Pauline Collins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-09-03

Day of death

2025-12-05 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

Pauline Collins

Biography

Pauline Angela Collins, OBE (born 3 September 1940) is 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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Upstairs, Downstairs

    Upstairs, Downstairs

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

    Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Ernestine & Kit

    Ernestine & Kit

  • Knockback: 2

    Knockback: 2

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Knockback: 1

    Knockback: 1

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • Albert Nobbs

    Albert Nobbs

  • Mount Pleasant

    Mount Pleasant

  • City of Joy

    City of Joy

  • Paradise Road

    Paradise Road

  • Sparkling Cyanide

    Sparkling Cyanide

  • Dough

    Dough

  • Shirley Valentine

    Shirley Valentine

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

    Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • What We Did on Our Holiday

    What We Did on Our Holiday

  • The Time of Their Lives

    The Time of Their Lives

  • From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Byrd and the Bees

    Byrd and the Bees

  • Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

  • Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

    Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

  • Flowers of the Forest

    Flowers of the Forest

  • Forever Green

    Forever Green

  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

  • The Ambassador

    The Ambassador

  • Pardon the Expression

    Pardon the Expression

  • The Last Dragonslayer

    The Last Dragonslayer

  • No, Honestly

    No, Honestly

  • The Corridor People

    The Corridor People

  • Thomas & Sarah

    Thomas & Sarah

  • Wodehouse Playhouse

    Wodehouse Playhouse

  • Wodehouse Playhouse

    Wodehouse Playhouse

  • Mr. Men & Little Miss

    Mr. Men & Little Miss

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • B-And-B

    B-And-B

  • My Mother's Courage

    My Mother's Courage

  • Secrets of a Windmill Girl

    Secrets of a Windmill Girl

  • Wink To Me Only

    Wink To Me Only

  • Love Life

    Love Life

  • King's Cross Lunch Hour

    King's Cross Lunch Hour