Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Acting

Born:
1940-09-03
Died:
2025-11-05
Place of birth:
Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

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 under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

5.02017Priscilla
Movie
The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer

5.92016Lady Mawgon
Movie
Ernestine & Kit

Ernestine & Kit

2016Ernestine
Movie
Dickensian

Dickensian

7.42015Mrs Gamp
TV
Dough

Dough

5.82015Joanna
Movie
Quartet

Quartet

6.52012Cissy Robson
Movie
Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

6.32011Margaret Baker
Movie
Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant

6.12011
TV
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

5.92010Cristal
Movie
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

6.32009Mrs. Tweedle
Movie
Merlin

Merlin

7.82008Alice
TV
What We Did on Our Holiday

What We Did on Our Holiday

2006Lil Taylor
Movie
Bleak House

Bleak House

8.02005Miss Flite
TV
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.62005Queen Victoria
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.92004Thyrza Grey
TV
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

5.02003Dr. Catherine Kendall
Movie
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

7.52002Thelma Caldicot
Movie
Man and Boy

Man and Boy

5.42002Betty Silver
Movie
Little Grey Rabbit

Little Grey Rabbit

2000
TV
The Ambassador

The Ambassador

6.51998
TV
Paradise Road

Paradise Road

6.31997Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Movie
Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

7.01996Aileen Matthews
Movie
My Mother's Courage

My Mother's Courage

5.71995Elsa Tabori
Movie
City of Joy

City of Joy

6.61992Joan Bethel
Movie
Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

6.41989Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Movie
Forever Green

Forever Green

6.71989
TV
The Black Tower

The Black Tower

7.21985Maggie Hewson
TV
Knockback: 2

Knockback: 2

9.01985Sylvia
Movie
Knockback: 1

Knockback: 1

7.51985Sylvia
Movie
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.11985Aileen Matthews
TV
Little Miss

Little Miss

1983Female Voices
TV
Wogan

Wogan

5.61982Self
TV
Long Distance Information

Long Distance Information

10.01979Eileen
Movie
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.81979Pat Lewis
TV
Thomas & Sarah

Thomas & Sarah

6.01979Sarah Moffat
TV
No, Honestly

No, Honestly

6.21974Clara Danby (née Burrell)
TV
Wodehouse Playhouse

Wodehouse Playhouse

7.01974Susan Blake
TV
Armchair 30

Armchair 30

1973Carol
TV
Crippled Bloom

Crippled Bloom

1972Ruby
Movie
Country Matters

Country Matters

4.61972Ruby
TV
King's Cross Lunch Hour

King's Cross Lunch Hour

7.01972The Girl
Movie
Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

7.61971Sarah
TV
Wink To Me Only

Wink To Me Only

1969
TV
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

10.01968Joan Percival
Movie
B and B

B and B

9.01968Chantal
TV
Love Life

Love Life

1967Mary Murtagh
Movie
Trapped

Trapped

1967Jacky
TV
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

7.91967Samantha Briggs
Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

6.01966Kitty
TV
The Corridor People

The Corridor People

5.01966Syrie's Maid
TV
Secrets of a Windmill Girl

Secrets of a Windmill Girl

3.61966
Movie
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.21965Dawn
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.21965The Girl
TV
Blackmail

Blackmail

7.01965Frieda Straker
TV
Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

7.01965Miss Wainwright
TV
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.21964Angelina
TV
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.21964Clara
TV
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.91963Samantha Briggs
TV
The Saint

The Saint

7.41962Marie-Therese
TV
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

6.01956Mary Murtagh
TV