Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". Other defining recordings include "Sugar Town", the 1967 number one "Somethin' Stupid" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as "Jackson", and her cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", which features during the opening sequence of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", which showed her provocative but good-natured style, and which popularized and made her synonymous with go-go boots. The promo clip featured a big-haired Sinatra and six young women in tight tops, go-go boots and mini-skirts. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets, including the critical and cult favorite "Some Velvet Morning". In 1966 and 1967, Sinatra charted with 13 titles, all of which featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor. Sinatra also had a brief acting career in the mid-60s including a co-starring role with Elvis Presley in the movie Speedway, and with Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels.
Daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato Sinatra.
Older sister of Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr..
Mother of A.J. Lambert and photographer Amanda Lambert (born March 17, 1976).
Phil Silvers wrote the lyrics to the Jimmy Van Heusen song "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" for Nancy Sinatra in honor of her fourth birthday.
Began her recording career in 1961 with the release of her debut single "Cuff Links and a Tie Clip".
Actor James Darren is the godfather of her daughter A.J. Lambert.
Has charted 21 times on Billboards Hot 100 chart, 10 times on the Adult Contemporary chart and twice on the Country chart.
Released a single in 1976 called "Kinky Love", on Private Stock. The songs suggestive lyrics made the song unplayable to radio waves, and was only heard every so often in underground of the late 1970s. This first gained resurrection when in the early 1990s, The Pail Saints covered the song for an album, but really rose attention when Nancy herself included on a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks called "Sheet Music". The song is widely recognized as a cult hit of Sinatras (being the talk of different places on the Internet), and original copies of the single [Private Stock 075] is a sought-after collectors item; rarely ever seen at all. Some copies sell for over $1,000 dollars.
Her first hit record, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin", became popular partly because of the prominent bass guitar riff played throughout the song. That riff was played by Chuck Berghofer , with Carol Kaye on rhythm guitar. Both are of the legendary Wrecking Crew.
Former stepdaughter of Ava Gardner , Mia Farrow and Barbara Marx.
Performed "Somethin Stupid" with brother Frank Sinatra Jr. on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on April 30, 1967. Nancy and father Frank Sinatra had just had a No. 1 hit with the song in the United States and the United Kingdom, the only father-daughter duet ever to top the charts.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 11, 2006.
She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on May 9, 2002.
Is the first American singer to perform the title song of a James Bond film ( You Only Live Twice ).
Successful rock singer with such hits as "These Boots Are Made for Walkin", "Sugar Town", "How Does That Grab You, Darlin?" and more.
Attended and graduated from University High School in West Hollywood, California.
Member of the close-harmony singing group, "The Tri-Tones" with Jane Ross and Belinda Burrell while in high school.
Became a grandmother for the first time on May 26, 2013 when her daughter A.J. gave birth to a daughter named Miranda Vega.
She was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performance Arts category.
Neighbors with Gavin MacLeod.
Ex-sister-in-law of Wes Farrell.
There are a lot of people who would laugh at the idea of me being a good,singer.
I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept,me up in a bubblegum sound.
It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognized.
I was successful with mediocre material because of a good recording,voice that people really liked at that time.
That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.
After things started to happen here, my choice of material was extremely,limited. It was a weird situation.
I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with,great music.
Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them.
