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Helen Shapiro

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Helen Shapiro
The unluckiest man in showbiz? He has had opportunities most people only dream of yet few know of him. Eccentric musical genius, singer songwriter and troubadour who has written and performed with the greatest, reflects as his 70th birthday celebration looms, still playing the clubs to pay his rent and looking to kick-start his career. Featuring: Earl Okin, Helen Shapiro, Ralph McTell, James Torme, Stewart Lee, Ive Mendes, Simone Avadis, Adam Sieff, Tom Baxter, Bob Gurland and Michele Drees.
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Helen Shapiro was born on 28 September 1946 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Legend (2015), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962). She has been married to John Judd since 31 August 1988. She was previously married to Morris Gundlash and Duncan C. Weldon.
BornSeptember 28, 1946
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    Known for

    Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
    Legend
    6.9
    • Soundtrack("Little Miss Lonely")
    • 2015
    Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, and Bonny in Seven Psychopaths (2012)
    Seven Psychopaths
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("You Don't Know")
    • 2012
    Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962)
    Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!
    5.9
    • Helen
    • 1962
    Butterfly Kiss (1995)
    Butterfly Kiss
    6.3
    • Soundtrack("Walkin' Back To Happiness")
    • 1995

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    Actress

    • Let's Face the Music (1989)
      Let's Face the Music
      TV Series
      • 1989
    • Albion Market (1985)
      Albion Market
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Viv Harker
      • 1985–1986
    • Everyman (1977)
      Everyman
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cynthia
      • 1985
    • High as a Kite
      • Singer
      • 1976
    • Treffpunkt Scheveningen - Eine sommerliche Schau am Strand
      TV Movie
      • 1964
    • Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962)
      Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!
      5.9
      • Helen
      • 1962

    Soundtrack

    • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
      The Great British Sewing Bee
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Walking Back to Happiness" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent in The Duke (2020)
      The Duke
      6.9
      • performer: "Walkin' Back To Happiness"
      • 2020
    • Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
      Green Eggs and Ham
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Walkin' Back to Happiness"
      • 2019
    • Nigella: At My Table (2017)
      Nigella: At My Table
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "You Don't Know" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Sometime Yesterday"
      • performer: "You Don't Know" (uncredited)
      • 2016–2017
    • Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
      Legend
      6.9
      • performer: "Little Miss Lonely"
      • 2015
    • Jack Davenport, Iain Glen, Natasha Little, Catherine Steadman, and Zoe Boyle in Breathless (2013)
      Breathless
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Walkin' Back to Happiness" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
      An Adventure in Space and Time
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Walkin' Back to Happiness" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, and Bonny in Seven Psychopaths (2012)
      Seven Psychopaths
      7.1
      • performer: "You Don't Know"
      • 2012
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Soundtrack ("Walkin' Back to Happiness")
      • 2011
    • Gregg Sulkin in Sixty Six (2006)
      Sixty Six
      6.7
      • performer: "Walkin' Back To Happiness"
      • 2006
    • Beautiful Creatures (2000)
      Beautiful Creatures
      5.8
      • performer: "Little Miss Lonely"
      • 2000
    • The Wedding Tackle (2000)
      The Wedding Tackle
      3.4
      • performer: "Walking Back to Happiness"
      • 2000
    • The Beatles Anthology (1995)
      The Beatles Anthology
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Look Who It Is"
      • 1995–1996
    • Butterfly Kiss (1995)
      Butterfly Kiss
      6.3
      • performer: "Walkin' Back To Happiness"
      • 1995

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    • Height
      • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
    • Born
      • September 28, 1946
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouses
        John JuddAugust 31, 1988 - present
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      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      When 16-year-old Shapiro played the first engagement of her British nationwide tour in February 1963, The Beatles were second-billed to her act.

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