Cilla Black

Actor · 1943–2015 · Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Acted in 13

2000s

2008
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
TV
2007
Benidorm
TV · 10 Seasons · Comedy
76
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · 14 Seasons · Comedy · Talk
53

1980s

1988
Comic Relief
TV
1985
Blind Date
TV · 18 Seasons

1970s

1976
Cilla's World Of Comedy
TV
1975
Seaside Special
TV
Cilla's Comedy Six
TV
1971
The Two Ronnies
TV · 12 Seasons · Comedy
78
1970
The Goodies
TV · 9 Seasons · Comedy
77

1960s

1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Betty Dorrick
1965
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Cilla Black

1950s

1958
Christmas Night with the Stars
TV

Sound 1

1970s

1975
Alfie Darling
Theme Song Performance

Appearances46

2020s

2023
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Burt Bacharach at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2022
If These Walls Could Sing
Self (archive footage)
73
2021
Our Cilla: The One and Only
Self (archive footage)

2010s

2015
Cilla at the BBC
Self - Performer
2013
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist · 1 episode
2012
Produced by George Martin
Self
Keith Lemon's LemonAid
Self - Guest · 1 episode
2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self
2010
The Day John Lennon Died
Self

2000s

2009
...Sings the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self · 1 episode
58
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Self · 1 episode
2006
The One Show
Self · 1 episode
38
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self · 1 episode
2005
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host · 1 episode
2004
Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air
Self
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
Self (archive footage)
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
2001
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
Self (archive footage)