Cilla Black

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-05-27

Day of death

2015-08-01 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, UK

Cilla Black

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.

Known For

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Benidorm

    Benidorm

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Through the Keyhole

    Through the Keyhole

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Alan Carr: Chatty Man

    Alan Carr: Chatty Man

  • Kate Garraway's Life Stories

    Kate Garraway's Life Stories

  • So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

  • 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

  • The Goodies

    The Goodies

  • Disco

    Disco

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • Cilla in Scandinavia

    Cilla in Scandinavia

  • The Two Ronnies

    The Two Ronnies

  • Surprise, Surprise

    Surprise, Surprise

  • Ready Steady Go!

    Ready Steady Go!

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Our Cilla: The One and Only

    Our Cilla: The One and Only

  • The Story of Light Entertainment

    The Story of Light Entertainment

  • Seaside Special

    Seaside Special

  • If These Walls Could Sing

    If These Walls Could Sing

  • TV Intim

    TV Intim

  • Produced by George Martin

    Produced by George Martin

  • The Moment of Truth

    The Moment of Truth

  • Al Murray's Happy Hour

    Al Murray's Happy Hour

  • The World Of Cilla

    The World Of Cilla

  • Christmas Night with the Stars

    Christmas Night with the Stars

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Feast

    Feast

  • ...Sings the Beatles

    ...Sings the Beatles

  • The Day John Lennon Died

    The Day John Lennon Died

  • The Brit Girls

    The Brit Girls

  • Eating With...

    Eating With...

  • Cilla at the BBC

    Cilla at the BBC

  • Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

    Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

  • Ferry Cross the Mersey

    Ferry Cross the Mersey

  • Cilla's World Of Comedy

    Cilla's World Of Comedy

  • An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

    An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

  • Work Is a 4-Letter Word

    Work Is a 4-Letter Word

  • Cilla's Comedy Six

    Cilla's Comedy Six

  • The Abbey Road Story

    The Abbey Road Story

  • The Music of Lennon & McCartney

    The Music of Lennon & McCartney

  • Cilla Black's Christmas Eve

    Cilla Black's Christmas Eve

  • Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

    Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

  • Cilla at the Savoy

    Cilla at the Savoy

  • There's Only One Paul McCartney

    There's Only One Paul McCartney

  • Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

  • Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air

    Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air

  • Burt Bacharach at the BBC

    Burt Bacharach at the BBC

  • Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion

    Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion

  • Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

    Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

  • The Frankie Howerd Show

    The Frankie Howerd Show

  • The Ark

    The Ark

  • 60s Legends in Concert

    60s Legends in Concert