Shirley
movie
Released September 29, 2011
Overview
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.
Cast
Ruth Negga
as
Shirley Bassey
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Amira Arish
as
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Lesley Sharp
as
Eliza Bassey
Charlie Creed-Miles
as
Mike Sullivan
Jeany Spark
as
Juhni Sullivan
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
as
Kenneth Hume
Danny Sapani
as
Bobo
Babou Ceesay
as
Henry Bassey
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Isaiah Cai Forrest
as
Henry Bassey Jr
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Divine Faith Utonga
as
Sharon Bassey
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Larissa Wilson
as
Iris Bassey
Matthew Marsh
as
Jack Hylton
Crew
Colin Teague
as
Director
Shelagh Stephenson
as
Writer
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Katherine Lannon
as
Producer
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Charlotte Holdich
as
Costume Design
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Marella Shearer
as
Makeup Designer
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Will Everett
as
Foley Editor
Paul McFadden
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Foster
as
Original Music Composer
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Ole Bratt Birkeland
as
Director of Photography
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Fiona Colbeck
as
Editor
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JoJo Williams
as
Makeup Artist
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Eleanor Moran
as
Executive Producer