Blacklock has appeared in numerous performance roles, both in Australia and the United Kingdom alongside contemporary's such as Jill Perryman and has been referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Stage".
Blacklock was born on 20 January 1932[2] in Sydney, New South Wales to David Blacklock, manager of sports company Slazenger and Lillian Ava Miller[1] After finishing school she decided to become an actress and attended drama school, where she was education at The Conservatoriom of Sydney and The Rathbone Academy of Performing Arts.
Blacklock is a noted comedienne, she also toured England and worked in TV, appearing with luminaries such as Benny Hill and Bernard Bresslaw and also opposite Prunella Scales[5] Blacklock, alway s preferred theatre and although was initially reluctant to go into a TV series, became famous for her three role in the 1970s television soap opera Number 96 of comedy character dizzy Edith "Edie" MacDonald, at the time the series was the highest rated drama locally, and she joined the series in January 1974, alongside Mike Dorsey as her regimented husband Reg McDonald, who referred to her character as "Mother" and her adopted wayward teenage daughter Marilyn, played by Frances Hargreaves, who in turn referred to her as "Mummy" : Edie, was a typical ditzy suburban 1970s housewife who hailed from Blacktown and had a fondness for gin, daytime soap operas and analgesics,[4] the character became such popular and enduring comedy elements, there had been plans for a spin-off series in late 1976 based on the character's "Edie and Reg" called "Mummy and Me", the series was however not picked up by a Network, and she and Dorsey remained in Number 96, until it finished in August 1977, and she indeed spoke the final dialogue in the final episode.
Although the characters of Reg and Edie where enormously popular, much to the disappointment of fans, they never appeared in the feature film version[6] Umbrella Entertainment, released several DVDs of the series, showcasing several of the more iconic storyarc's, in which Blacklock, alongside creator and screenwriter David Sale and co-stars Sheila Kennelly and Elaine Lee recorded a commentary.
She has featured in numerous productions by such playwrights as David Williamson and Dorothy Hewett[1] Prior to the role in Number 96 she had played in theatrical productions of Don's Party and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and when Spike Milligan toured Australia she appeared opposite him in a special televised production and took the title role in Pardon Miss Westcott[7] since the late 1970s, post-Number 96 her career has been exclusively related to theatre, including a tour of stage version of British TV series George and Mildred, she has performed as an actress and theatre company entrepreneur until retiring in 201!.