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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.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8QPfTPRHY</ref> |
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.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8QPfTPRHY</ref> |
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She is now on a hit show on NBC called Outsourced. |
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===Personal life=== |
===Personal life=== |
Revision as of 04:00, 19 November 2010
Pippa Black | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Pippa Black (born October 16, 1982 in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne) is an Australian actress. She currently plays Tonya in the NBC Universal TV series Outsourced (TV series).
Biography
Career
Black made small appearances in Australian television shows, student films and children's theatre [1] before playing Elle Robinson in soap opera Neighbours for four years.[2] Black has not ruled out a return to Neighbours in the future[3].
Recent projects include Gemma Lee's short film The Wake[4], which premiered in June at the Palm Springs International ShortFest[5], 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".[6]
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.[7]
Personal life
Black completed high school at Beaconhills College as Vice Captain.[8] [9]She began studies in Animal Technology and landed a job as a vet nurse, but later deferred them to pursue acting. [10]
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),[11] Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Scott Major.[12] She previously dated actor Fletcher Humphrys,[13] whom she met when they both appeared in an episode of Last Man Standing in 2005.
Black has two brothers, and owns a retired white horse, Easy, and a dog, Tank[14] Her favourite food is Mexican.[15] She is left-handed.[16] [17]
Charitable work
An avid vegetarian, Black joined an ad campaign for PETA 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." [18] 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,[19] the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the World Society for the Protection of Animals.[20] [21]
Filmography
- Evil Never Dies (2003) - Female student
- The Secret Life of Us (2004) - The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Part 1 - Madelaine
- Last Man Standing (2005) - Episode 1.4 - Chrissie
- Neighbours (2005–2009) - Elle Robinson
- Emergence (2009) - Rachel
- The Wake (2009) - Sophie
- Outsourced (2010- ) - Tonya
References
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/Pippa/Filmography/
- ^ 'Neighbours' exec praises Pippa Black
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a247670/black-would-consider-neighbours-return.html
- ^ Gemma Lee | Director
- ^ The Wake | 2009 ShortFest
- ^ 'Neighbours' stars film music video
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8QPfTPRHY
- ^ http://pippablack.net/education.html
- ^ http://pippablack.info
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/Pippa/Biography/
- ^ http://pippablack.net/personallife.html
- ^ Neighbours: How well do you know your co-star
- ^ What's the deal with Pippa?
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1230990728&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/Gallery/thumbnails.php?album=167
- ^ http://pippablack.net
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/Pippa/QuickFacts/
- ^ TV Star Goes Green for PETA's Ad Campaign
- ^ Celebrity Neighbours unite for Childhood Hero Appeal
- ^ http://www.pippa-black.com/Pippa/Charities/
- ^ http://pippablack.info