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.
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Films (41)

Twiggy
2025 · Self

Arthur's Whisky
2024 · Susan

Lulu at the BBC
2023 · Self

La musique de 007
2022 · Self

Sidney Poitier : son héritage
2022 · Self

ABBA V Queen
2022 · Self (archive footage)

My Old School
2022 · Mrs. Holmes (voice)

St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
2021 · Self

Les Bee Gees : leur histoire
2020 · Self

My Generation
2017 · Self (voice)

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017 · Self

Absolutely Fabulous : le film
2016 · Lulu

Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened
2011 · Self
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
2011 · Self

…Sings Neil Diamond
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Eurovision: Jade's Story
2009 · Self

Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
2006 · Self

The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Self (archive footage)

An Audience with Lulu
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

It’s Lulu
1999 · Self

Och Around the Clock
1998 · 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)

Men in Love
1990

Women in Rock
1986 · Self (archive footage)

Alice
1982 · Alice (singing voice)

An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981

The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Theme Song Performance

The Cherry Picker
1974 · Nancy

Cucumber Castle
1970 · Lulu the cook
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
1968 · Self

To Sir, with Love
1967 · Barbara 'Babs' Pegg

The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965 · Self

U.K. Swings Again
1965 · Herself

Gonks Go Beat
1965 · Self

60s Legends in Concert
· Self
…Sings Dylan
· Herself
Séries (68)

Celebrity Lingo
2022 · Self - Contestant

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020 · Self - Expert

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Self - Guest Judge

Rip It Up
2018 · Self

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013 · Self - Contestant

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
Rewind The 60s
2010 · Self - Presenter

Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
The Hour
2009

Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009 · Self - Contestant

Celebrity Juice
2008 · Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self

The One Show
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

Q.I.
2003 · Self

American Idol
2002 · Self, Self - Guest Performer

V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
Red Alert with The National Lottery
1999

Parkinson
1998 · Self

The Brit Girls
1997 · Self (archive footage)

TFI Friday
1996

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
1992 · Self

Later... with Jools Holland
1992

Heartbeat
1992 · Deborah Vine

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

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
1985

Super Gran
1985 · Isla St. Porridge

Live From Her Majesty's
1983 · Self

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982 · Self

Summertime Special
1981

Bananas
1981 · Self

The Cannon & Ball Show
1979 · Self

The South Bank Show
1978

An Audience with...
1978 · Self

Dawson and Friends
1977 · Self

Lulu
1975

Musikladen
1972 · Self

Pebble Mill at One
1972

The Two Ronnies
1971
The Don Knotts Show
1970 · Self
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
1968

The Ugliest Girl in Town
1968 · Self

Lulu's Back in Town
1968 · Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966 · 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 avec Johnny Carson
1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self

Christmas Night with the Stars
1958

Eurovision Song Contest
1956 · Self - United Kingdom Contestant |Winner 🏆
