Pauline Collins
Acting
Born: 1940-09-03 · Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
Died: 2025-11-05
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 Aca
🎬 Movies (20)
The Time of Their Lives
2017
Priscilla
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
Lady Mawgon
Ernestine & Kit
2016
Ernestine
Dough
2015
Joanna
Quartet
2012
Cissy Robson
Albert Nobbs
2011
Margaret Baker
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
Cristal
From Time to Time
2009
Mrs. Tweedle
What We Did on Our Holiday
2006
Lil Taylor
Sparkling Cyanide
2003
Dr. Catherine Kendall
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
Thelma Caldicot
Man and Boy
2002
Betty Silver
Paradise Road
1997
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Flowers of the Forest
1996
Aileen Matthews
My Mother's Courage
1995
Elsa Tabori
City of Joy
1992
Joan Bethel
Shirley Valentine
1989
Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Knockback: 2
1985
Sylvia
Knockback: 1
1985
Sylvia
Long Distance Information
1979
Eileen
📺 TV Shows (20)
Dickensian
2015
Mrs Gamp
Mount Pleasant
2011
Merlin
2008
Alice
Bleak House
2005
Miss Flite
Doctor Who
2005
Queen Victoria
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Thyrza Grey
The Ambassador
1998
Forever Green
1989
The Black Tower
1985
Maggie Hewson
Screen Two
1985
Sylvia Barker
Screen Two
1985
Aileen Matthews
Little Miss
1983
Female Voices
Wogan
1982
Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Eve Peregrine
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Pat Lewis
Thomas & Sarah
1979
No, Honestly
1974
Wodehouse Playhouse
1974
Wodehouse Playhouse
1974
Susan Blake
Armchair 30
1973
Carol