Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1948-11-03
BirthplaceLennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Lulu
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Lulu
Sidney
2022
Filmography
Acting (39)
2025
Twiggyas Self
7.7
2024
Arthur's Whiskyas Susan
5.7
2023
Lulu at the BBCas Self
7.7
2022
The Sound of 007as Self
7.3
2022
Sidneyas Self
6.9
2022
ABBA V Queenas Self (archive footage)
2022
My Old Schoolas Mrs. Holmes (voice)
7.0
2021
St Andrew’s Day at the BBCas Self
6.5
7.6
2017
My Generationas Self (voice)
7.0
2017
8.2
2016
5.3
2011
2011
2010
…Sings Neil Diamondas Self (archive footage)
2009
Eurovision: Jade's Storyas Self
2004
The Best of So Graham Nortonas Self (archive footage)
2002
An Audience with Luluas Self
2001
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Showas Self (archive footage)
9.0
2001
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?as Irene Smith
6.2
1999
It’s Luluas Self
7.0
1997
6.1
1996
To Sir, with Love IIas Barbara Pegg
6.4
1995
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everettas Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
7.0
1990
4.7
1986
Women in Rockas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1982
Aliceas Alice (singing voice)
6.3
1974
The Cherry Pickeras Nancy
6.3
1970
Cucumber Castleas Lulu the cook
6.3
1968
1967
To Sir, with Loveas Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
7.4
1965
7.0
1965
U.K. Swings Againas Herself
3.0
1965
Gonks Go Beatas Self
3.8
—
60s Legends in Concertas Self
—
…Sings Dylanas Herself
7.0
Production & Directing (1)
1974
The Man with the Golden GunTheme Song Performance
6.5