Leanne Black
| Leanne Black | |||||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jennifer Ludlam | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2010–2011, 2014–2024 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 27 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 14 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Steven Zanoski (2010, 2011) Simon Bennett (2014) Oliver Driver (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Leanne Black (previously Miller) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Jennifer Ludlam. Leanne debuted as the mother of established character Nicole Miller (Sally Martin) in a guest role in 2010, before reprising the role in more central positions in both 2011 and 2014. Leanne would leave to travel the world in 2023 before returning in another guest role to kill the character off in 2024.