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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
as Self
1965
Men in Love
1990
Arthur's Whisky
as Susan
2024
My Old School
as Mrs. Holmes (voice)
2022
An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Lulu at the BBC
as Self
2023
ABBA V Queen
as Self (archive footage)
2022
60s Legends in Concert
as Self
TBA
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Irene Smith
2000
U.K. Swings Again
as Herself
1965
To Sir, with Love
as Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
1967
Cucumber Castle
as Lulu the cook
1970
The Sound of 007
as Self
2022
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
2022
Twiggy
as Self
2025
An Audience with Lulu
as Self
2002
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
as Self
2021
…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Sidney
as Self
2022
TV Appearances
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Pebble Mill at One
1972
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
The Friday Night Project
as Self
2005
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
as Self
1966
Davina
2006
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Heartbeat
as Deborah Vine
1992
American Idol
as Self
2002
Absolutely Fabulous
as Self
1992
Bananas
as Self
1981
Ready Steady Go!
as Self
1963