Denise Black was born on 16 March 1958 and is an English actress.
19 Facts About Denise Black
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Denise Black is best known for her roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
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Denise Black had taken a number of jobs, including working in a local psychiatric care home.
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Denise Black worked in several fringe theatres before gaining her Equity card in 1980.
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In 1990, Denise Black made her television drama debut in "Street Life", an episode of the BBC's Casualty, playing a prostitute.
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Denise Black appeared as Carrie Evans in Shoscombe Old Place, an edition of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, broadcast in 1991.
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Denise Black appeared in many television series during the 1990s and 2000s including A Touch of Frost, Dangerfield, The Bill, Bad Girls, New Tricks and Doc Martin amongst others.
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In 1992, Black joined the soap opera Coronation Street as Denise Osbourne, remaining on the show until 1997.
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Denise Black briefly returned to the role in 2007 and again in 2017.
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Denise Black was one of the main cast members of the Channel 4 TV series Queer As Folk, written by Russell T Davies.
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Denise Black played the role of Hazel Tyler in all 10 episodes of the show.
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Denise Black reprised the role of Hazel in the 2015 follow-up series Cucumber.
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On 20 June 2013, it was announced that Denise Black would be joining the cast of Emmerdale as Joanie Wright, the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son Kyle whom she gave away shortly after he was born.
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Denise Black made her first appearance in the soap on 12 August 2013, before departing on 14 November 2013.
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Denise Black reprised the role on 17 June 2015 as a regular cast member, before Black departed again permanently on 30 January 2017, when her character was killed off from a heart attack after being released from a short-stint in prison.
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Denise Black performed for a period with the touring show Grumpy Old Women Live.
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On 26 September 2011, Denise Black played the role of Mother Superior, in the first UK tour of the musical Sister Act, alongside Michael Starke as Monsignor Howard and Cynthia Erivo as Deloris.
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On 23 January 2015, Denise Black made a guest appearance in Benidorm as Liam Conroy's mother Gloria, attempting to lure him back to the UK.
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Denise Black played the role of Joyce Madden in the series.