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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Eunice Black was born on 23 October 1914 in [[West Ham]], [[Essex]]<!-- Do not change to London, West Ham was in Essex in 1914 -->, as Eunice Holden.~~{{citation needed\|date=February 2017}}~~		Eunice Black was born on 23 October 1914 in [[West Ham]], [[Essex]]<!-- Do not change to London, West Ham was in Essex in 1914 -->, as Eunice Holden.

	==Career==		==Career==

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	\| birth_name = Eunice Holden		\| birth_name = Eunice Holden
	\| birth_date = 23 October 1914		\| birth_date = 23 October 1914
	\| birth_place = [[West Ham]], [[Essex]]<!-- Do not change to London, West Ham was in Essex in 1914 -->, UK		\| birth_place = [[West Ham]], [[Essex]]<!-- Do not change to London, West Ham was in Essex in 1914 -->, UK
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2007\|8\|27\|1914\|10\|23\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2007\|08\|27\|1914\|10\|23\|df=y}}
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	\| occupation = [[Actress]]		\| occupation = [[Actress]]

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	\| name = Eunice Black		\| name = Eunice Black
	\| image = Eunice Black, 1988.~~jpg~~		\| image = Eunice Black, 1988.webp
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	\| birth_name = Eunice Holden		\| birth_name = Eunice Holden
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\|0085269}}		*{{IMDb name\|0085269}}

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{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eunice Black
| image = Eunice Black, 1988.jpg
| caption = Eunice Black in 1988
| birth_name = Eunice Holden
| birth_date = 23 October 1914
| birth_place = [[West Ham]], [[Essex]], UK
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|8|27|1914|10|23|df=y}}
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| spouse =
| children =
}}

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

==Early life==
Eunice Black was born on 23 October 1914 in [[West Ham]], [[Essex]], as Eunice Holden.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

==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]].<ref name=stage>{{cite news |last1=Newley |first1=Patrick |title=Obits round up|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2007/obits-round-up/|accessdate=27 February 2017|work=The Stage|date=24 October 2007}}|{{subscription required}}</ref>

===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 (actor)|Michael Brennan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perry |first1=Chris|title=The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013 |date=3 February 2016|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781900203609 |page=131|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA131|language=en}}</ref> This was her television debut.<ref name=quiz/>

Black was a regular supporting cast member on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom ''[[On The Buses]]'', appearing in three different roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=40026|title=Eunice Black|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> Her first appearance was as a traffic warden in 'Mum's Last Fling', [[On the Buses (series 3)|series 3]], and she reappeared as a '[[clippie]]' called Rosie in two episodes of [[On the Buses (series 4)|series 4]] titled 'Dangerous Driving' and 'Christmas Duty.'<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c62d20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307092652/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c62d20|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2018|title=Eunice Black|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/29st/on-the-buses--s4-e5-christmas-duty/|title=On the Buses - S4 - Episode 5: Christmas Duty|website=Radio Times}}</ref> She also played clippies called Gladys in [[On the Buses (series 6)|series 6]] ('No Smoke Without Fire') and Ada in the first spin-off film ''[[On the Buses (film)|On the Buses]]'' (1971); and played Mrs Hudson in ''[[Holiday on the Buses]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8660f7af|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714211640/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8660f7af|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2020|title=No Smoke without Fire (1972)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=buses>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Craig|title=On The Buses: The Complete Story|date=21 June 2011|publisher=Andrews UK Limited|isbn=9781908382849|page=90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlO5BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA90|language=en}}</ref> These made her one of the ''On the Buses'' franchise's most regularly used guest actors.<ref name=buses/>

In addition to this, she appeared as a guest actor on many British [[sitcom]]s such as ''[[Please Sir!]]'', ''[[The Liver Birds]]'', ''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]'', ''[[George and Mildred]]'', and ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''.<ref name=buses/> Her last sitcom appearance was in a 1988 episode of ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''.<ref name=quiz>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Craig|title=The On The Buses Quiz Book|date=30 May 2012|publisher=Andrews UK Limited|isbn=9781909143111|page=188|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3q5BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT188|language=en}}</ref>

===Film===
Black made her film debut in ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|A Taste of Honey]]'' (1961).<ref name=stage/> Other film roles included small appearances in ''[[Drop Dead Darling]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowie |first1=Peter |last2=Elley |first2=Derek |title=World Filmography: 1967|year=1977 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=9780498015656|page=187|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA187|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968), ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1982),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pitts|first1=Michael R. |title=Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 |date=10 January 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786457663 |page=355 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKxN1as8XOMC&pg=PA355|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Bullseye! (1990 film)|Bullseye!]]'' (1990).<ref name=quiz/><ref name=bfi/>

==Death==
Black died on 27 August 2007 in London, aged 92.<ref name=buses/> Her autobiography, ''Nine Lives of a Free Spirit'', was published the following year.<ref name=quiz/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Eunice |title=Nine lives of a free spirit : an autobiography by Eunice Black |date=2008 |publisher=Matador| location=Leicester |isbn=9781906221553}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1961|| ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|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 (film)|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 (1982 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' || Clergy || TV movie
|-
|1990|| ''[[Bullseye! (1990 film)|Bullseye!]]'' || Old Cleaning Lady || (final film role)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0085269}}

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[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century English actresses]]
[[Category:Actors from the London Borough of Newham]]
[[Category:Actresses from Essex]]
[[Category:People from West Ham]]

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