
Pauline Quirke
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-07-08 in 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.
Most Known For

Skins
as DS Blunt

Casualty
as Mary Taylor

Casualty
as Jackie Rogers

Play for Today
as Eleanor

Play for Today
as Ann

Play for Today
as Tessa

Emmerdale

Broadchurch
as Susan Wright

Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Guest

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self

Soccer AM
as Self

Going Live!
as Self

Celebrity Masterchef

Birds of a Feather
as Sharon Theodopolopodos

An Audience with...
as Self

Softly, Softly

Murder in Mind
as Jane Saunders

Angels

The Elephant Man
as 2nd Whore

North & South
as Dixon