Pauline Collins
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-09-03 in 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 under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Queen Victoria
Doctor Who
as Samantha Briggs
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Thyrza Grey
Merlin
as Alice
The Saint
as Marie-Therese
Wogan
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
as Lady Teazle
BBC Play of the Month
as Dawn
Tales of the Unexpected
as Eve Peregrine
Tales of the Unexpected
as Pat Lewis
Theatre 625
as Clara
The Wednesday Play
as Joan Percival
The Wednesday Play
as Angelina
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Sarah
Screen Two
as Sylvia Barker
Bleak House
as Miss Flite
Mount Pleasant
Pardon the Expression
as Miss Wainwright
City of Joy
as Joan Bethel
Dickensian
as Mrs Gamp