Do you know of any well known singers who also were in movies?

Glenn Shorrock was the lead singer in the original Australian group - Little River Band.
He recently had a headline role in the 2022 Australian film, A Stitch in Time
I watched this movie last night. Loved it.
An elderly lady, married to a bit of a tyrant husband finally has had enough.
She leaves him and reignites her passion for dress making.
A touching and moving movie. Both sad and happy tears welled a few times.

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Cliff Richard is quite well known in the UK
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra are very well known everywhere.
And someone called Elvis.

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Doris Day of course. Even Missy Higgins and Jessica Mauboy appeared in Bran Neu Dae

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Elvis Presley.
A better singer than actor imo.

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Steffi Gemanotta aka Lady Gaga seems to me to have made a fair go of both, and for left hander, she has exceeded my expectations👍

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I love her voice, she’s one in a million. Love those songs in 'A star is born".

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Who remembers David Cassidy? He starred in some films, apart from the TV series Partridge Family.

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I too enjoy her voice because she has the range and power to excite my ASMR and not all women can do that to me …whats ASMR?:point_down: Being a musician, I’m always in raptures :+1::clap:
ASMR - Wikipedia

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What about Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in those Beach Blanket Bingo movies of the 60s?
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Or maybe Connie Francis in Where The Boys Are
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Barbra Streisand
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Barbra Streisand really hits the spot for me and being a Jewess, she really knows how to get the emphasis right when singing in Hebrew. Her rendering of Avinu Malkeinue (an ancient Hebrew Prayer) is both provoking and as a prayer, is heart felt. Rather than me having to type out her words in English, I have found a video with English lyrics embedded within it.

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Mary Poppins aka Julie Andrews.

Adam Faith.60’s heart throb starred in a popular TV series.“Budgie”

Going back in time,Bing Crosby and Burl Ives.

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Doris Day

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Beyonce Knowles-Carter (42) seems to me to be good at both.

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The Beatles
Olivia Newton-John

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From the film ‘I’ve got a horse’ - Billy Fury

David Bowie - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence…

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And of course Justin Timberlake,who we have seen twice in concert,and he is fantastic.
And can act brilliantly too.

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Lulu aka Marie, has done well as a singer and actress :+1:
Who remembers Eurovision '69?

… and her role as Barbara Peg in :point_down:To Sir with Love.
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And the theme tune.

To Sir with love.

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Elvis was my first thought, but back in the day it was common for successful pop stars to make a film.
There was Rick Nelson, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Cliff Richard, Adam Faith, Billy Fury, Joe Brown, Jess Conrad and possibly many I’ve forgotten. Meat Loaf was in a lot of films in more recent times.

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