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CILLA BLACK 

LEGEND Born in Liverpool, England in 1943.

The grand dame of British light entertainment, made her breakthrough after being signed by the Beatles manager Brian Epstein (Cilla's real name is Priscilla White and it was John Lennon who rechristened her black whilst she working at the famed Cavern). She initially was a singer but like a lot the female solo stars of the day graduated into hosting her own tv show. Made the 80's and 90's her own with Saturday evening prime time shows Blind Date and Surprise Surprise. 

KEY ROLES

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SOAPSTAR SUPERSTAR (on the judging panel) (2006)
STAR PORTRAITS (2004)
BOB MONKHOUSE A BAFTA TRIBUTE (2004)
DIVA GRAHAM NORTON (2003)
The KUMARS AT NO 42 (2003)
THIS MORNING (2003)
RICHARD AND JUDY (2003)
CILLA IN BLACK AND WHITE (2003)
THIS MORNING (2003)
BLIND DATE (2003)
BLIND DATE LIVE (2003)
CHRISTMAS CELEBRITY BLIND DATE (2002)
UNDERSTANDING JOHN BIRT (2002)
BLIND DATE (2002)
SING WITH A STAR (2002)
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS (2002)
The SHOWBIZ SET (2002)
The SHOWBIZ SET (2002)
THERE'S ONLY ONE ELVIS (2002)
THERE'S ONLY ONE PAUL McCARTNEY (2002)
BLIND DATE (2002)
SO GRAHAM NORTON (2002)
CILLA'S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE, SURPRISE (2001)
The BEE GEES STORY (2001)
CILLA'S MOMENT OF TRUTH (2001)
PAUL O'GRADY'S AMERICA: NEW YORK (2001)
BLIND DATE (2001)
An AUDIENCE WITH RICKY MARTIN (2001)
40 YEARS ON CORONATION STREET (2000)
The CLIFF RICHARD STORY (2000)
CILLA'S MOMENT OF TRUTH (2000)
CILLA'S SURPRISE SURPRISE MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL (2000)
BLIND DATE (2000)
BLIND DATE (1999)
MOMENT OF TRUTH (1999)
The BLIND DATE WEDDING (1999)
TV NIGHTMARES II (1999)
CILLA'S SURPRISE SURPRISE MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL (1999)
RED NOSE DAY 1999 THE RECORD BREAKER (1999)
BLIND DATE (1999)
BLIND DATE (1998)
MOMENT OF TRUTH (1998)
SURPRISE SURPRISE FOR MOTHER'S DAY (1998)
BLIND DATE CLASSICS (1998)
PARKINSON (1998)
BRIT GIRLS: CILLA (1997)
IT'LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT 10 (1997)
The BLIND DATE EXCLUSIVE (1997)
TRUE LIFE TALES: The WARM-UP MAN (1997)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1997)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE IN AUSTRALIA (1997)
BLIND DATE (1997)
STOCKTON'S FLING (1996)
GRANADA'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH (1996)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE(1996)
BLIND DATE (1996)
THIS MORNING (1996)
BURT BACHARACH...THIS IS NOW (1996)
CORONATION STREET PARTY (1995)
The BEATLES - ALL TOGETHER NOW (1995)
BLIND DATE (1995)
THIS MORNING (1995)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1995)
CILLA'S WORLD (1995)
HEROES OF COMEDY: A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO...FRANKIE HOWERD (1995)
BLIND DATE - THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (1994)
RUSSELL GRANT'S ALL-STAR SHOW (1994)
The UTTERLY WORST OF ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT (1994)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1994)
CILLA'S WORLD (1994)
BLIND DATE: The WEDDING AND THE BEST OF THE REST (1994)
BLIND DATE (1994)
The BEST OF BLIND DATE (1994)
DES O'CONNOR TONIGHT (1993)
ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1993 (1993)
CILLA'S CELEBRATION (1993)
BLIND DATE (1993)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1993)
BLIND DATE (1993)
IT'LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT 7 (1993)
BLIND DATE: CHRISTMAS BLIND DATE (1992)
ITV TELETHON '92 (1992)
TELEVISION'S GREATEST HITS: 1966 (1992)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1992)
SIX O'CLOCK LIVE (1992)
TRADING PLACES (1992)
The BEST OF BLIND DATE (1992)
BLIND DATE (1992)
BLIND DATE CHRISTMAS CRACKER (1991)
IT'LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT (1991)
SOUNDS OF THE 60S: The SINGER AND THE SONG (1991)
BLIND DATE WEDDING OF THE YEAR (1991)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1991)
BLIND DATE (1991)
ITV TELETHON '90: TELETHON - THANKS TO YOU (1990)
BLIND DATE (1990)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORONATION STREET (1990)
A NIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED STARS (1990)
BLIND DATE (1990)
The BEST OF BLIND DATE (1990)
ITV TELETHON '90 (1990)
SEARCHLINE SPECIAL (1990)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1990)
CILLA'S GOODBYE TO THE '80S (1989)
BLIND DATE (1989)
SURPRISE SUPRISE (1989)
The BEST OF BLIND DATE (1989)
CILLA'S GOODBYE '88 (1988)
CHRISTMAS BLIND DATE (1988)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1988)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1987)
BLIND DATE (1987)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1986)
BLIND DATE (1986)
ALL STAR SECRETS: ALL STAR SECRETS[12/01/85] (1985)
A ROYAL CELEBRATION OF YOUTH (1985)
BLIND DATE (1985)
SURPRISE SURPRISE (1984)
BLANKETY-BLANK (1983)
The GREEN TIE ON THE LITTLE YELLOW DOG (1983)
DISNEY TIME (1983)
PUNCHLINES![05/03/83] (1983)
LIVE FROM HER MAJESTY'S (1983)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE (1983)
BATLEY (1981)
LONDON NIGHT OUT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (1980)
LONDON NIGHT OUT (1980)
SEASIDE SPECIAL (1979)
CILLA (1978)
The BASIL BRUSH SHOW (1977)
SEASIDE SPECIAL(1977)
CILLA'S WORLD OF COMEDY (1976)
CILLA (1976)
CILLA'S COMEDY SIX (1975)
CILLA (1973)
CILLA (1972)
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS (1972)
The HARRY SECOMBE SHOW (1972)
BURT BACHARACH - CLOSE TO YOU (1972)
ENGELBERT WITH THE YOUNG GENERATION (1972)
CILLA (1971)
The GOODIES: The MUSIC MAESTRO (voice)(1971)
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS (1970)
A ROYAL TELEVISION GALA PERFORMANCE (1970)
POP GO THE SIXTIES! (1969)
The ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1969 (1969)
TOP OF THE POPS (1969)
CILLA (1969)
The FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW(1968)
CILLA (1968)
TOP OF THE POPS '67 (interviewed) (1967)
WORK IS A FOUR LETTER WORD (1967)
CILLA AT THE SAVOY (1966)
BLACKPOOL NIGHT OUT (1965)
The MUSIC OF LENNON AND McCARTNEY (1965)
The ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1964 (1964)
AROUND THE BEATLES (1964)
READY STEADY GO (1964)
FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (1964)
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (1963)