Pauline Quirke

Acting

Pauline Quirke

Born July 8, 1959Hackney, London, England, UK68 credits

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

Parkinson at 50
10.0

Parkinson at 50

Movie

2021

You, Me and the Apocalypse
6.8

You, Me and the Apocalypse

TV

2015

Broadchurch
7.9

Broadchurch

TV

2013

As Seen on TV

TV

2009

Missing
1.5

Missing

TV

2009

3.7

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV

2007

Filmography

Parkinson at 50
2021Parkinson at 50as Self (archive footage)Movie
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015You, Me and the Apocalypseas PaulaTV
Broadchurch
2013Broadchurchas Susan WrightTV
A
2009As Seen on TVTV
Missing
2009MissingTV
T
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
Skins
2007Skinsas DS BluntTV
Celebrity Masterchef
2006Celebrity MasterchefTV
The Thieving Headmistress
2006The Thieving Headmistressas Colleen McCabeMovie
North & South
2004North & Southas DixonTV
Carrie's War
2004Carrie's WarMovie
Being April
2002Being Aprilas AprilTV
Arthur's Dyke
2001Arthur's Dykeas JanetMovie
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mindas Jane SaundersTV
O
2001Office GossipTV
D
2000Down to Earthas Faith AddisTV
R
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
C
2000Checkout Girlas LyndaMovie
David Copperfield
1999David Copperfieldas PeggottyTV
Last Christmas
1999Last Christmasas GwenMovie
Maisie Raine
1998Maisie Raineas D.I. Maisie RaineTV
Our Boy
1998Our Boyas SoniaMovie
The Canterville Ghost
1997The Canterville Ghostas Madame MurielleMovie
The Sculptress
1996The Sculptressas Olive MartinTV
Soccer AM
1995Soccer AMas SelfTV
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994Ready, Steady, Cookas Self - GuestTV
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994An Audience with Bob MonkhouseMovie
T
1993The Good Sex Guideas SelfTV
Birds of a Feather
1989Birds of a Featheras Sharon TheodopolopodosTV
Getting It Right
1989Getting It Rightas Muriel SuttonMovie
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988Distant Voices, Still Livesas DoreenMovie
Little Dorrit
1987Little Dorritas MaggyMovie
Going Live!
1987Going Live!as SelfTV
Hardwicke House
1987Hardwicke Houseas GladysTV
Rockliffe's Babies
1987Rockliffe's Babiesas Lorraine MorelliTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Mary TaylorTV
Girls On Top
1985Girls On Topas CleanerTV
The Return of the Soldier
1983The Return of the Soldieras Girl Searching in HospitalMovie
Q.E.D.
1982Q.E.D.TV
Life After Death
1982Life After Deathas Checkout GirlMovie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moonas VeronicaTV
Baby Talk
1981Baby Talkas TessaMovie
Name for the Day
1980Name for the Dayas AnnMovie
The Elephant Man
1980The Elephant Manas 2nd WhoreMovie
Lovely Couple
1979Lovely Coupleas Carole RichardsTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
P
1976Pauline's QuirkesTV
Beasts: Special Offer
1976Beasts: Special Offeras Noreen BealeMovie
Beasts
1976Beastsas Noreen BealeTV
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976The Duchess of Duke Streetas PearlTV
Sunshine in Brixton
1976Sunshine in Brixtonas MarilynMovie
Plays for Britain
1976Plays for Britainas MarilynTV
J
1975Jenny Can't Work Any Fasteras JennyMovie
Shadows
1975Shadowsas DawnTV
Angels
1975AngelsTV
Y
1975You Must Be Joking!TV
Eleanor
1974Eleanoras EleanorMovie
Malachi's Cove
1973Malachi's Coveas Girl in StoreMovie
Emmerdale
1972EmmerdaleTV
T
1972The Trouble with 2BMovie
T
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of StrengthMovie
T
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years YoungerMovie
T
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' DayMovie
T
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Daysas MollyMovie
T
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard JungleMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas EleanorTV
Junket 89
1970Junket 89Movie
Softly, Softly
1966Softly, SoftlyTV