Day 80 at the Royal Albert Hall

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2024

Diana Ross: The Fans' Story

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2024

Bob Servant Says Cheerio

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2023

Abba Silver, Abba Gold

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Show
2023

The Sound of 007Stream

Self
Movie
2022

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

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2022

My Old School

Actor
Movie
2022

SidneyStream

Self
Movie
2022
90%

I Can See Your Voice

Music Performer
Show
2021

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Contestant
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2020

Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh

Guest
Show
2020

RuPaul's Drag Race UKStream

Judge
Reality
2019

Celebrity Gogglebox

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2019

Lulu's Hogmanay Hooley

Music Performer
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2018

James Martin's Saturday Morning

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2017

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story

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2017

Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieStream

Self
Movie
2016
58%

Hit Melody Vintage

Music Performer
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2015

Lenny Henry's Got the Blues

Music Performer
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2015

Good Morning Britain

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2014

Desert Island Discs Revisited

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2014

Portrait Artist of the Year

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2013

The Genius of David Bowie

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2012

Ruth Jones' Christmas Cracker

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2011

Sunday Brunch

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2011

The Jonathan Ross ShowStream

Self
Talk
2011

Lorraine

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Show
2010

Lorraine

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2010

Piers Morgan's Life Stories

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2009

The One Show

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2006

The Reunion

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2003

Loose Women

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2002

Definitely Dusty

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2000

It's Lulu

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Show
1999

Comic Relief

Self
Show
1999

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Actor
Irene Smith
Movie
1999

To Sir, With Love II

Actor
Barbara Pegg
Movie
1996

Absolutely FabulousStream

Actor
Series
1994

Jools' Annual Hootenanny

Guest
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1993

Later ... with Jools Holland

Music Performer
Show
1992

Men in Love

Actor
Lulu
Movie
1990

This Morning

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Show
1988

Lulu at the Blazers Club

Music Performer
Show
1981

Now for Nookie

Self
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1981

Blankety Blank

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1979

Sez Les

Actor
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1969

Sez Les

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1969

Showtime

Guest
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1968

Lulu's Back in Town

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1968

To Sir, With LoveStream

Actor
Barbara "Babs" Pegg
Movie
1967
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Top of the Pops

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Series
1964