7.1
TV
Acting
Cilla Black
- Born
- Died
- (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, UK
- Credits
- 68 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.1
TV
7.6
TV
Benidorm
7.8
TV
The Two Ronnies
7.7
TV
The Goodies
4.5
Movie
Alfie Darling
5.1
TV
The Paul O'Grady Show
6.1
Movie
Ferry Cross the Mersey
5.7
TV
Surprise, Surprise
6.4
TV
Shindig!
6.0
TV
The Friday Night Project
6.2
TV
Through the Keyhole
6.0
TV
Comic Relief
6.3
Movie
Cilla at the BBC
6.7
TV
Blind Date
6.0
Movie
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
5.5
TV
Cilla's Comedy Six
7.5
TV
Cilla's World Of Comedy
10.0
Movie
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Acting credits 67
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | 60s Legends in Concert Film | Self |
| 2023 | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Burt Bacharach at the BBC Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Our Cilla: The One and Only Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Cilla at the BBC Film | Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Through the Keyhole TV | Self - Panelist (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Produced by George Martin Film | Self |
| 2012 | Keith Lemon's LemonAid TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes Film | Self |
| 2010 | The Day John Lennon Died Film | Self |
| 2009 | ...Sings the Beatles Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Feast TV | (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Kate Garraway's Life Stories TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The 60s: The Beatles Decade TV | (1 ep) |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Benidorm TV | (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Al Murray's Happy Hour TV | (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Story of Light Entertainment TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Eating With... TV | (1 ep) |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project TV | Self - Host (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air Film | Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show TV | (2 ep) |
| 2004 | Parkinson TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartney Film | Self |
| 2001 | Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Loose Women TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1998 | The Moment of Truth TV | (36 ep) |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Parkinson TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1998 | The Abbey Road Story Film | Self |
| 1997 | The Brit Girls TV | Self (archive footage) (4 ep) |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks TV | Self - Host (1 ep) |
| 1994 | An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck Film | Self - Audience Member |
| 1994 | Room 101 TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1993 | The Ark Film | Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1988 | Comic Relief TV | (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Blind Date TV | (370 ep) |
| 1984 | Surprise, Surprise TV | Self - Presenter (127 ep) |
| 1983 | Cilla Black's Christmas Eve Film | Self |
| 1982 | Wogan TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1978 | An Audience with... TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1976 | Cilla's World Of Comedy TV | (6 ep) |
| 1975 | Seaside Special TV | (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Cilla's Comedy Six TV | (6 ep) |
| 1973 | The World Of Cilla TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Cilla in Scandinavia Film | Self |
| 1971 | The Two Ronnies TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Disco TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1970 | The Goodies TV | (1 ep) |
| 1969 | TV Intim TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Frankie Howerd Show Film | Self |
| 1968 | Work Is a 4-Letter Word Film | Betty Dorrick |
| 1968 | Cilla TV | Self (69 ep) |
| 1966 | Cilla at the Savoy Film | Self |
| 1966 | 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Alfie Darling Film | Theme Song Performance |