Pauline Quirke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-07-08 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hackney, London, England, UK

Pauline Quirke

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.

Known For

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Skins

    Skins

  • Emmerdale

    Emmerdale

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Broadchurch

    Broadchurch

  • Celebrity Masterchef

    Celebrity Masterchef

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Shine on Harvey Moon

    Shine on Harvey Moon

  • The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength

    The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength

  • The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

    The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • The Return of the Soldier

    The Return of the Soldier

  • Our Boy

    Our Boy

  • North & South

    North & South

  • The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle

    The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Carrie's War

    Carrie's War

  • The Trouble with 2B

    The Trouble with 2B

  • You, Me and the Apocalypse

    You, Me and the Apocalypse

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • Malachi's Cove

    Malachi's Cove

  • The Duchess of Duke Street

    The Duchess of Duke Street

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Girls On Top

    Girls On Top

  • Eleanor

    Eleanor

  • Sunshine in Brixton

    Sunshine in Brixton

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Beasts

    Beasts

  • Junket 89

    Junket 89

  • Q.E.D.

    Q.E.D.

  • Maisie Raine

    Maisie Raine

  • Arthur's Dyke

    Arthur's Dyke

  • As Seen on TV

    As Seen on TV

  • Rockliffe's Babies

    Rockliffe's Babies

  • The Sculptress

    The Sculptress

  • The Good Sex Guide

    The Good Sex Guide

  • Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

    Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

  • Beasts: Special Offer

    Beasts: Special Offer

  • Getting It Right

    Getting It Right

  • Being April

    Being April

  • Last Christmas

    Last Christmas

  • Office Gossip

    Office Gossip

  • Missing

    Missing

  • The Thieving Headmistress

    The Thieving Headmistress

  • Baby Talk

    Baby Talk

  • Distant Voices, Still Lives

    Distant Voices, Still Lives

  • Name for the Day

    Name for the Day

  • Lovely Couple

    Lovely Couple

  • Checkout Girl

    Checkout Girl

  • Pauline's Quirkes

    Pauline's Quirkes

  • You Must Be Joking!

    You Must Be Joking!

  • An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

    An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

  • The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

    The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

  • The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day

    The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day

  • Life After Death

    Life After Death