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.
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. This was her television debut. 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.' 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). These made her one of the
On the Buses franchise's most regularly used guest actors.
Film Black made her film debut in
A Taste of Honey (1961).
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968),
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), and
Bullseye! (1990). ==Death==