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Isobel Black(I)

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Isobel Black in The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
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Isobel Black was born on 15 December 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Department S (1969) and The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965). She has been married to James Gatward since September 1969.
BornDecember 15, 1942
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    Known for

    The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Clare Prendergast
    Peter Wyngarde in Department S (1969)
    Department S
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Maria
    The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau
    TV Series
    • Césarine Birotteau
    Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Isobel Black, and Pat Heywood in 10 Rillington Place (1971)
    10 Rillington Place
    7.5
    • Alice
    • 1971

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Tygo Road (1989)
      Tygo Road
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kate
      • 1990
    • The Castle of Adventure (1990)
      The Castle of Adventure
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Aunt Jane
      • 1990
    • Scotland's Story (1984)
      Scotland's Story
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 1984
    • The Brief (1984)
      The Brief
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Samantha Hellier
      • 1984
    • Boswell for the Defence
      TV Movie
      • Janet Reid
      • 1983
    • Isobel Black in The White Bird Passes (1980)
      The White Bird Passes
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Liza
      • 1980
    • Glyn Owen and John Thaw in The Capone Investment (1974)
      The Capone Investment
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Fran
      • 1974
    • Castaway (1974)
      Castaway
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cathy Dunbar
      • 1974
    • Elephant Boy (1972)
      Elephant Boy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Kay Stevens
      • 1973
    • Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, and Damien Thomas in Twins of Evil (1971)
      Twins of Evil
      6.6
      • Ingrid Hoffer
      • 1971
    • Roy Holder, Michael MacKenzie, and Petra Markham in Ace of Wands (1970)
      Ace of Wands
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Thalia
      • 1971
    • Ronald Fraser in The Misfit (1970)
      The Misfit
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Agnes
      • 1971
    • Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Isobel Black, and Pat Heywood in 10 Rillington Place (1971)
      10 Rillington Place
      7.5
      • Alice
      • 1971
    • Armchair Theatre (1956)
      Armchair Theatre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Margaret
      • Agnes
      • 1970
    • Crime of Passion (1970)
      Crime of Passion
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Marthe Victor
      • 1970

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    The Capone Investment
    Trailer 2:54
    The Capone Investment

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • December 15, 1942
      • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • James GatwardSeptember 1969 - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Her first cinema film was for Hammer, Kiss of the Vampire (1962), when she was 18. She told Cinema Retro magazine that the only difficult scene was the finale when all the bats attacked everyone. "Only they didn't tell us they'd put a few live bats in with the rubber ones!".

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