Quick Facts
Born:
1943-05-27
Birthplace:
Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, UK
Credits:
64 Total Roles
Cilla Black
Acting
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Biography
Priscilla Maria Veronica White is best known by her stage name Cilla Black. She rose to fame in the 1960s as a pop singer and her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She hosted her own variety show titled "Cilla" in the 60s and 70s and was an occasional comedy actress. Her career had a massive resurgence in the mid-80s and 1990s were she presented "Blind Date" were many tuned in for her acerbic comments, "Surprise Surprise" showed her softer side and "The Moment of Truth" was her successful peaktime game show. In the 2000s she put in memorable appearances on chat shows such as "The Paul O'Grady Show", "Loose Women" and "So Graham Norton". She died on 1st August 2015 after a fall in her villa in Estepona, Spain. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart; it was her first number one album.
Known For
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Host
Benidorm
Self
Top of the Pops
Self
The One Show
Self
If These Walls Could Sing
Self (archive footage)
The Two Ronnies
Self
Room 101
Self
The Goodies
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Burt Bacharach at the BBC MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Our Cilla: The One and Only MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Cilla at the BBC MOVIE | Self - Performer |
| 2014 | Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion MOVIE | Self |
| 2013 | Through the Keyhole TV | Self - Panelist |
| 2012 | Produced by George Martin MOVIE | Self |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes MOVIE | Self |
| 2010 | The Day John Lennon Died MOVIE | Self |