Shirley (2011)
Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the family have moved to the all white area of Splott and by the time she is 12 Shirley has discovered she has an extraordinary voice and can earn money singing in pubs around the docks after her father if jailed for sexual crimes. As a young teenager she begins singing and dancing in 'coloured review shows'. But it is a chance meeting with struggling agent Mike Sullivan that changes her life forever. He promises to make her a star, but has no idea of the personal sacrifice that will mean for the teenaged Shirley.
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Ruth Negga
as Shirley Bassey
as Shirley Bassey
Amira Arish
as Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
as Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Lesley Sharp
as Eliza Bassey
as Eliza Bassey
Charlie Creed-Miles
as Mike Sullivan
as Mike Sullivan
Jeany Spark
as Juhni Sullivan
as Juhni Sullivan
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
as Kenneth Hume
as Kenneth Hume
Danny Sapani
as Bobo
as Bobo
Babou Ceesay
as Henry Bassey
as Henry Bassey
Isaiah Cai Forrest
as Henry Bassey Jr
as Henry Bassey Jr
Divine Faith Utonga
as Sharon Bassey
as Sharon Bassey
Larissa Wilson
as Iris Bassey
as Iris Bassey
Matthew Marsh
as Jack Hylton
as Jack Hylton
Di Botcher
as Mrs Morrison
as Mrs Morrison
Colin Mace
as Agent
as Agent
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Colin Teague
Director
Director
Shelagh Stephenson
Writer
Writer
Katherine Lannon
Producer
Producer
Fiona Colbeck
Editor
Editor
Ben Foster
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Sarah Crowe
Casting
Casting
Marella Shearer
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Madelaine Leech
Production Design
Production Design
Charlotte Holdich
Costume Design
Costume Design
Howard Eaves
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Claudia Parker
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Paul McFadden
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
JoJo Williams
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Netty Chapman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Will Everett
Foley Editor
Foley Editor
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