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Nancy Sinatra is a Actor and Theme Song Performance American born on 8 june 1940 at Jersey City (USA)

Nancy Sinatra

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Birth name Nancy Sandra Sinatra
Nationality USA
Birth 8 june 1940 (83 years) at Jersey City (USA)

Nancy Sandra Sinatra Jr (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of the late singer/actor Frank Sinatra and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".

Other defining recordings include "Sugar Town", the 1967 number one "Somethin' Stupid" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as "Jackson", and her cover of Cher's "Bang Bang", which was used in the opening sequence of Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill: Volume 1.

Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She appeared on TV in high boots, and with colorfully dressed go-go dancers, creating a popular and enduring image of the Swinging Sixties. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets, including the critical and cult favorite "Some Velvet Morning". In 1966 and 1967, Sinatra charted with 13 titles, all of which featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor.

Sinatra also had a brief acting career in the mid-1960s including a co-starring role with Elvis Presley in the movie Speedway, and with Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels. In Marriage on the Rocks, Frank and Nancy Sinatra played a fictional father and daughter.

Biography

Les bottes
Sa carrière débute au milieu des années 1960, par une apparition dans quelques films. En tant que chanteuse, elle a tout d'abord une période qu'elle décrit aujourd'hui comme « bubble gum », puis connaît ses premiers vrais succès avec So Long Babe and How Does that Grab You, Darlin'?, puis Sugar Town et enfin These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (1966) qui lui assure une véritable renommée et fait d'elle durablement un grand nom du pop/rock féminin.

Cette chanson, devenue un symbole de l'émancipation des femmes pendant les années 1960, a d'abord été composée par Lee Hazlewood pour lui-même. Nancy Sinatra le convainc finalement de la lui laisser. Les paroles disent en substance : « tu m'as trompé(e), je vais t'écraser avec mes bottes », la chanson parle d'une jeune fille refusant les avances d'un homme plus vieux.


L'icône du cool

On la surnomme alors « l'icône du cool ». En 1967, elle enregistrera un duo avec son père Somethin' Stupid et aussi You Only Live Twice, la chanson du générique d'entrée du film de James Bond On ne vit que deux fois.

Au cours des années 1970, Nancy Sinatra s'associe avec Lee Hazlewood qui est déjà le compositeur de plusieurs de ses « tubes ». Leur duo, sur un créneau proche de Sonny and Cher, entre dans les charts avec des chansons telles que Some Velvet Morning ou Summer Wine.


Fin d'une époque
Malgré tous ces succès, la carrière de Nancy Sinatra décline doucement sans que celle-ci perde sa base d'admirateurs. En 1976, elle enregistre une chanson disco, Kinky Love, dont les paroles choqueront assez à l'époque pour qu'elle soit interdite de diffusion radiophonique. Le grand public, lui, ne se souvient plus de Nancy Sinatra qu'en tant que chanteuse sexy de These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. En mars 1995, elle pose pour le magazine Playboy, mais son album One more time sorti au même moment ne récolte qu'un succès d'estime.

En 2003, Quentin Tarantino la réhabilite en plaçant sa reprise de la chanson Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (écrite par Sonny Bono et chantée par Cher en 1966, puis par Nancy Sinatra la même année) en ouverture du film Kill Bill. Une réévaluation de la carrière de Nancy Sinatra semble pouvoir faire de cette dernière, à la fois séduisante et libérée, l'influence majeure d'un grand nombre de chanteuses anglophones ayant œuvré contre le rôle passif accordé aux femmes jusqu'alors : Sheryl Crow, Debbie Harry (Blondie), Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) ou encore Gwen Stefani (No Doubt).


Aujourd'hui
À l'automne 2004, Nancy Sinatra sort un nouveau disque, intitulé Nancy Sinatra. Dans ce nouvel opus, ce n'est plus Lee Hazlewood qui est aux commandes, mais AJ (Angela Jennifer Lambert, du groupe Rockets), la propre fille de la chanteuse, et on y rencontre des collaborateurs aussi divers que Morrissey (ancien chanteur de The Smiths), Thurston Moore (guitariste et chanteur de Sonic Youth), Joey Burns (membre de Calexico), Jarvis Cocker (ancien membre de Pulp), le guitariste Steven Van Zandt et Bono (chanteur de U2).

Elle possède maintenant une étoile sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame.

