Cilla Black(1943-2015)

Actress
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Cilla Black

Cilla Black was born on 27 May 1943 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Cilla (1968), Last Night in Soho (2021) and Hellboy (2019). She was married to Bobby Willis. She died on 1 August 2015 in Estepona, Spain.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Cilla

6.7

TV Series

Soundtrack

Last Night in Soho

7.0

Soundtrack

2021

Hellboy

5.3

Soundtrack

2019

Cilla's Comedy Six

6.6

TV Series

Sally Norton
Doris Livesey
Christine Bradshaw
Linda Pearson
Thelma Fosset
Vera Clayton

Credits

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Actress

Benidorm
7.6
TV Series
- Cilla Black
- 2011
The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog
7.4
TV Series
- 1983
Cilla's World of Comedy
6.4
TV Series
- Helen Parker
- Christine Bradshaw
- Barbara Norton ...
- 1976
So It Goes
7.5
TV Series
- 1976
Cilla's Comedy Six
6.6
TV Series
- Sally Norton
- Doris Livesey
- Christine Bradshaw ...
- 1975
Aladdin
TV Movie
- Aladdin
- 1971
The Goodies
7.7
TV Series
- Cilla Black (voice)
- 1971
Work Is a Four Letter Word
5.3
- Betty Dorrick
- 1968
Frankie and Bruce
TV Series
- 1966

Soundtrack

All the Devils Are Here
5.4
- performer: "Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves", "Goin' Out Of My Head", "Conversations", "I Don't Want To Know", "Liverpool Lullabies"
- 2025
Funny Woman
7.4
TV Series
- performer: "You're My World"
- 2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed
6.3
TV Series
- performer: "Where is Tomorrow?" (uncredited)
- 2024
G'wed
6.8
TV Series
- performer: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
- 2024
Snap
Short
- performer: "Surround Yourself With Sorrow"
- 2023
EastEnders
4.8
TV Series
- performer: "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" (uncredited)
- 2022
The Great British Sewing Bee
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "La La La Lu"
- performer: "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" (uncredited, uncredited)
- 2021–2022
Last Night in Soho
7.0
- performer: "You're My World", "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "Alfie"
- 2021
Pooch Perfect UK
5.3
TV Series
- performer: "Alfie" (uncredited)
- 2021
Cilla: The Lost Tapes
7.0
TV Movie
- performer: "Fever"
- performer: "Flashback", "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "You're My World", "Big Spender", "Alfie", "Step Inside Love" (uncredited), "Heat Wave" (uncredited), "Dancing in the Street" (uncredited), "Walk On By" (uncredited), "Oh Pleasure Man" (uncredited)
- 2020
Granada Reports
5.8
TV Series
- performer: "You're Sensational"
- performer: "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "Alfie", "You're My World" (uncredited)
- 2018–2020
Lodge 49
7.6
TV Series
- performer: "Abyssinian Secret"
- 2019
The Sara Cox Show
4.2
TV Series
- performer: "You're My World" (uncredited)
- 2019
Hellboy
5.3
- performer: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
- 2019
Call the Midwife
8.6
TV Series
- performer: "It's for You" (uncredited)
- 2019

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Cilla Black

Personal details

Official site
- Official website for Cilla Black.
Alternative name
- Cilla Black OBE
Height
- 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
Born
- May 27, 1943
- Liverpool, England, UK
Died
- August 1, 2015
- Estepona, Spain(stroke following a fall)
Spouse
- Bobby WillisJanuary 25, 1969 - October 23, 1999 (his death, 4 children)
Other works
(2007-08) TV commercials for LV (Liverpool Victoria).
Publicity listings

Did you know

Trivia
Her real last name was White, but a reporter who reviewed one of her appearances incorrectly printed her last name as "Black". He gave her a favourable review, so she went ahead and kept "Black" for her stage name.

Quotes
I didn't think before that I'd done enough to justify publishing an autobiography but after 40 years in show business I'm now ready to tell my story.