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Eunice Black (23 October 1914 — 27 August 2007) was an English character actress best known for her roles in various sitcoms and comedy movies.

Eunice Black
Eunice Black in 1988
Born	Eunice Holden 23 October 1914 West Ham, Essex, UK
Died	27 August 2007(2007-08-27) (aged 92)
Occupation	Actress

Early life

Eunice Black was born on 23 October 1914 in West Ham, Essex, as Eunice Holden.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Black started out at the Unity Theatre, London, before becoming a qualified teacher of English and Drama. She taught both through the Second World War.[1]

Television

Black appeared in the 1962 Christmas episode of Faces of Jim, 'The Christmas Face of Jim,' opposite Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield, Ronnie Barker and Michael Brennan.[2] This was her television debut.[3]

Black was a regular supporting cast member on the ITV sitcom On The Buses, appearing in three different roles.[4] Her first appearance was as a traffic warden in 'Mum's Last Fling', series 3, and she reappeared as a 'clippie' called Rosie in two episodes of series 4 titled 'Dangerous Driving' and 'Christmas Duty.'[5][6] She also played clippies called Gladys in series 6 ('No Smoke Without Fire') and Ada in the first spin-off film On the Buses (1971); and played Mrs Hudson in Holiday on the Buses (1973).[7][8] These made her one of the On the Buses franchise's most regularly used guest actors.[8]

In addition to this, she appeared as a guest actor on many British sitcoms such as Please Sir!, The Liver Birds, Doctor at Large, George and Mildred, and The Benny Hill Show.[8] Her last sitcom appearance was in a 1988 episode of Last of the Summer Wine.[3]

Film

Black made her film debut in A Taste of Honey (1961).[1] Other film roles included small appearances in Drop Dead Darling (1966),[9] Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982),[10] and Bullseye! (1990).[3][5]

Death

Black died on 27 August 2007 in London, aged 92.[8] Her autobiography, Nine Lives of a Free Spirit, was published the following year.[3][11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	A Taste of Honey	Schoolteacher	Uncredited
1966	Drop Dead Darling	Matron
1968	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Courtier	Uncredited
1970	Love Is a Splendid Illusion	Second Catty Woman
1971	On the Buses	Ada
1973	Holiday on the Buses	Mrs. Hudson
1974	The Cherry Picker
1974	Sex Play	Miss Grimm
1982	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Clergy	TV movie
1990	Bullseye!	Old Cleaning Lady	(final film role)

References

External links

• Eunice Black at IMDb

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