Cleo Laine

Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Hitching; 28 October 1927) is an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec Dankworth and singer Jacqui Dankworth.

Dame
Cleo Laine
DBE
Laine in 1997
Background information
Birth nameClementine Dinah Hitching
Born (1927-10-28) 28 October 1927
Southall, Middlesex, England
Genres
  • Jazz
  • pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1950s - 2018
Spouse(s)
George Langridge
(m. 1946; div. 1957)
    (m. 1958; died 2010)
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