En 2007, elle fait une apparition dans un épisode de la série télévisée Les Soprano : Le Vice du jeu (Chasing It). Elle y joue son propre rôle.

Best films

You Only Live Twice (1967)
(Theme Song Performance)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nancy Sinatra (13 films)

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Actress

The Wrecking Crew, 1h41
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Documentary, Action, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities, Musical films
Actors Micky Dolenz, Brian Wilson, Sonny Bono, H. B. Barnum, Glen Campbell, Cher
Roles Self - Singer
Rating76% 3.84273.84273.84273.84273.8427
Popular music of the 1960s was dominated by young bands like The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, Jan and Dean, and The Monkees. Listening to rock and roll on jukeboxes and car radios created devoted fans of these groups, whose music communicated the optimism and sorrow of a generation contending with strong countercultural forces.
Ice Age: The Meltdown, 1h31
Directed by John Leguizamo, Josh Peck, Seann William Scott, Carlos Saldanha, John Powell, Queen Latifah, Will Arnett, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Jay Leno
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Chris Wedge, John Powell, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary
Roles Maman oiseau et maman dyatrima
Rating67% 3.398443.398443.398443.398443.39844
In the opening scene, Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel climbs a glacier to bury his acorn, but accidentally opens a hole in it, causing water to spurt out. The world of ice is slowly melting. The creatures of the Ice Age are all shown enjoying themselves on slides and pools made by the melting ice; among them the three protagonists of the first film: Manny, Sid, and Diego. Sid opens a small day camp, where none of the younger creatures take him seriously, nor do Manny and Diego, which leaves Sid seeking a daring deed. Fast Tony, a local con artist is claiming that the earth will flood and that the bark and reeds which he sells are needed to stay alive. Manny dismisses the idea, but is distracted when he sees that Sid will try to high dive from a giant waterfall; as Manny goes with Diego to the top of the waterfall to save Sid from his act of daredevilry, suddenly the ice under Diego's feet was breaking, causing him to bolt in fear, this also made Sid figure that Diego is afraid of the water. The herd figure that the pleasant weather has caused the ice shelves to melt, and it is kept from destroying the valley only by the glaciers, which have formed a dam.
This Is Elvis, 2h24
Directed by Andrew Solt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Johnny Harra, Linda Diane Thompson, Priscilla Presley, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra
Roles Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.788273.788273.788273.788273.78827
Ce docu-film relate la vie du King, alternant images d'archives et scènes rejouées par des acteurs, le tout illuminé par ses meilleures chansons. Un voyage inoubliable dans les coulisses d'un phénomène musical incomparable et intemporel…
Speedway
Speedway (1968)
, 1h34
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Poncie Ponce, Gale Gordon, William Schallert
Roles Susan Jacks
Rating55% 2.752362.752362.752362.752362.75236
Steve Grayson (Elvis) is a generous NASCAR race car driver who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. However, Steve's manager Kenny Donford (Bill Bixby), a compulsive gambler, had been mismanaging Steve's winnings to support his gambling habits, landing Steve in deep trouble with the IRS for nonpayment of back taxes. This proves to be a problem for Steve in his efforts to continue racing competitively and support those who depend on his generosity.
The Oscar
The Oscar (1966)
, 1h59
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Jill St John, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten
Roles Nancy Sinatra
Rating52% 2.6044252.6044252.6044252.6044252.604425
As movie star Frankie Fane (Boyd) is about to hear if he won a best acting Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly (Bennett) reminisces about Fane's struggle to the top, beginning as a spieler for his stripper girlfriend Laurel (St. John). After moving to New York, Frankie dumps Laurel for a budding fashion designer, Kay Bergdahl (Sommer), which leads to a chance meeting with talent scout Sophie Cantaro (Parker). Sophie arranges for him to be signed with agent "Kappy" Kapstetter (Berle) and brings Frankie to Hollywood, where he quickly becomes a rising star.
The Last of the Secret Agents?, 1h32
Directed by Norman Abbott
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, Nancy Sinatra, John Williams, Theo Marcuse, Lou Jacobi
Roles Micheline
Rating46% 2.3313052.3313052.3313052.3313052.331305
