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Dusty Springfield
Deceased

How Did Dusty Springfield Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 59
Also known asMary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn16/04/1939Born inEnfield, Middlesex, England, UKDied02/03/1999 (aged 59)Died inHenley-on-ThamesCausebreast cancerWikidataQ219782 ↗Buried atOxfordshireTMDb#1226069 ↗

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British performers on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Filmography37 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
202440 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)85
2023Burt Bacharach at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2023Carole King and her Songs at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2013Dusty Springfield at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)74
2009Just Dusty: The Real Dusty SpringfieldMovieSelf70
2007Classic Soul at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)68
2006Alma Cogan: Her Fabulous StoryMovieSelf (Archive Footage)67
2003Ladies Night - Most Famous HitsMovieSelf (archive footage)64
2003Dusty Springfield: ReflectionsMovieHerself64
2002Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80'sMovieSelf (archive footage)63
2001Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation OnlyMovieSelf62
1999Definitely DustyMovie—60
1995Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of MotownMovieSelf56
1994DustyMovieSelf - Subject55
1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries—53
1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf52
1988FlitterabendSeriesSelf - Singer49
1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf48
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSeries—48
1986ZDF-FernsehgartenSeriesSelf47
1982WoganSeriesSelf43
1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf41
1979Dusty Springfield: Live at the Royal Albert HallMovie—40
1978The Kenny Everett Video ShowSeries—39
1978Rod McKuen's Christmas in New EnglandMovie—39
1978The South Bank ShowSeries—39
1969The Johnny Cash ShowSeriesSelf30
1969Wünsch dir wasSeriesSelf30
1969Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen StundeSeriesSelf30
1968CillaSeriesSelf29
1967EuropartySeriesSelf28
19664-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSeriesSelf27
1965HullabalooSeriesSelf26
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf25
1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf25
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf22
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf9