Lulu

Known For: Acting
Born: November 3, 1948
Place of Birth: Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Lulu

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.

Filmography

Twiggy

2025 · Self

Arthur's Whisky

2024 · Susan

Lulu at the BBC

2023 · Self

The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall

2022 · Self

The Sound of 007

2022 · Self

Sidney

2022 · Self

Celebrity Lingo

2022 · Self - Contestant

ABBA V Queen

2022 · Self (archive footage)

My Old School

2022 · Mrs. Holmes (voice)

St Andrew’s Day at the BBC

2021 · Self

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020 · Self - Expert

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020 · Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019 · Self - Guest Judge

Rip It Up

2018 · Self

My Generation

2017 · Self (voice)

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

2017 · Self

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016 · Lulu

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013 · Self - Contestant

Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened

2011 · Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 · Self

Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

2011 · Self

Rewind The 60s

2010 · Self - Presenter

…Sings Neil Diamond

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Live from Studio Five

2009 · Self

The Hour

2009

Eurovision: Jade's Story

Eurovision: Jade's Story

2009 · Self

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009 · Self - Contestant

Celebrity Juice

2008 · Self

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007 · Self

The One Show

2006 · Self

Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party

2006 · Self

Davina

2006

Nigella

2005 · Self

The Friday Night Project

2005 · Self

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004 · Self

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

QI

2003 · Self

American Idol

2002 · Self, Self - Guest Performer

An Audience with Lulu

2002 · Self

V Graham Norton

2002 · Self

Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

2001 · Self (archive footage)

Top of the Pops: The True Story

2001 · Self

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000 · Irene Smith

Red Alert with The National Lottery

Red Alert with The National Lottery

1999

It’s Lulu

1999 · Self

Parkinson

1998 · Self

The Brit Girls

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras

1997 · Self

To Sir, with Love II

1996 · Barbara Pegg

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995 · Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)

Fully Booked

1995

Jools' Annual Hootenanny

1994

Live & Kicking

1993 · Self

GMTV

1993 · Self

Absolutely Fabulous

1992 · Self, Self (voice)

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

1992 · Self

Heartbeat

1992 · Deborah Vine

Men in Love

1990

Perfect Scoundrels

1990 · Gossamer Trouble

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

1988 · Self

The Dame Edna Experience

1987 · Self

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

1987 · Pauline Mole

Women in Rock

1986 · Self (archive footage)

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

1985

Super Gran

1985 · Isla St. Porridge

Live From Her Majesty's

1983 · Self

Alice

1982 · Alice (singing voice)

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982 · Self

An Audience with Dudley Moore

1981

Summertime Special

1981

Bananas

1981 · Self

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979 · Self

An Audience with...

1978 · Self

Dawson and Friends

1977 · Self

Lulu

1975

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 · Theme Song Performance

The Cherry Picker

1974 · Nancy

Musikladen

1972 · Self

Pebble Mill at One

1972

The Two Ronnies

1971

Cucumber Castle

1970 · Lulu the cook

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

1970 · Self

The Ray Stevens Show

The Ray Stevens Show

1970

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969

The Johnny Cash Show

1969 · Self

This Is Tom Jones

1969 · Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969 · Self

Happening For Lulu

Happening For Lulu

1968

The Ugliest Girl in Town

The Ugliest Girl in Town

1968 · Self

Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five

Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five

1968 · Self

Lulu's Back in Town

1968 · Self

To Sir, with Love

1967 · Barbara 'Babs' Pegg

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

1966 · Self

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

1965 · Self

U.K. Swings Again

1965 · Herself

Gonks Go Beat

1965 · Self

The Hollywood Palace

1964 · Self - Singer

Top of the Pops

1964 · Self, Self (Co-Host), Self - Host

Ready Steady Go!

1963 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Christmas Night with the Stars

1958

Eurovision Song Contest

1956 · Self - Contestant

60s Legends in Concert

— · Self

…Sings Dylan

— · Herself

Lulu · Virelixia