Pauline Collins
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-03
- Died
- 2025-11-05
- Place of birth
- Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (31)
Doctor Who
2005
as Queen Victoria
Doctor Who
1963
as Samantha Briggs
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Saint
1962
as Marie-Therese
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Thyrza Grey
Merlin
2008
as Alice
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lady Teazle / Dawn
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Eve Peregrine / Pat Lewis
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Joan Percival / Angelina
Screen Two
1985
as Sylvia Barker / Aileen Matthews
Theatre 625
1964
as Clara
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Sarah
Mount Pleasant
2011
Bleak House
2005
as Miss Flite
Dickensian
2015
as Mrs Gamp
Country Matters
1972
as Ruby
The Three Musketeers
1966
as Kitty
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Betty / Mary Murtagh
The Ambassador
1998
Forever Green
1989
Wodehouse Playhouse
1974
as Susan Blake
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Miss Wainwright
Thomas & Sarah
1979
The Corridor People
1966
as Syrie's Maid
No, Honestly
1974
The Black Tower
1985
as Maggie Hewson
Armchair 30
1973
as Carol
B-And-B
1968
Little Miss
1983
as Female Voices
Wink To Me Only
1969
Movies (27)
Quartet
2012
as Cissy Robson
Albert Nobbs
2011
as Margaret Baker
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Cristal
Paradise Road
1997
as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Lady Mawgon
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
City of Joy
1992
as Joan Bethel
Sparkling Cyanide
2003
as Dr. Catherine Kendall
From Time to Time
2009
as Mrs. Tweedle
Dough
2015
as Joanna
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Thelma Caldicot
The Time of Their Lives
2017
as Priscilla
Man and Boy
2002
as Betty Silver
Knockback: 1
1985
as Sylvia
Flowers of the Forest
1996
as Aileen Matthews
Ernestine & Kit
2016
as Ernestine
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as Samantha Briggs
My Mother's Courage
1995
as Elsa Tabori
Long Distance Information
1979
as Eileen
What We Did on Our Holiday
2006
as Lil Taylor
Byrd and the Bees
as Beatrice
Love Life
1967
as Mary Murtagh
Knockback: 2
1985
as Sylvia
King's Cross Lunch Hour
1972
as The Girl
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as Joan Percival
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1966
Crippled Bloom
1972
as Ruby
About Pauline Collins
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 th… With 58 credits spanning from 1956 to 2017, Pauline Collins has appeared in 27 films and 31 TV shows.
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- Quartet (2012) — as Cissy Robson
- Albert Nobbs (2011) — as Margaret Baker
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) — as Cristal
- Paradise Road (1997) — as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
- The Last Dragonslayer (2016) — as Lady Mawgon
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