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Dorothy Black(1899-1985)

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Dorothy Black was born on 18 September 1899 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Jane Eyre (1956), The Six Proud Walkers (1954) and The Girl of the Sunset Pass (1913). She died on 19 February 1985 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 18, 1899
DiedFebruary 19, 1985(85)
BornSeptember 18, 1899
DiedFebruary 19, 1985(85)
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Known for

Jane Eyre (1956)
Jane Eyre
7.3
TV Series
  • The Mad Woman
The Six Proud Walkers
TV Series
  • Miss Laidlow
Edgar Jones and Clara Williams in The Girl of the Sunset Pass (1913)
The Girl of the Sunset Pass
Short
  • Ruth Brown, Aged 8
  • 1913
David Copperfield (1956)
David Copperfield
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Miss Jane Murdstone

Credits

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Actress

  • Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)
    Seeing Things
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1987
  • Ooh La La! (1968)
    Ooh La La!
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Madame Hautignol
    • 1973
  • General Hospital (1972)
    General Hospital
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1973
  • Country Matters (1972)
    Country Matters
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lady Tillington
    • 1973
  • Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hedley in Kate (1970)
    Kate
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Regina
    • 1972
  • Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Flo
    • 1972
  • The Search for the Nile (1971)
    The Search for the Nile
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Arundell
    • 1971
  • Robert Hardy and Martha Henry in Daniel Deronda (1970)
    Daniel Deronda
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Pentreath
    • 1970
  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
    The Six Wives of Henry VIII
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Margaret Seymour
    • 1970
  • The Franchise Trail
    TV Movie
    • Lady Somerville
    • 1968
  • Detective (1964)
    Detective
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Lady Alleyn
    • 1968
  • Driveway
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Brough-Morton
    • 1968
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 2nd Investor
    • 1967
  • Patrick Mower and Jane Jordan Rogers in Haunted (1967)
    Haunted
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Ennering
    • 1967
  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. MacIndoe
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • September 18, 1899
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Died
    • February 19, 1985
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Much Ado About Nothing," in the Stratford Theatre Festival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, England with Baliol Holloway, John Wyse, and Rachel Kempson (Hero) in the cast. W. Bridges Adams was director.
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  • Trivia
    Father: Stephen C. Black; Mother: Eleanor C. Meiring.

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