Jennifer Black is a Scottish actress known for her roles as Stella Urquhart in the film Local Hero and Gill Templar in the television series Rebus.
Early life
editBlack was born and grew up in Glasgow, then moved to Bridge of Weir at the age of 13. After leaving school, she studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[1] She married and divorced Vincent Friell.[2]
Career
editBlack worked in a repertory company in Crewe, lived in London for four years then moved back to Scotland.[1] She became well-known after playing Stella in the 1983 Bill Forsyth film Local Hero.[3]
She set up her own theatre company in 1990, directing Orphans by Lyle Kessler and Orphans by Therese Raquin. Black has often appeared on television and played Chief Superintendent Gill Templar in the television series Rebus, adapted from the novels by Ian Rankin.[3] She has also appeared on the stage in productions such as An Experienced Woman Gives Advice, Six Black Candles, Lost at Sea and A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "More than a match for Rebus". The Scotsman. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Vincent Friell obituary: beloved star of Restless Natives". Times. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b Leadbetter, Russell (25 May 2023). "Where are they now? The cast of Local Hero as the classic Scottish movie turns 40". The Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (5 May 2019). "Lost at Sea review – poignant tribute to Scottish fishing communities". The Observer. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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