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'''Bethany Black''' appeared as [[474]] in the story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''.
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|birth date    = [[24 December (people)|24 December]] [[1978 (people)|1978]]
|role          = [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|story          = ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''
|time          = 2015
|non dwu        =
|imdb          = 3218721
|official site  = www.bethanyblack.co.uk/
|twitter        = beffernieblack
|youtube        =
|clip          = Q&A With Bethany Black - Doctor Who The Fan Show
|clip2          = LGBTQ In The Worlds Of Doctor Who - Doctor Who The Fan Show
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'''Bethany Black''' (born [[24 December (people)|24 December]] [[1978 (people)|1978]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=BethanyBlack Doctor Who Guide]</ref>)
played [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''.


She is a comedian and has previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''Cucumber ''and ''Banana''.
She shared her memories of the story on [[THWR 250|the 250th]] and [[THWR 251|251st editions]] of Big Finish's charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''.


She is notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html</ref>
== Career ==
She was a comedian and had previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}'' and ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Banana}}'', the former of which also starred [[Cyril Nri]].


==Footnotes ==
== Personal life ==
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She was notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html|title=Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black|author=Wyatt, Daisy|date of source=6 August 2015|website name=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> Outside of the [[DWU]], Black was also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in ''Banana''.
 
She is also autistic. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'')
 
== External links ==
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{{twitter|beffernieblack}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 20:43, 27 March 2024

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You may be looking for Bethany Blake.

Bethany Black (born 24 December 1978[1]) played 474 in the Doctor Who television story Sleep No More.

She shared her memories of the story on the 250th and 251st editions of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.

Career

She was a comedian and had previously appeared in Russell T Davies' series Cucumber and Banana, the former of which also starred Cyril Nri.

Personal life

She was notable for being the first openly transgender actor to appear in Doctor Who.[2] Outside of the DWU, Black was also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in Banana.

She is also autistic. (DCOM: Toby Hadoke's Who's Round)

External links

Footnotes

  1. Doctor Who Guide
  2. Wyatt, Daisy (6 August 2015). Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black. The Independent. Retrieved on 10 October 2018.