# Isobel Black

Isobel Anne Gatward BEM (née Black; born 15 December 1942), known professionally as Isobel Black, is a British actress. She is the daughter of the screenwriter Ian Stuart Black.
Isobel Black attended Queen Elizabeth's Girls' Grammar School in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She is possibly best known for her parts in films such as The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), Twins of Evil (1971) (both horror films made by Hammer), The Magnificent Two (1967) with Morecambe and Wise, David Copperfield (1969), and 10 Rillington Place (1971).
She has also made many appearances on television, including Dixon of Dock Green, Elephant Boy, Danger Man, The Plane Makers, The Avengers, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Troubleshooters, The Spies, Mystery and Imagination, Department S, Ace of Wands, The Capone Investment and The Brief.
As Isobel Gatward, she was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2017 New Year Honours for her services to the charitable sector, in particular her work for the Mayflower Theatre Trust in Southampton over the previous 30 years.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1963 | The Kiss of the Vampire | Tania |
| 1967 | The Magnificent Two | Officer Juanita |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place | Alice |
| 1971 | Twins of Evil | Ingrid Hoffer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1959 | The Invisible Man | Colette - Neighbour (uncredited) | Episode: "The White Rabbit" |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Sophia | Episode: "Boy Jack" |
| 1962 | ITV Play of the Week | Marie Louise | Episode: "My Three Angels" |
| 1962 | Emergency Ward 10 | Lucy Marsden | 14 episodes |
| 1963 | Man of the World | Acquilina | Episode: "Jungle Mission" |
| 1963 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | The Passenger | Episode: "Night Express" |
| 1963 | The Plane Makers | Rosalind Perry | Episode: "Any More for the Skylark?" |
| 1963 | First Night | Nadia | Episode: "It's All Lovely" |
| 1964 | Crane | Zuida | Episode: "The Secret Assassin" |
| 1964 | Witch Wood | Katrine Yester | Episode: "The Call" Episode: "The Wood at Beltane" Episode: "White Magic" Episode: "The Reckoning" |
| 1964 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Eugenie Danglars | Episode: "Unlimited Credit" Episode: "Evidence of a Crime" Episode: "News from Janina" Episode: "Dishonour" |
| 1965 | Dixon of Dock Green | Ann Denby | Episode: "The Avenger" |
| 1965 | Story Parade | Mary Coppard | Episode: "The Campaign" |
| 1965 | The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau | Cesarine Birotteau | Episode: "Chevalier of the Legion of Honour" Episode: "Plans for Vengeance" Episode: "Land Near the Madeleine" Episode: "Give Us This Day" |
| 1965 | R3 | Diana | Episode: "The Big Balloon" |
| 1965 | The Avengers | Clare Prendergast | Episode: "Silent Dust" |
| 1966 | The Spies | Melina | Episode: "The Trouble with Aristotle" |
| 1966 | Danger Man | Maruja | Episode: "The Man with the Foot" |
| 1966 | The Likely Lads | Ursula | Episode: "Brief Encounter" |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives! | Samantha | Episode: "The Doomsday Plan" |
| 1966 | The Scales of Justice | Bridget | Episode: "The Haunted Man" |
| 1966 | Vendetta | Leila | Episode: "The Kneeling Man" |
| 1965-1967 | No Hiding Place | Ann Bond Pauline Digby | Episode: "Wolves Get Eaten, Too" Episode: "A Girl Like You" |
| 1967 | This Way for Murder | Sandra | 6 episodes |
| 1968 | NBC Experiment in Television | Ann | Episode: "Four Days to Omaha" |
| 1968 | Jackanory | Storyteller | Episode: "Spirit of the Mustard Pot" Episode: "Queen of the Desert" Episode: "Explorer in a Poke Bonnet" Episode: "An Unusual Governess" Episode: "The Aeroplane Girl" |
