Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine | |
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Laine in 1963 | |
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| Born | Clementine Dinah Bullock 28 October 1927 Southall, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 24 July 2025 (aged 97) Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England |
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| Years active | 1950s–2018 |
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| Children | 3, including Alec and Jacqui Dankworth |
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927 – 24 July 2025) was an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Laine had popular success with singles such as "You'll Answer To Me" and appeared in a range of musical theatre productions. She received a number of awards and honours including appointment as an OBE in 1979, and a Grammy in 1986; she became a dame in 1997.