Denise Black (born 16 March 1958 in Emsworth, Hampshire) is an English actress, best known for playing Denise Osbourne in the ITV1 soap Coronation Street and Hazel Tyler in Channel 4's Queer As Folk in 1999 and 2000 and Cucumber in 2015, both written by Russell T Davies. She also played Joanie Wright in Emmerdale from June 2013 until November 2013, and again from June 2015. She also played Gloria in Benidorm.

Biography

Black lives in Brighton with vocal coach husband Paul Sand, whom she met while with the Actor's Touring Company and again in La Pasionaria with their children and sings with a band, "The Loose Screw", which also consists of Michael Gregory (drums), Ben Grove (guitar), Hedi Pinkerfeld (bass) and Graeme Taylor (lead guitar). They gave a series of cabaret shows in November 2009.