Pauline Collins

Person

Pauline Collins

Born 3 September 1940 Died 5 November 2025, aged 85 Exmouth, Devon, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
15age in their first credit on record (1956)
61years on screen and counting
5credits in 1985, their busiest year
63dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Byrd and the Bees poster

Byrd and the Bees

as Beatrice
The Time of Their Lives poster Age: 76

The Time of Their Lives

2017
as Priscilla
The Last Dragonslayer poster Age: 76

The Last Dragonslayer

2016
as Lady Mawgon
Ernestine & Kit poster Age: 75

Ernestine & Kit

2016
as Ernestine
Dough poster Age: 74

Dough

2015
as Joanna
Quartet poster Age: 72

Quartet

2012
as Cissy Robson
Albert Nobbs poster Age: 71

Albert Nobbs

2011
as Margaret Baker
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster Age: 70

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010
as Cristal
From Time to Time poster Age: 69

From Time to Time

2009
as Mrs. Tweedle
No poster
Age: 66

What We Did on Our Holiday

2006
as Lil Taylor
Sparkling Cyanide poster Age: 63

Sparkling Cyanide

2003
as Dr. Catherine Kendall
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War poster Age: 62

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

2003
as Thelma Caldicot
Man and Boy poster Age: 61

Man and Boy

2002
as Betty Silver
Paradise Road poster Age: 56

Paradise Road

1997
as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Flowers of the Forest poster Age: 56

Flowers of the Forest

1996
as Aileen Matthews
My Mother's Courage poster Age: 55

My Mother's Courage

1995
as Elsa Tabori
City of Joy poster Age: 51

City of Joy

1992
as Joan Bethel
Shirley Valentine poster Age: 48

Shirley Valentine

1989
as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Knockback: 2 poster Age: 44

Knockback: 2

1985
as Sylvia
Knockback: 1 poster Age: 44

Knockback: 1

1985
as Sylvia
Long Distance Information poster Age: 39

Long Distance Information

1979
as Eileen
No poster
Age: 32

Crippled Bloom

1972
as Ruby
No poster
Age: 31

King's Cross Lunch Hour

1972
as The Girl
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It poster Age: 27

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968
as Joan Percival
No poster
Age: 26

Love Life

1967
as Mary Murtagh
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones poster Age: 26

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

1967
as Samantha Briggs
Secrets of a Windmill Girl poster Age: 25

Secrets of a Windmill Girl

1966
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TV credits

Newest first
Dickensian poster Age: 75

Dickensian

2015
as Mrs Gamp
Mount Pleasant poster Age: 70

Mount Pleasant

2011
Merlin poster Age: 68

Merlin

2008
as Alice
Bleak House poster Age: 65

Bleak House

2005
as Miss Flite
Doctor Who poster Age: 64

Doctor Who

2005
as Queen Victoria
Agatha Christie's Marple poster Age: 64

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
as Thyrza Grey
The Ambassador poster Age: 57

The Ambassador

1998
Forever Green poster Age: 48

Forever Green

1989
The Black Tower poster Age: 45

The Black Tower

1985
as Maggie Hewson
Screen Two poster Age: 44

Screen Two

1985
as Sylvia Barker
Screen Two poster Age: 44

Screen Two

1985
as Aileen Matthews
Little Miss poster Age: 42

Little Miss

1983
as Female Voices
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 38

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Eve Peregrine
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 38

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Pat Lewis
Thomas & Sarah poster Age: 38

Thomas & Sarah

1979
No, Honestly poster Age: 34

No, Honestly

1974
Wodehouse Playhouse poster Age: 33

Wodehouse Playhouse

1974
as Susan Blake
Wodehouse Playhouse poster Age: 33

Wodehouse Playhouse

1974
No poster
Age: 32

Armchair 30

1973
as Carol
Country Matters poster Age: 31

Country Matters

1972
as Ruby
Upstairs, Downstairs poster Age: 31

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971
as Sarah
No poster
Age: 28

Wink To Me Only

1969
No poster
Age: 27

B-And-B

1968
No poster
Age: 26

Trapped

1967
as Jacky
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 26

The Three Musketeers

1966
as Kitty
The Corridor People poster Age: 25

The Corridor People

1966
as Syrie's Maid
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 25

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Lady Teazle
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 25

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Dawn
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 25

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as The Girl
No poster
Age: 24

Pardon the Expression

1965
as Miss Wainwright
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 24

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Joan Percival
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 24

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Angelina
Theatre 625 poster Age: 23

Theatre 625

1964
as Clara
Doctor Who poster Age: 23

Doctor Who

1963
as Samantha Briggs
The Saint poster Age: 22

The Saint

1962
as Marie-Therese
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 15

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Betty
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 15

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Mary Murtagh
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