Portrait of Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Acting

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.

Born: September 3, 1940

Place of Birth: Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

Filmography

2017
2016
The Last Dragonslayer

as Lady Mawgon

2016
Ernestine & Kit

as Ernestine

2015
Dickensian

as Mrs Gamp

2015
Dough

as Joanna

2012
Quartet

as Cissy Robson

2011
Albert Nobbs

as Margaret Baker

2009
From Time to Time

as Mrs. Tweedle

2008
Merlin

as Alice

2005
Bleak House

as Miss Flite

2005
Doctor Who

as Queen Victoria

2004
2003
Sparkling Cyanide

as Dr. Catherine Kendall

2003
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

as Thelma Caldicot

2002
Man and Boy

as Betty Silver

1997
Paradise Road

as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

1996
Flowers of the Forest

as Aileen Matthews

1995
My Mother's Courage

as Elsa Tabori

1992
City of Joy

as Joan Bethel

1989
Shirley Valentine

as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

1985
Knockback: 2

as Sylvia

1985
Knockback: 1

as Sylvia

1985
Screen Two

as Sylvia Barker

1982
Wogan

as Self

1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Eve Peregrine

1979
1974
Wodehouse Playhouse

as Susan Blake

1967
1966
The Corridor People

as Syrie's Maid

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Lady Teazle

1965
Pardon the Expression

as Miss Wainwright

1964
The Wednesday Play

as Joan Percival

1964
Theatre 625

as Clara

1963
Doctor Who

as Samantha Briggs

1962
The Saint

as Marie-Therese

1956
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner/Performer

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