Acting
Pauline Collins
EN, DE cinema · 27 credits
Born
3 September 1940
Died
5 November 2025 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
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
Filmography
Byrd and the Bees
as Beatrice
The Time of Their Lives
as Priscilla
Ernestine & Kit
as Ernestine
The Last Dragonslayer
as Lady Mawgon
Dough
as Joanna
Quartet
as Cissy Robson
Albert Nobbs
as Margaret Baker
From Time to Time
as Mrs. Tweedle
Sparkling Cyanide
as Dr. Catherine Kendall
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
as Thelma Caldicot
Man and Boy
as Betty Silver
Paradise Road
as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Flowers of the Forest
as Aileen Matthews
My Mother's Courage
as Elsa Tabori
City of Joy
as Joan Bethel
Shirley Valentine
as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Knockback: 1
as Sylvia
Knockback: 2
as Sylvia
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
as Joan Percival
Love Life
1967
Love Life
as Mary Murtagh
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
as Samantha Briggs
