Barbara Ruth Dickson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE (born Dunfermline, Fife, 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976.She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and she was the original Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On TV she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.
Full Name
Barbara Ruth Dickson
Net Worth
$400,000
Date Of Birth
September 27, 1947
Place Of Birth
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Occupation
Singer-songwriter, musician, actress, presenter
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress, Music Department
Nicknames
Barbara Dickson, Barbara Ruth Dickson, Dickson, Barbara Ruth
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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Her favorite songs are "Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers, "Across The Universe" by The Beatles, "For Free" by Joni Mitchell, "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon, "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys, "Cousin Dupree" by Steely Dan, "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne, "Jesus Was A Cross Maker" by Judee Sill, "May You Never" by John Martyn and "Frozen Man" by James Taylor. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
2
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Spend Spend Spend" production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England.
3
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for "Blood Brothers.".
4
She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2002 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to drama.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Loose Women
TV Series 1 episode, 2009 performer - 1 episode, 2009
Me Without You
2001
performer: "January February" 1980
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
performer: "After Always"
Band of Gold
1995
TV Series performer - 6 episodes
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
1992
performer: "Shy Girl"
The Two Ronnies
TV Series performer - 16 episodes, 1976 - 1986 writer - 3 episodes, 1976 - 1986
Top of the Pops
1976-1985
TV Series performer - 8 episodes
The Chain
1984
performer: "The Chain" / writer: "The Chain"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
performer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Finale
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doctors
2008
TV Series
Rose McQueen
Redemption Road
2001
Hippy Woman
The Missing Postman
1997
TV Movie
Linda Taylor
Band of Gold
1995-1996
TV Series
Anita Braithwaite
Taggart
1995
TV Series
Marie McDonald
Chess Moves
1985
Video short
Svetlana
Lyrics by Tim Rice
1985
Video
Juan's Girl / Svetlana (segment "Another Suitcase In Another Hall' / 'I Know Him So Well")
Rod and Emu's Saturday Special
1983
TV Series
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Our Guests at Heartland
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Andy Robson
1983
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wipeout
1998
TV Series
Herself
Lenny Goes to Town
1998
TV Series
Herself
Blankety Blank
1998
TV Series
Herself
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Audience Member
An Audience with Sooty
1996
TV Movie
Herself - Audience Member
Scotland's New Year: A' the Best 1991
1991
TV Movie
Herself
3-2-1
1986
TV Series
Herself - Guest Star
The Val Doonican Music Show
1981-1986
TV Series
Herself
Champs-Elysées
1986
TV Series
Herself
The Two Ronnies
1976-1986
TV Series
Herself
The Keith Harris Show
1985
TV Series
The South Bank Show
1985
TV Series documentary
Herself
Top of the Pops
1976-1985
TV Series
Herself
Live from Her Majesty's
1984
TV Series
Herself
Rod and Emu's Saturday Special
1984
TV Series
Herself
Ladybirds
1983
TV Series
Herself
No 73
1982
TV Series
Herself
Pop Quiz
1982
TV Series
Herself
Rundt om Skoller
1982
TV Series
Herself - singer (1982)
Summertime Special
1981
TV Series
Herself
Musikladen
1980
TV Series
Runaround
1979
TV Series
Herself
The Marti Caine Show
1979
TV Series
Herself
The Russell Harty Show
1977
TV Series
Herself
Disco
1976
TV Series
Herself
45
1974
TV Series
Herself
2nd House
1974
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Pointless Celebrities
2016
TV Series
Herself
The One Show
2011
TV Series
Herself
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
2011
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Herself - Singer and Actress
Loose Women
2006-2009
TV Series
Herself
Drama Trails
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Ready, Steady, Cook
2008
TV Series
Herself
Countdown
2007
TV Series
Herself
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
There's Been a Murder: A Celebration of Taggart
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Test the Nation: Know Your English Test
2005
TV Movie
Herself
Kelly
2002-2005
TV Series
Herself
All-Time Greatest Love Songs
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Performer
Liquid News
2001-2004
TV Series
Herself
The Terry and Gaby Show
2004
TV Series
Herself
Today with Des and Mel
2004
TV Series
Herself
The 100 Greatest Musicals
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
West End Story
2002
Documentary
Herself
Live Talk
2000-2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2001
TV Series
Herself
Harry Hill
2000
TV Series
Herself
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
1999
Video documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Known for movies
The Two Ronnies (1976-1986) as Herself
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) as Our Guests at Heartland
