Shirley (2011)
1h 10m
Running Time
September 29, 2011Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Ruth Negga
Shirley Bassey

Amira Arish
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)

Lesley Sharp
Eliza Bassey

Charlie Creed-Miles
Mike Sullivan

Victoria Pugh
Neighbour

Jeany Spark
Juhni Sullivan

Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Kenneth Hume

Danny Sapani
Bobo

Babou Ceesay
Henry Bassey

Jack Llewellyn
Policeman

Isaiah Cai Forrest
Henry Bassey Jr

Divine Faith Utonga
Sharon Bassey

Larissa Wilson
Iris Bassey

Matthew Marsh
Jack Hylton

Di Botcher
Mrs Morrison

Colin Mace
Agent

Colin Teague
Director

Shelagh Stephenson
Writer

Katherine Lannon
Producer

Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer

Ben Foster
Original Music Composer

Ole Bratt Birkeland
Director of Photography

Fiona Colbeck
Editor

Sarah Crowe
Casting

Madelaine Leech
Production Design

Netty Chapman
Art Direction

Claudia Parker
Set Decoration

Charlotte Holdich
Costume Design

Marella Shearer
Makeup Designer

JoJo Williams
Makeup Artist

Howard Eaves
Sound Effects Editor

Will Everett
Foley Editor
Media.


Details.
This Movie Is About.
baby
wales
pop singer
nightclub
pregnancy
rags to riches
singer
mixed race child
nightclub entertainer
mixed heritage
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