Pippa Black
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Pippa Black is an Australian actress. From 2005 to 2009, Black played Elle Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours
. Black played Tonya in the NBC
series Outsourced
from 2010 to 2011.
for four years.
Black has not ruled out a return to Neighbours in the future.
Recent projects include Gemma Lee's short film The Wake, which premiered in June at the Palm Springs International ShortFest
, and independent film Emergence, written and directed by, and starring Anthony Furlong. She is set to appear alongside Eloise Mignon
(Neighbours Bridget Parker
) in City Homicide
, an Australian television drama, as new mother Emily Rigby.
She and Sweeney Young
, also of Neighbours fame, portray a young couple in The Jacob Butler Project's music video, "Coma".
Black can be seen in an eye makeup advertisement for Australis Cosmetics. In it, she poses as a nurse who is so taken by one patient's eyeshadow that she applies it to her own eyes using her finger.
In a 2006 TV WEEK article Black admitted to being extremely shy as a young adult. Initially, she took up acting classes as an attempt to build confidence.
Black is best friends with former Neighbours castmate Natalie Blair
. Other friends from the soap include Stephanie McIntosh
(Black even appeared in one episode of The Steph Show
), Natalie Bassingthwaighte
and Scott Major
.
Black has two brothers, and owns a retired white horse
, Easy, and a dog, Tank
Her favourite food is Mexican.
She is left-handed.
Asia Pacific in 2007 in which she donned a gown made entirely of lettuce leaves. She says: "[Vegetarianism] is a positive step to help stop animal suffering; it's also great for your health and the environment." During her time on Neighbours, Black supported several other charities including the Narre Warren Lighthouse Foundation, the Asthma Foundation of Victoria, The Bluey Day Foundation
, Camp Quality
, CanTeen
, the Australian Childhood Foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation
and the World Society for the Protection of Animals
.
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
. Black played Tonya in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Outsourced
Outsourced (TV series)
Outsourced is an American television sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It was based on the John Jeffcoat film of the same name and adapted by Ken Kwapis and Universal Media Studios for NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011...
from 2010 to 2011.
Career
Black made small appearances in Australian television shows, student films and children's theatre before playing Elle Robinson in soap opera NeighboursNeighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
for four years.
Black has not ruled out a return to Neighbours in the future.
Recent projects include Gemma Lee's short film The Wake, which premiered in June at the Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States....
, and independent film Emergence, written and directed by, and starring Anthony Furlong. She is set to appear alongside Eloise Mignon
Eloise Mignon
Eloise Mignon is an Australian actress born in Kuwait.-Career:Mignon was educated at Melbourne Girls College, Wesley College and St Michael's Grammar School her screen credits include a role in Legacy of the Silver Shadow and a main character Mara Lomax in children's sci-fi series Silversun. She...
(Neighbours Bridget Parker
Bridget Parker
Bridget Louise "Didge" Parker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Eloise Mignon. In 2007 the show was revamped to boost falling ratings in Australia. As part of this, the show's focus returned to family dynamics and the character of Bridget and her family...
) in City Homicide
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
, an Australian television drama, as new mother Emily Rigby.
She and Sweeney Young
Sweeney Young
Sweeney Young is an Australian actor. Young grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. He attended University High School from 2002 until he graduated in 2006....
, also of Neighbours fame, portray a young couple in The Jacob Butler Project's music video, "Coma".
Black can be seen in an eye makeup advertisement for Australis Cosmetics. In it, she poses as a nurse who is so taken by one patient's eyeshadow that she applies it to her own eyes using her finger.
Personal life
Black completed high school at Beaconhills College as Vice Captain. She began studies in Animal Technology and landed a job as a vet nurse, but later deferred them to pursue acting.In a 2006 TV WEEK article Black admitted to being extremely shy as a young adult. Initially, she took up acting classes as an attempt to build confidence.
Black is best friends with former Neighbours castmate Natalie Blair
Natalie Blair
Natalie Louise Blair is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Carmella Cammeniti on Neighbours, an Australian TV series.-Career:...
