Pauline Quirke
Acting
Born: 1959-07-08 · Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
Pauline Perpetua Quirke is a retired English television and film actress, best known for her role as Sharon in the long-running BBC comedy series "Birds of a Feather". In 2025, Quirke's husband announced that she would be retiring from all professional and commercial duties due to a diagnosis of dementia which she had received in 2021.
🎬 Movies (20)
Parkinson at 50
2021
Self (archive footage)
The Thieving Headmistress
2006
Colleen McCabe
Carrie's War
2004
Arthur's Dyke
2001
Janet
Checkout Girl
2000
Lynda
Last Christmas
1999
Gwen
Our Boy
1998
Sonia
The Canterville Ghost
1997
Madame Murielle
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
Getting It Right
1989
Muriel Sutton
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
Doreen
Little Dorrit
1987
Maggy
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Girl Searching in Hospital
Life After Death
1982
Checkout Girl
Baby Talk
1981
Tessa
Name for the Day
1980
Ann
The Elephant Man
1980
2nd Whore
Beasts: Special Offer
1976
Noreen Beale
Sunshine in Brixton
1976
Marilyn
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
1975
Jenny
📺 TV Shows (20)
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
Paula
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
Self - Contestant
Broadchurch
2013
Susan Wright
As Seen on TV
2009
Missing
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
Self
Skins
2007
DS Blunt
Celebrity Masterchef
2006
North & South
2004
Dixon
Being April
2002
April
Murder in Mind
2001
Jane Saunders
Office Gossip
2001
Down to Earth
2000
Faith Addis
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
David Copperfield
1999
Peggotty
Maisie Raine
1998
D.I. Maisie Raine
The Sculptress
1996
Olive Martin
Soccer AM
1995
Self
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
Self - Guest
The Good Sex Guide
1993
Self