| 1967-1968 | The Troubleshooters | Eileen O'Rourke | Episode: "We're Not One of Us Perfect" Episode: "Where the Carpet Ends" Episode: "A Nice White Girl - Is She for Sale?" Episode: "Mr. Know-How" Episode: "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down" Episode: "Thanks for Nothing" Episode: "Rest Your Merry" Episode: "The Deeper You Dig" Episode: "Kitchener Knew It Well" Episode: "Just a Bunch of Arabs in Kilts" Episode: "A Girl to Warm Your Feet On" Episode: "Give Me the Simple Life" Episode: "The Slight Problem with the Press" Episode: "The Day the Sea Caught Fire" Episode: "The Wrecking of the Sierra Nevada" Episode: "The Minister of the Crown... and the Very Compromising Photograph" |
| 1968 | The Revenue Men | Stella Bruce | Episode: "Little Rich Girl" |
| 1968 | Detective | Olivia Revell | Episode: "The High Adventure" |
| 1965-1968 | The Wednesday Play | Victory Friedel Westermann Annabel Tranter-Percy The Girl | Episode: "The Girl Who Loves Robots" Episode: "Calf Love" Episode: "A Brilliant Future Behind Him" Episode: "The Lower Largo Sequence" |
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse | Rachel Bell | Episode: "The Tycoon" |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Paula | Episode: "Steve" |
| 1969 | Department S | Maria | Episode: "The Soup of the Day" |
| 1970 | David Copperfield | Clara Copperfield | Television film |
| 1970 | Mystery and Imagination | Margaret Trelawny | Episode: "Curse of the Mummy" |
| 1970 | Redgauntlet | Greenmantle | Episode: "Warning from a Lady" Episode: "Race Against the Tide" Episode: "Held Prisoner" Episode: "The Trial" Episode: "The Storm" Episode: "The Rebels" Episode: "Death of a Traitor" |
| 1970 | Crime of Passion | Marthe Victor | Episode: "Pierre" |
| 1970 | Armchair Theatre | Margaret Agnes | Episode: "A Young Man in Trouble" Episode: "The Company Man" |
| 1971 | The Misfit | Agnes | Episode: "On Europe and Foreigners and Things" |
| 1971 | Ace of Wands | Thalia | Episode: "Nightmare Gas: Part 2" Episode: "Nightmare Gas: Part 2" Episode: "Nightmare Gas: Part3" |
| 1973 | Elephant | Kay Stevens | Episode: "Big Fish" Episode: "Double Dealer" |
| 1974 | Castaway | Cathy Dunbar | Episode: "The Island" Episode: "The Rest of the Journey" Episode: "The Man from the Sea" Episode: "A Handful of Gold" Episode: "The Other Side of the Island" Episode: "The Savage" Episode: The Rebels" Episode: "The Stone Men" Episode: "Sail Ho" Episode: "Another Paradise" Episode: "Babes in the Wood" Episode: "Dry Land" Episode: "Esmeralda Log" |
| 1974 | The Capone Investment | Fran | Episode: "A Murder Missing" Episode: "The Grass is Greener" Episode: "The Citizen from Chicago" Episode: "Money in the Bank" Episode: "One Killer Makes Two" Episode: "Final Innings" |
| 1980 | The White Bird Passes | Liza | Television film |
| 1983 | Boswell for the Defence | Janet Reid | Television film |
| 1984 | The Brief | Samantha Hellier | Episode: "People" Episode:"Long Glyn" Episode: "Look at Me" Episode: "Can Kill, No One to Kill" Episode: "Nickels and Dimes" Episode: "Ghost" Episode: "No Questions" Episode: "Terry" Episode: "And Then Where Do You Go?" Episode: "Landscape" Episode: "Keys" Episode: "On the Edge" Episode: "Airstrip One" |
| 1984 | Scotland's Story | Narrator | Episode: "North Britons?" Episode: "Mary and an End to the French Connection" Episode: "Disaster at Darien" Episode: "Act of Union" Episode: "The '45 and the Aftermath" Episode: "The Improvers" Episode: "The Clearances" Episode: "The Age of Victoria" Episode: "A Generation Lost" Episode: "Lean Years" Episode: "Yet Still the Blood Is Strong" |
| 1990 | The Castle of Adventure | Aunt Jane | 8 episodes |
| 1990 | Tygo Road | Kate | 5 episodes |