Pippa Black

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Pippa Black
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Black at the Television Critics Association
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 43)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Pippa Black (born 16 October 1982) [1] 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.

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Career

Black appeared in the television movie Evil Never Dies  [ it ] in 2003. She then went on to appear in episodes of The Secret Life of Us and Last Man Standing . [2] In September 2005, it was announced that Black had joined the cast of Neighbours as Elle Robinson. [3] Black told Clare Rigden of TV Week that she was going to London for a working holiday when she learnt that she had got the part. [3] Of joining the cast, she commented "I admit I was a little star struck turning up to Ramsay Street and meeting everybody, but they all bent over backwards to help out and settle my nerves." [3] Black earned a nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent at the Logie Awards for her portrayal of Elle. [4] She was also nominated for Best Actress at Cosmopolitan's Fun, Fearless Female Awards in 2009. [5] In June 2009, Black quit Neighbours to pursue other projects. [6] The actress later revealed she would be willing to return to the soap in the future. [7]

Black was cast in Gemma Lee's short film The Wake, which premiered at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in 2009. [8] [9] She then went on to appear in the independent film Emergence and was cast in an episode of City Homicide as Emily Rigby. [10] Black and her former Neighbours co-star Sweeney Young portrayed a young couple in the music video for Jacob Butler's single "Coma". [11] Of appearing in the video, Black stated "I really love the track, that's why I got on board. I've never appeared in a video clip before so it's nice to be involved in something with really relatable lyrics. I think the scenes that we shot are really dramatic and quite emotive with the music." [11]

On 6 July 2010, it was announced Black had been cast in US comedy Outsourced . She replaced Jessica Gower in the role of Tonya, "an athletic, statuesque woman who runs a customer service center in India." [12] NBC cancelled Outsourced after one season. [13] In 2012, Black appeared as Carissa Gibson in the season 13 finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [14] She also filmed her first leading role in the indie film My Funny Valentine, [15] and joined the cast of feature film Lemon Tree Passage as Amelia Stone. [16]

Black reprised her role of Elle Robinson in Neighbours for two guest appearances in September 2019 and July 2022. [17] [18]

Personal life

Black was born in Melbourne. [3] She attended St Patrick's Primary School in Pakenham Victoria and she later became a Vice Captain at Beaconhills College. [19] She deferred her Animal Technology studies to pursue an acting career. [19] Black moved to Los Angeles in 2011 and shared an apartment with fellow Australian actor Tim Campbell. [14]

Black is a vegetarian and she starred in an ad campaign for PETA Asia Pacific in 2007. Black donned a gown made entirely of lettuce leaves. She said that "going vegetarian is a positive step to help stop animal suffering; it's also great for your health and the environment." [20] Black has supported various charities including the Narre Warren Lighthouse Foundation and the Australian Childhood Foundation. [19] [21]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Evil Never Dies  [ it ]Female student
2004 The Secret Life of Us MadelaineEpisode: "The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Part 1"
2005 Last Man Standing ChrissieEpisode: 1.4
2005–09, 2019, 2022 Neighbours Elle Robinson Main cast
2009EmergenceRachel
2009The WakeSophie
2010 City Homicide Emily RigbyEpisode: "Protection"
2010 Tegan the Vegan Elenore the CarnivoreVoice
2010–11 Outsourced Tonya Regular role
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carissa GibsonEpisodes: "Rhodium Nights" and "Lost Reputation"
2012My Funny ValentineZoe
2013 Lemon Tree Passage Amelia Stone
2013 Royal Pains MoniqueEpisode: Bones to Pick
2014Cookie MobsterTV movie
2016The MannyTV movie

References

  1. ↑ "Pippa Black - Biografía de Pippa Black".
  2. ↑ "Pippa Back (Neighbours' Elle Robinson) Interview". Last Broadcast. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rigden, Clare (17–23 September 2005). "Elle of a girl!". TV Week . No. 38. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Neighbours' Pippa Black poses for PETA". Nine News . Ninemsn. 20 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fun Fearless Female–09–Vote". Cosmopolitan . Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Rowe, Darren (20 June 2009). "Another "Neighbours" star quits". Digital Spy . Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 July 2010). "Black would consider 'Neighbours' return". Digital Spy . Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Director". Gemma Lee. 26 February 2004. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Wake - 2009 ShortFest". Psfilmfest.org. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "In the mag - MasterChef, Sea Patrol, Farmer Wants a Wife". TV Week . Ninemsn. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  11. 1 2 Rowe, Darren (30 July 2009). "'Neighbours' stars film music video". Digital Spy . Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "NBC recasts "Outsourced" role". Reuters . 6 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  13. ↑ Rice, Lynette (13 May 2011). "NBC cancels 'The Event' and 'Law & Order: L.A.'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  14. 1 2 Devlyn, Darren (26 June 2012). "Neighbours star shines on US TV". Herald Sun . Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "Aussie Black makes new order". The Advertiser . 7 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "Fnuky founders begin filming on debut feature Lemon Tree Passage". Mumbrella. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  17. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 September 2019). "Neighbours cameo for Elle Robinson as Pippa Black reprises the role after 10 years". Digital Spy . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  18. ↑ Seddon, Dan (7 May 2022). "Neighbours officially announces 23 returnees for final ever episodes". Digital Spy . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 Fraser, Rebecca (2 February 2006). "Now, Pippa's a neighbour, too". Pakenham News. Star News Group. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  20. ↑ "TV Star Goes Green for PETA's Ad Campaign". Scoop.co.nz. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  21. ↑ "Celebrity Neighbours unite for Childhood Hero Appeal". Childhoodhero.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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