Lulu

Acting

Lulu

Born November 3, 1948Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK101 credits

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

Filmography

Twiggy
2025Twiggy
as SelfMovie
Arthur's Whisky
2024Arthur's Whisky
as SusanMovie
Sidney
2022Sidney
as SelfMovie
Celebrity Lingo
2022Celebrity Lingo
as Self - ContestantTV
ABBA V Queen
2022ABBA V Queen
as Self (archive footage)Movie
My Old School
2022My Old School
as Mrs. Holmes (voice)Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest JudgeTV
Rip It Up
2018Rip It Up
as SelfTV
My Generation
2017My Generation
as Self (voice)Movie
R
2010Rewind The 60s
as Self - PresenterTV
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self - ContestantTV
Nigella
2005Nigella
as SelfTV
QI
2003QI
as SelfTV
It’s Lulu
1999It’s Lulu
as SelfMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinson
as SelfTV
The Brit Girls
1997The Brit Girls
as Self (archive footage)TV
To Sir, with Love II
1996To Sir, with Love II
as Barbara PeggMovie
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)Movie
GMTV
1993GMTV
as SelfTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Deborah VineTV
Perfect Scoundrels
1990Perfect Scoundrels
as Gossamer TroubleTV
Women in Rock
1986Women in Rock
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Super Gran
1985Super Gran
as Isla St. PorridgeTV
Alice
1982Alice
as Alice (singing voice)Movie
Bananas
1981Bananas
as SelfTV
Cucumber Castle
1970Cucumber Castle
as Lulu the cookMovie
To Sir, with Love
1967To Sir, with Love
as Barbara 'Babs' PeggMovie
U.K. Swings Again
1965U.K. Swings Again
as HerselfMovie
Gonks Go Beat
1965Gonks Go Beat
as SelfMovie
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palace
as Self - SingerTV
Eurovision Song Contest
1956Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - ContestantTV