Pauline Collins

7 titles·Since 1989

September 3, 1940 · Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

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.

Frequently works with

Glenn Close

2 titles together

Maggie Smith

2 titles together

Filmography (7)

Dough

2015 · Joanna

Quartet

2012 · Cissy Robson

Albert Nobbs

2011 · Margaret Baker

From Time to Time

2009 · Mrs. Tweedle

Paradise Road

1997 · Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

City of Joy

1992 · Joan Bethel

Shirley Valentine

1989 · Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

September 3, 1940 · Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

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.