Pauline Collins
Acting
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
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movieThe Time of Their Lives
2017
Priscilla
movieThe Last Dragonslayer
2016
Lady Mawgon
movieErnestine & Kit
2016
Ernestine
tvDickensian
2015
Mrs Gamp
movieDough
2015
Joanna
movieQuartet
2012
Cissy Robson
movieAlbert Nobbs
2011
Margaret Baker
movieFrom Time to Time
2009
Mrs. Tweedle
tvMerlin
2008
Alice
tvBleak House
2005
Miss Flite
tvDoctor Who
2005
Queen Victoria
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
Thyrza Grey
movieSparkling Cyanide
2003
Dr. Catherine Kendall
movieMrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
Thelma Caldicot
movieMan and Boy
2002
Betty Silver
movieParadise Road
1997
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
movieFlowers of the Forest
1996
Aileen Matthews
movieMy Mother's Courage
1995
Elsa Tabori
movieCity of Joy
1992
Joan Bethel
movieShirley Valentine
1989
Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
tvThe Black Tower
1985
Maggie Hewson
movieKnockback: 2
1985
Sylvia
movieKnockback: 1
1985
Sylvia
tvScreen Two
1985
Sylvia Barker / Aileen Matthews
tvLittle Miss
1983
Female Voices
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Eve Peregrine / Pat Lewis
tvWodehouse Playhouse
1974
Susan Blake
movieMrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
Joan Percival
Love Life
1967
Mary Murtagh
Trapped
1967
Jacky
movieDoctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
Samantha Briggs
tvThe Corridor People
1966
Syrie's Maid
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Lady Teazle / Dawn
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The Girl
Pardon the Expression
1965
Miss Wainwright
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Joan Percival / Angelina
tvTheatre 625
1964
Clara
tvDoctor Who
1963
Samantha Briggs
tvThe Saint
1962
Marie-Therese
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Betty / Mary Murtagh
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Winner / Performer
movieByrd and the Bees
Beatrice