
Pauline Collins
Born
1940-09-03
Place of birth
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 Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pauline Collins, licensed unde...
Known for

Doctor Who
Queen Victoria

Merlin
Alice

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Cristal

Doctor Who
Samantha Briggs

Albert Nobbs
Margaret Baker

Quartet
Cissy Robson

City of Joy
Joan Bethel

Agatha Christie's Marple
Thyrza Grey

The Saint
Marie-Therese

From Time to Time
Mrs. Tweedle

Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

Paradise Road
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

Dough
Joanna

Bleak House
Miss Flite

The Last Dragonslayer
Lady Mawgon