Biography
Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.
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Filmography
all 18
self 11
Movies 10
TV Shows 8
Self
Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC (2020)
Movie
Old Lady that sang During the War
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom (2011)
Movie
Self - Contributor
Entertaining the Troops (2011)
Movie
Witness
13 Hours That Saved Britain (2011)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Legends (2006)
TV
Self
The One Show (2006)
TV
Self
A Picture of Britain (2005)
TV
Self - Presenter
Songs That Won the War (1994)
Movie
Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music (1986)
TV
Self
Time of Your Life (1983)
TV
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979)
TV
Herself
An Audience with... (1978)
TV
Venus fra Vestø (1962)
Movie
Self
Tin Pan Alley (1951)
Movie
Vera Baker
One Exciting Night (1944)
Movie
Ann Martin
Rhythm Serenade (1943)
Movie
Peggy Brown
We'll Meet Again (1943)
Movie
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1943
1978
1986
2005
2020
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-03-20
Deathday2020-06-18 (103 years old)
Birth NameVera Margaret Welch
Birth PlaceEast Ham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsVera Margaret Welch
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Burma Star, War Medal 1939–1945, Officer of the Order of Saint John, Companion of Honour
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