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Pauline Collins

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Pauline Collins

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 3, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

Biography

Pauline Angela Collins, OBE (3 September 1940 - 5 November 2025) was an English actress of the stage, television, and film. She first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah during the 1970s. She later drew acclaim for playing the title role in the play Shirley Valentine for which she received Laurence Olivier, Tony, and Drama Desk awards. She reprised the role in a 1989 film adaptation, winning a BAFTA and garnering Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pauline Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2017The Time of Their LivesPriscilla
2016Ernestine & KitErnestine
2016The Last DragonslayerLady Mawgon
2015DoughJoanna
2015DickensianMrs Gamp
2012QuartetCissy Robson
2011Albert NobbsMargaret Baker
2011Mount Pleasant
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerCristal
2009From Time to TimeMrs. Tweedle
2008MerlinAlice
2006What We Did on Our HolidayLil Taylor
2005Bleak HouseMiss Flite
2005Doctor WhoQueen Victoria
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleThyrza Grey
2003Sparkling CyanideDr. Catherine Kendall
2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarThelma Caldicot
2002Man and BoyBetty Silver
1998The Ambassador
1997Paradise RoadDaisy 'Margaret' Drummond
1996Flowers of the ForestAileen Matthews
1995My Mother's CourageElsa Tabori
1992City of JoyJoan Bethel
1989Shirley ValentineShirley Valentine-Bradshaw
1989Forever Green
1985Knockback: 1Sylvia
1985Knockback: 2Sylvia
1985Screen TwoSylvia Barker
1985The Black TowerMaggie Hewson
1983Little MissFemale Voices
1982WoganSelf
1979Long Distance InformationEileen
1979Thomas & Sarah
1979Tales of the UnexpectedEve Peregrine
1979Tales of the UnexpectedPat Lewis
1974Wodehouse Playhouse
1974No, Honestly
1974Wodehouse PlayhouseSusan Blake
1972King's Cross Lunch HourThe Girl
1972Crippled BloomRuby
1972Country MattersRuby
1971Upstairs, DownstairsSarah
1969Wink To Me Only
1968Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItJoan Percival
1968B-And-B
1967Love LifeMary Murtagh
1967Doctor Who: The Faceless OnesSamantha Briggs
1966Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1966The Corridor PeopleSyrie's Maid
1966The Three MusketeersKitty
1965BBC Play of the MonthLady Teazle
1965Pardon the ExpressionMiss Wainwright
1965BBC Play of the MonthDawn
1964The Wednesday PlayJoan Percival
1964Theatre 625Clara
1964The Wednesday PlayAngelina
1963Doctor WhoSamantha Briggs
1962The SaintMarie-Therese
1956Armchair TheatreBetty
1956Armchair TheatreMary Murtagh
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner / Performer
-Byrd and the BeesBeatrice