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Shirley (2011)
TV Movie | 60 min | Biography, Drama

Shirley (2011)

TV Movie | 60 min | Biography, Drama

In 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will help the family finances bringing her big, ...See moreIn 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will help the family finances bringing her big, impassioned singing voice to local clubs and, in 1954, aged seventeen, she moves to London, impressing agent Mike Sullivan. To further her career however she must give up her illegitimate daughter Sharon to be raised as her own child by Shirley's sister Iris. After winning over the famously hostile Glasgow Empire audience Shirley has arrived. Impresario Jack Hylton stars her in the West End and she has hit records. She rides out gutter press interest in Sharon and, after a row with Mike, takes fledgling film producer Kenneth Hume as her agent and husband. Not only does he fail to further her career but he turns out to be a homosexual. Yet Shirley is a born survivor, weathering her divorce from Ken in 1965 and, decades later, still every inch a star, belting out the autobiographical song 'My Life'. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Ruth Negga Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey See fewer	Loving (2016)
Lesley Sharp Eliza Bassey Eliza Bassey See fewer	Naked (1993)
Babou Ceesay Henry Bassey Henry Bassey See fewer	Free Fire (2016)
Victoria Pugh Neighbour Neighbour See fewer	Hidden (2018)
Isaiah Cai Forrest Henry Bassey Jnr (as Issiah Cai Forest) Henry Bassey Jnr (as Issiah Cai Forest) See fewer	Keeping Faith (2017)
Larissa Wilson Iris Bassey Iris Bassey See fewer	Shift (IV) (2020)
Jack Llewellyn Policeman Policeman See fewer	Killer Elite (2011)
Amira Arish Shirley Bassey (Aged 9) Shirley Bassey (Aged 9) See fewer	Sk8er Boy (2013)
Danny Sapani Bobo Bobo See fewer	Trance (I) (2013)
Charlie Creed-Miles Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan See fewer	The Fifth Element (1997)
Colin Mace Agent Agent See fewer	Last Night in Soho (2021)
Jeany Spark Juhni Sullivan Juhni Sullivan See fewer	The Fifth Estate (2013)
Matthew Marsh Jack Hylton Jack Hylton See fewer	Spy Game (2001)
Di Botcher Mrs. Morrison Mrs. Morrison See fewer	Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Henry Lloyd-Hughes Kenneth Hume Kenneth Hume See fewer	We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
Geraint Wyn Todd Chauffeur John (as Geraint Todd) Chauffeur John (as Geraint Todd) See fewer	Itopia (2022)
Divine Faith Utonga Sharon Bassey Sharon Bassey See fewer	Shirley (2011)
Jonathan Rhodes Compere Compere See fewer	The Gold (2023)
Helen Evans Distinguished Lady / Villager / Audience (uncredited) Distinguished Lady / Villager / Audience (uncredited) See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Alex Grills Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited) See fewer	Amid the Rubble (2010)
Lucy Page Make-up Artist (uncredited) Make-up Artist (uncredited) See fewer	Black Boots (2013)
Helen Pereira Australian Backstage Call (uncredited) Australian Backstage Call (uncredited) See fewer	Bluey (2015)
Savannah Reed Margaret (uncredited) Margaret (uncredited) See fewer	The Sparticle Mystery (2011)
Imani Williams Grace (uncredited) Grace (uncredited) See fewer	A Lovely Treat (2013)