Occupation Actress | Years active 1913-1973 Name Dorothy Black | |
Born 18 September 1899 ( 1899-09-18 ) Johannesburg, South Africa Died 19 February 1985(1985-02-19) (aged 85)London, England, UK | ||
Nationality South African-British | ||
Dorothy Black (18 September 1899 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 19 February 1985) was a South African-British actress.
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Biography
Educated at St Andrew's School in Johannesburg and also the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
She started her career appearing in Outward Bound, The Farmer's Wife, The Trojan Women and The Constant Nymph. Rep at Birmingham with her first London performance in the Blue Comet at the Royal Court. Other West End plays have included Dear Brutus, Six Characters in Search of an Author and The Brontes.
Black worked with Claudette Colbert, James Mason, Hattie McDaniel, Ned Sparks, Warren William, Edmund Gwenn, Louise Beavers and Alan Hale.
Black appeared in many TV appearances since the early BBC broadcasts at Alexandra Palace.
Filmography
Actress
1987
Seeing Things (TV Series)
- A Vision in White (1987)
1973
Ooh La La! (TV Series) as
Madame Hautignol
- The Lady from Maxims (1973) - Madame Hautignol
1973
General Hospital (TV Series)
- Episode #1.63 (1973)
1973
Country Matters (TV Series) as
Lady Tillington
- The Black Dog (1973) - Lady Tillington
1972
Kate (TV Series) as
Regina
- I Belong to Somebody (1972) - Regina
1972
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) as
Flo
- The Swedish Tiger (1972) - Flo
1971
The Search for the Nile (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Arundell
- The Dream of the Wanderer (1971) - Mrs. Arundell
1970
Daniel Deronda (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Pentreath
- Revelations (1970) - Lady Pentreath
- Fire (1970) - Lady Pentreath
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Margaret Seymour
- Jane Seymour (1970) - Lady Margaret Seymour
1968
The Franchise Trail (TV Movie) as
Lady Somerville
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Lady Alleyn
- Artists in Crime (1968) - Lady Alleyn
1968
Driveway (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brough-Morton
- What About Yourself? (1968) - Mrs. Brough-Morton
- Meet the Major (1968) - Mrs. Brough-Morton
1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
2nd Investor
- An Officer of the Court (1967) - 2nd Investor
1967
Haunted (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Ennering
- After the Funeral (1967) - Lady Ennering
1967
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) as
Mrs. MacIndoe
- A Penny Saved (1967) - Mrs. MacIndoe
1967
Mrs Thursday (TV Series) as
Lady Alconhurst
- The Duke and I (1967) - Lady Alconhurst
1964
The Marriage Lines (TV Series) as
Kate's Mother
- Back to the Beginning (1966) - Kate's Mother
- Goodbye George - Goodbye Kate (1965) - Kate's Mother
- What's in a Name? (1965) - Kate's Mother
- A Nice Surprise (1964) - Kate's Mother
- The Loan (1964) - Kate's Mother
1966
The Newcomers (TV Series) as
Miss Fitzmeyer
- Episode #1.47 (1966) - Miss Fitzmeyer
- Episode #1.40 (1966) - Miss Fitzmeyer
1966
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Augusta Gordon
- Gordon of Khartoum (1966) - Augusta Gordon
1965
Front Page Story (TV Series) as
Mrs. Mary Squires
- Nine-Tenths of the Iceberg (1965) - Mrs. Mary Squires
1965
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Mrs. Rigby
- A Menace to the Public (1965) - Mrs. Rigby
1964
The Saint (TV Series) as
Lady Wentworth
- The Lawless Lady (1964) - Lady Wentworth
1962
Maigret (TV Series) as
The Countess
- The Countess (1962) - The Countess
1961
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Mrs. Beck
- Desperation (1961) - Mrs. Beck
1961
She Died Young (TV Movie) as
Lady Talmage
1960
Paul of Tarsus (TV Series)
- The Feast of Pentecost (1960)
1960
Hotel Imperial (TV Series) as
First lady
- Changes in the Staff (1960) - First lady
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Worgan
- What the Public Wants (1959) - Mrs. Worgan
1958
Murder Bag (TV Series) as
Mrs. Strang
- Lockhart Casts a Net (1958) - Mrs. Strang
1957
The Grove Family (TV Series) as
Head Mistress
- The Missing Masterpiece (1957) - Head Mistress
1957
The Adventure (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Pettifer
1957
Young Chippie (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Rennel-Hill
1956
Vanity Fair (TV Series) as
Miss Barbara Pinkerton
- Episode #1.1 (1956) - Miss Barbara Pinkerton
1956
David Copperfield (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Jane Murdstone
- Part 4 (1956) - Miss Jane Murdstone
- Part 2 (1956) - Miss Jane Murdstone
1956
Jane Eyre (TV Series) as
The Mad Woman
- Episode #1.6 (1956) - The Mad Woman
- Episode #1.5 (1956) - The Mad Woman
- Episode #1.4 (1956) - The Mad Woman
- Episode #1.3 (1956) - The Mad Woman
- Episode #1.2 (1956) - The Mad Woman
1954
Roses for the Oueen (TV Movie) as
Mistress Vaughan
1954
The Six Proud Walkers (TV Series) as
Miss Laidlow
- The Nine Bright Shiners (1954) - Miss Laidlow
1954
Tygers Hart (TV Movie) as
Mary Shakespeare
1949
Old English (TV Movie) as
Adela Heythorp
1949
Poison Pen (TV Movie) as
Phryne Rainrider
1947
The Kingdom of God (TV Movie) as
Sister Manuela
1947
Rebecca (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Danvers
1946
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (TV Movie) as
Queen Elizabeth I
1942
The Night Has Eyes as
Miss Fenwick
1939
The Young Idea (TV Movie) as
Cicely
1939
Edna's Fruit Hat (TV Movie) as
Clara
1937
Othello (TV Movie) as
Emilia
1937
Theatre Parade (TV Series) as
Olivia
- Twelfth Night (1937) - Olivia
1934
Imitation of Life as
Peola at 10 (uncredited)
1934
The Admiral's Secret as
Donna Teresa D'Alcantara
1931
Her Reputation as
Georgina Pastell
1931
Captivation as
Adventuress
1913
The Girl of the Sunset Pass (Short) as
Ruth Brown, Aged 8
Archive Footage
2016
I Am Not Your Negro (Documentary) as
Peola Johnson age 10 (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (uncredited)
References
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