Pauline Collins

Actor

Born September 3, 1940 in Exmouth, Devon, England, UK. Died November 5, 2025.

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.

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Acting

The Time of Their Lives
Film, 2017
as Priscilla
The Last Dragonslayer
Film, 2016
as Lady Mawgon
Ernestine & Kit
Film, 2016
as Ernestine
Dickensian
TV series, 2015
as Mrs Gamp
Dough
Film, 2015
as Joanna
Quartet
Film, 2012
as Cissy Robson
Albert Nobbs
Film, 2011
as Margaret Baker
Mount Pleasant
TV series, 2011
26 episodes
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Film, 2010
as Cristal
From Time to Time
Film, 2009
as Mrs. Tweedle
Merlin
TV series, 2008
as Alice
What We Did on Our Holiday
Film, 2006
as Lil Taylor
Bleak House
TV series, 2005
as Miss Flite
Doctor Who
TV series, 2005
as Queen Victoria
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV series, 2004
as Thyrza Grey
Sparkling Cyanide
Film, 2003
as Dr. Catherine Kendall
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Film, 2002
as Thelma Caldicot
Man and Boy
Film, 2002
as Betty Silver
Little Grey Rabbit
TV series, 2000
26 episodes
The Ambassador
TV series, 1998
12 episodes
Paradise Road
Film, 1997
as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Flowers of the Forest
Film, 1996
as Aileen Matthews
My Mother's Courage
Film, 1995
as Elsa Tabori
City of Joy
Film, 1992
as Joan Bethel
Shirley Valentine
Film, 1989
as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Forever Green
TV series, 1989
18 episodes
The Black Tower
TV series, 1985
as Maggie Hewson
Knockback: 2
Film, 1985
as Sylvia
Knockback: 1
Film, 1985
as Sylvia
Screen Two
TV series, 1985
as Sylvia Barker