Annie Lennox

Actor · Born December 25, 1954 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Annie Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish recording artist. After achieving minor success in the band The Tourists in the late 1970s, Lennox went on to major international success in the 1980s as part of the duo Eurythmics, which she formed with former Tourists' member David A. Stewart. In the 1990s, Lennox embarked on a solo career beginning with her debut album Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". She has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection, in 2009. She is the recipient of eight BRIT Awards. In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV charities in Africa. She also objected to the unauthorized use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Known as a pop culture icon for her distinctive contralto vocals and visual performances, Lennox has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" because of her global commercial success since the early 1980s. Including her work within Eurythmics, Lennox is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 80 million records worldwide.

Acted in 13

2000s

2009
Annie Lennox - The Collection
Vocal

1990s

1996
TFI Friday
TV · 1 Season · Comedy
68
1995
Annie Lennox: Live in Central Park
Movie
1992
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 69 Seasons · Talk
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 21 Seasons · Talk · Comedy
53
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Diva
1991
Edward II
Singer
75
1990
Eurythmics We Two Are One Too
Movie

1980s

1989
The Long Way Home
Movie
1987
Eurythmics Live
Movie
Basements
Mrs. Sands (segment "The Room")
57
1985
Revolution
Liberty Woman
38
1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Woman at rally (uncredited)
70

Sound 5

2010s

2018
A Private War
Songs
73
2014
Outlander
Theme Song Performance
83

2000s

2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Songs
91

1990s

1995
Apollo 13
Playback Singer
80
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Songs
69

Appearances65

2020s

2026
Queer Edward II
Self (archive footage)
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage) · 1 episode
2025
Together for Palestine
Self
2023
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Self
Annie Lennox : De Eurythmics à l'engagement, itinéraire d'une icône pop
Herself (archives)
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Eurythmics, Inductee
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
75
2021
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
Self

2010s

2019
My View: Clem Burke
Self (Archive)
2016
Soundbreaking
Self · 4 episodes
82
2015
Annie Lennox: An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox
Herself
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2014
In the Eye of the Spiral
Narrator
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 episode
67
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self - Eurythmics
2012
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self · 1 episode
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Performer
2010
The Talk
Self · 1 episode
31