Shirley (2011)

Shirley (2011)

2011-09-29 United Kingdom 70 Min. PG-13
6.5 6 votes

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 is Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Amira Arish is Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Lesley Sharp is Eliza Bassey
Eliza Bassey
Charlie Creed-Miles is Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan
Jeany Spark is Juhni Sullivan
Juhni Sullivan
Henry Lloyd-Hughes is Kenneth Hume
Kenneth Hume
Babou Ceesay is Henry Bassey
Henry Bassey
Isaiah Cai Forrest is Henry Bassey Jr
Henry Bassey Jr
Divine Faith Utonga is Sharon Bassey
Sharon Bassey
Larissa Wilson is Iris Bassey
Iris Bassey
Matthew Marsh is Jack Hylton
Jack Hylton