Pauline Collins

Acting

Pauline Collins

Born September 3, 1940Exmouth, Devon, England, UK57 credits

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 the Wikipedia article Pauline Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Last Dragonslayer
2016The Last Dragonslayer
as Lady MawgonMovie
Ernestine & Kit
2016Ernestine & Kit
as ErnestineMovie
Dickensian
2015Dickensian
as Mrs GampTV
Dough
2015Dough
as JoannaMovie
Quartet
2012Quartet
as Cissy RobsonMovie
Albert Nobbs
2011Albert Nobbs
as Margaret BakerMovie
From Time to Time
2009From Time to Time
as Mrs. TweedleMovie
Merlin
2008Merlin
as AliceTV
Bleak House
2005Bleak House
as Miss FliteTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Queen VictoriaTV
Sparkling Cyanide
2003Sparkling Cyanide
as Dr. Catherine KendallMovie
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
as Thelma CaldicotMovie
Man and Boy
2002Man and Boy
as Betty SilverMovie
Paradise Road
1997Paradise Road
as Daisy 'Margaret' DrummondMovie
Flowers of the Forest
1996Flowers of the Forest
as Aileen MatthewsMovie
My Mother's Courage
1995My Mother's Courage
as Elsa TaboriMovie
City of Joy
1992City of Joy
as Joan BethelMovie
Shirley Valentine
1989Shirley Valentine
as Shirley Valentine-BradshawMovie
The Black Tower
1985The Black Tower
as Maggie HewsonTV
Knockback: 2
1985Knockback: 2
as SylviaMovie
Knockback: 1
1985Knockback: 1
as SylviaMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Two
as Sylvia BarkerTV
Little Miss
1983Little Miss
as Female VoicesTV
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpected
as Eve PeregrineTV
L
1967Love Life
as Mary MurtaghMovie
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
as Samantha BriggsMovie
The Corridor People
1966The Corridor People
as Syrie's MaidTV
P
1965Pardon the Expression
as Miss WainwrightTV
The Wednesday Play
1964The Wednesday Play
as Joan PercivalTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625
as ClaraTV
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
as Samantha BriggsTV
The Saint
1962The Saint
as Marie-ThereseTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - Winner / PerformerTV
Byrd and the Bees
Byrd and the Bees
as BeatriceMovie