Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress Nancy Sinatra (1940) is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin''.


Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. 551.


Dutch postcard by Sparo (gebr. Spanjersberg N.V.), Rotterdam.


Vintage postcard.


American postcard by Classico, San Francisco, no. 105-550. Photo: Boots Enterprises, 1997.

On the verge of being dropped by her label Reprise

Nancy Sandra Sinatra was born the first child of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato Sinatra in 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey. She is the older sister of Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr.

She attended and graduated from University High School in West Hollywood, California. Her first television appearance was with her father and Elvis Presley in 1959. Her debut single was 'Cuff Links and a Tie Clip' (1961).

She first appeared as a film actress in For Those Who Think Young (Leslie H. Martinson, 1964) with James Darren, and Get Yourself a College Girl (Sidney Miller, 1964).

Without a hit in the US by 1965, she was on the verge of being dropped by her label Reprise. Her singing career received a boost with the help of songwriter/producer/arranger Lee Hazlewood.

Bolstered by an image overhaul - including bleached-blonde hair, frosted lips, heavy eye make-up, and Carnaby Street fashions -, Sinatra made her mark on the global music scene in early 1966 with 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. She also recorded that year 'Sugar Town' (1966), and her cover of Cher's 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' (1966), which features during the opening sequence of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003), starring Uma Thurman.


German postcard by ISV, no. H 125.


Dutch postcard by 't Sticht, Utrecht, no. AX 6653. Sent by mail in 1975.


German postcard by Film-Vertrieb Ernst Freihoff, Essen, no. AX 6654. Photo: Reprise.


German postcard by ISV, no. H 138.

The Wild Angels

In the cinema, Nancy Sinatra appeared alongside Peter Fonda in the biker picture The Wild Angels (Roger Corman, 1966) and with Elvis Presley in the musical comedy Speedway (Norman Taurog, 1968).

She also had another United States chart-topper, a duet with her father called 'Somethin' Stupid' (1967). She also had a hit with the John Barry / Leslie Bricusse penned theme song to the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967), starring Sean Connery.

By the early 1970s, she was covering new ground by recording songs from other writers such as Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, Lynsey de Paul, and Roy Wood.

In 1985, she wrote the book 'Frank Sinatra, My Father'. In 2004 she collaborated with former Los Angeles neighbour Morrissey to record a version of his song 'Let Me Kiss You', which was featured on her autumn release 'Nancy Sinatra'.

She was married twice. Her first husband was pop star Tommy Sands (1960-1965) and her second husband was Hugh Lambert, with whom she was married from 1970 till his death in 1985. They had two children, A.J. Lambert, and photographer Amanda Lambert.


German postcard by Rüdel Verlag, Hamburg, no. 4650. Photo: Teldec / Reprise.


Small Dutch collectors card. Caption: Nancy Sinatra: her boots cute or mean?


Small French collectors card by Jony Biscuits.


Small Dutch collectors card.


Small Dutch collectors card. Nancy and sister Tina Sinatra.

Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.