. Other friends from the soap include Stephanie McIntosh
Stephanie McIntosh
Stephanie McIntosh is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.-Background:McIntosh attended Firbank and then Melbourne Girls...
(Black even appeared in one episode of The Steph Show
The Steph Show
The Steph Show is an Australian reality television series based on singer/actress Stephanie McIntosh. This show premiered on Australian TV at 6pm 28 July 2006 on Network Ten. The show, in the same vein as The Ashlee Simpson Show, had cameras following McIntosh as she recorded her debut album...
), Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
and Scott Major
Scott Major
Scott Major is an Australian actor. Major's acting début was playing Murray on Home and Away in the 1990s. He joined the Neighbours cast for a brief period in 1993 as the original Darren Stark. and then was a part of the Heartbreak High cast as "Rivers" from 1994–1995...
.
Black has two brothers, and owns a retired white horse
White (horse)
White horses are born white and stay white throughout their life. White horses may have brown, blue, or hazel eyes. "True white" horses, especially those that carry one of the dominant white genes, are rare...
, Easy, and a dog, Tank
Her favourite food is Mexican.
She is left-handed.
Charitable work
An avid vegetarian, Black joined an ad campaign for PETAPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
Asia Pacific in 2007 in which she donned a gown made entirely of lettuce leaves. She says: "[Vegetarianism] is a positive step to help stop animal suffering; it's also great for your health and the environment." During her time on Neighbours, Black supported several other charities including the Narre Warren Lighthouse Foundation, the Asthma Foundation of Victoria, The Bluey Day Foundation
Bluey Day Foundation
The Bluey Day Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation in Australia and calls upon national Police, Ambulance, Fire and Emergency Services as well as the general community to raise funds to support children with cancer and other serious illnesses....
, Camp Quality
Camp Quality
Camp Quality is a children’s family cancer charity that believes in bringing optimism and happiness to the lives of children and families affected by cancer through fun therapy and education. They believe laughter is the best medicine.-History:...
, CanTeen
CanTeen
CanTeen, The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with cancer, is the national support organisation for young people living with cancer; including cancer patients, their brothers and sisters and young people with parents or primary carers with cancer.CanTeen was created by young cancer...
, the Australian Childhood Foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
and the World Society for the Protection of Animals
World Society for the Protection of Animals
The World Society for the Protection of Animals is an international non-profit animal welfare organization and also a federation of such organisations and active in over 150 countries with more than 1000 member societies.- Organization :...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film/Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Evil Never Dies Evil Never Dies -Track listing:#Evil Never Dies - 1:20#War Is Hell - 3:23#Enemy of Jesus - 2:54#Damned to Fire - 2:03#Exxxecutioner - 3:16#666 - 2:08#Summon the Beast - 4:28#Demise - 1:38#Warfare - 1:44#Dead to the World - 2:43#Fallout - 3:18#Atomik Destruktor - 3:16... |
Female student | (TV movie) |
| 2004 | The Secret Life of Us The Secret Life of Us The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK... |
Madelaine | 1 episode: The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Part 1 |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Chrissie | Episode 1.4 |
| 2005–2009 | Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... |
Elle Robinson | Main Character - 365 episodes |
| 2009 | Emergence | Rachel | |
| The Wake The Wake The Wake may refer to:* The Wake , a British post-punk band* The Wake , an American goth band from Columbus, Ohio* The Sandman: The Wake, a graphic novel in the Sandman series* The Wake , 1985... |
Sophie | ||
| 2010 | City Homicide City Homicide City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne... |
Emily Rigby | Episode: Protection |
| Tegan the Vegan Tegan the Vegan Tegan the Vegan is a 2009 stop-motion animation short film which stars the voices of Charli Delaney, Noni Hazlehurst, Paul McDermott and Pippa Black... |
Elenore (voice) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Outsourced Outsourced (TV series) Outsourced is an American television sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It was based on the John Jeffcoat film of the same name and adapted by Ken Kwapis and Universal Media Studios for NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011... |
Tonya | Main Character - 22 episodes (as of May 12) |