Two Americans in Paris (Allen & Rossi) are reluctantly recruited by the Good Guys Institute (GGI) led by J. Frederick Duval (John Williams) to thwart the plans of the evil crime and espionage organisation THEM led by Zoltan Schubach (Theo Marcuse). THEM has plans to steal priceless international art treasures, most notably the Venus de Milo.
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, 1h22
Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Themes Ghost films
Actors Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, Basil Rathbone, Aron Kincaid, Boris Karloff, Jesse White
Roles Vicki
Rating45% 2.2631252.2631252.2631252.2631252.263125
The ghost of recently dead Mr. Hiram Stokley (Boris Karloff) finds that he has 24 hours to perform one good deed to get into Heaven. He enlists the help of his long dead girlfriend, Cecily, to stop his lawyer, Reginald Ripper (Basil Rathbone), and a henchman from claiming the estate for themselves. The real heirs, Chuck, Lili, Hiram's cousin Myrtle, and her son bring their beach party friends to the mansion for a pool party while Reginald Ripper also employs his daughter Sinistra, and J. Sinister Hulk's slow-witted associates Chicken Feather and Yolanda to help them terrorize the teens, while dopey biker Eric Von Zipper and his Malibu Rat Pack bikers also get involved in pursuing Yolanda for a share of the Stokley estate.
The Wild Angels, 1h33
Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Motocyclette, Road movies
Actors Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Norman Alden, Michael J. Pollard
Roles Mike 'Monkey'
Rating56% 2.8013252.8013252.8013252.8013252.801325
In between sprees featuring drugs, fights, sexual assault, loud revving Harley chopper engines and bongo drums, the Angels ride out to Mecca, California in the desert to look for the Loser's stolen motorcycle. They blame a group of Mexicans in a repair shop, and the two groups brawl. The police arrive, chasing the Angels on foot, and the Loser escapes by stealing a police motorcycle. After a chase on mountain roads, one of the officers shoots the Loser in the back, putting him in the hospital.
Marriage on the Rocks, 1h49
Directed by Jack Donohue
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero, John McGiver, Nancy Sinatra
Roles Tracy Edwards
Rating57% 2.8518752.8518752.8518752.8518752.851875
After nineteen years of marriage, Dan Edwards' wife Val is exasperated with his lack of attention to her and the amount of attention he pays to a Los Angeles advertising agency that he runs with his friend, Ernie Brewer, a laid-back second-in-command.
Marriage on the Rocks, 1h49
Directed by Jack Donohue, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero, Hermione Baddeley, Tony Bill
Roles Tracy Edwards
Rating57% 2.8518752.8518752.8518752.8518752.851875
Après plus de vingt ans de mariage Valérie se demande si elle ne va pas se séparer de Dan.... mais un juge prononce leur divorce par erreur. Valérie décide alors de reconquérir le cœur de Dan.
For Those Who Think Young, 1h36
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Robert Middleton
Roles Karen Cross
Rating52% 2.611152.611152.611152.611152.61115
Rich kid and party animal Gardner Pruitt III (James Darren), known as “Ding” to his friends, is on the prowl for a new conquest in the form of teenager Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin). In the meantime, Ding’s influential grandfather, B.S. Cronin (Robert Middleton) wants to curtail the romance and shut down a popular local college teen hangout.
Get Yourself a College Girl, 1h27
Directed by Sidney Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Sports films
Actors Mary Ann Mobley, Nancy Sinatra, Chad Everett, Joan O'Brien, Lori Williams, Chris Noel
Roles Lynne
Rating49% 2.4631452.4631452.4631452.4631452.463145
Terry Taylor (Mary Ann Mobley) is a senior at conservative Wyndham College for Women (fictitious) and, under an assumed name, a successful pop songwriter. After her publisher Gary Underwood (Chad Everett) unknowingly exposes her career, Wyndham's board of trustees—including the college founder's grandson, California State Senator Hubert Morrison (Willard Waterman)—condemns Terry for indecent behavior.

Sound

You Only Live Twice, 1h57
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, Peter Hunt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films about children, Space adventure films, Spy films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Volcanisme, Martial arts films, Political films
Actors Sean Connery, Tetsurō Tanba, Mie Hama, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi, Bernard Lee
Roles Theme Song Performance
Rating67% 3.397943.397943.397943.397943.39794
An American NASA spacecraft is hijacked from orbit by another, unidentified spacecraft. The U.S. suspect it to be the Soviets, but the British suspect Japanese involvement since the spacecraft landed in the Sea of Japan. To investigate, MI6 operative James Bond—agent 007—is sent to Tokyo after faking his own death in Hong Kong and being buried at sea from HMS Tenby (F65).