Nancy Sinatra Biography

Nancy Sinatra (June 8, 1940 - ) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of the legendary singer Frank Sinatra.
She began her career as a singer and actress at the beginning of the 1960s, initially with little success. In 1960, she married "teen idol" Tommy Sands but divorced him in 1965. Her career peaked in the late 1960s with a string of pop music hits. Her best-known hit, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"--which popularized and made her synonymous with Go-Go boots--was written by Lee Hazlewood and included legendary session drummer Hal Blaine and guitarist Billy Strange on the recording - as did most of her other hits.

Other well-known hits included the title song for the James Bond film, "You Only Live Twice", "Somethin' Stupid", a duet with her father, and "Some Velvet Morning", a duet with Lee Hazlewood. The latter had many cover versions, including a version by Primal Scream. Nancy racked up 23 songs on the music charts and recently released a new CD.

Nancy also co-starred in a number of films including Roger Corman's "The Wild Angels" with Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, and Speedway with Elvis Presley, and starred in a number of television specials, most notable among them the 1967 Emmy Award winning special Movin' with Nancy, in which she cohorted with her famous father and his Rat Pack pals Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. In the 1970s she slowed down her musical activity and ceased acting in order to concentrate on being a wife and mother.

At the age of 54 she posed for Playboy in their May 1995 issue along with releasing a new CD, "ONE MORE TIME" and making guest appearances on TV shows to promote the new material.

In 2003, one of her songs (a cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)") was used in the Quentin Tarantino hit film Kill Bill: Vol. One.

More recently, she has collaborated with Morrissey, recording a version of his top-ten, 2004 hit, "Let Me Kiss You."

Nancy's latest release in 2004, the self titled album, NANCY SINATRA, includes some of her best material to date. It seems for once, after many years, she is getting the recognition she deserves from her peers in the industry. Billboard Magazine listed the album as one of the top ten of the year!

Nancy continues to perform and just wrapped up a European tour which delighted audiences every place she performed.

Some reviews mention her new work as a comeback, but she's never really been away. Nancy did pause her career when her husband, Hugh Lambert, died in 1985 to raise her two daughters, AJ and Amanda, but her love of the craft,which she does so well brought her back into the world of music once again. Her voice, once heard is instantly recognizable and there is no mistaking her signature sound. She is often imitated, but never duplicated. Nancy, is the real deal!

Nancy also holds dear to her heart Vietnam Veterans. She performed there during the Vietnam War and continues to support them and their causes. Never one to waver, Nancy gives her all to them and whenever she meets a veteran, she gives them a very heartfelt "Welcome Home." One only needs to listen to her recording of the Mac Davis song, "HOME" to know where her heart belongs. She is very active in the "ride to the wall" also known as ROLLING THUNDER, which is a sea of motorcycles riding to the Vietnam Memorial wall.

Additional material can be found on the two websites which she maintains. www.sinatrafamily.com and also, www.nancysinatra.com

Once in her father's shadow, Nancy, with or without the boots, stands alone. Shining as brightly as the star she is, which by the way, she will receive her own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in September of 2005.

She has written a biography of her father entitled "Frank Sinatra: My Father" and also one titled "Frank Sinatra, An American Legend".

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