Photo: Miles Gehm from San Jose, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me most about Pauline Black is her sheer staying power. Fronting the Selecter during the late-1970s 2 Tone movement, she stood at the center of one of Britain's most racially charged and creatively explosive musical moments, and she did it as a woman of mixed heritage holding her own. More than four decades on, she has reinvented herself as a stage and screen actor and a television presenter, and that 2022 OBE feels like overdue recognition. I admire artists who refuse to be defined by a single era, and Black is exactly that kind of restless, principled survivor.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pauline Black
- Name (Japanese)
- ポーリーン・ブラック
- Reading
- ぽーりーん・ぶらっく
- Born
- October 23, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television presenter / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Coventry University
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Pauline Black born?
Born October 23, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Pauline Black from?
Pauline Black is from London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom.
What does Pauline Black do?
Pauline Black works as stage actor, film actor, television presenter, singer.
How tall is Pauline Black?
Pauline Black is 168 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.