Pauline Collins

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

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Quartet

2012 ⭐ 6.5

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Albert Nobbs

2011 ⭐ 6.3

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From Time to Time

2009 ⭐ 6.3

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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

2003 ⭐ 7.5

Career timeline

2017

The Time of Their Lives

Priscilla · 2017

⭐ 5.0

2016

The Last Dragonslayer

Lady Mawgon · 2016

⭐ 5.9

Ernestine & Kit

Ernestine · 2016

2015

Dough

Joanna · 2015

⭐ 5.8

2012

Quartet

Cissy Robson · 2012

⭐ 6.5

2011

Albert Nobbs

Margaret Baker · 2011

⭐ 6.3

2010

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Cristal · 2010

⭐ 5.9

2009

From Time to Time

Mrs. Tweedle · 2009

⭐ 6.3

2003

Sparkling Cyanide

Dr. Catherine Kendall · 2003

⭐ 5.0

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War Notable

Thelma Caldicot · 2003

⭐ 7.5

2002

Man and Boy

Betty Silver · 2002

⭐ 5.4

1997

Paradise Road

Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond · 1997

⭐ 6.3

1996

Flowers of the Forest Notable

Aileen Matthews · 1996

⭐ 7.0

1995

My Mother's Courage

Elsa Tabori · 1995

⭐ 5.7

1992

City of Joy

Joan Bethel · 1992

⭐ 6.6

1989

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw · 1989

⭐ 6.3

1985

Knockback: 2 Notable

Sylvia · 1985

⭐ 9.0

Knockback: 1 Notable

Sylvia · 1985

⭐ 7.5

1979

Long Distance Information Notable

Eileen · 1979

⭐ 10.0

1968

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It Notable

Joan Percival · 1968

⭐ 10.0

1967

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones Notable

Samantha Briggs · 1967

⭐ 7.9

1966

Secrets of a Windmill Girl

1966

⭐ 3.6

Frequently appears with

Maggie Smith

Jean Horton

Tom Courtenay

Reginald Paget

Billy Connolly

Wilf Bond

Michael Gambon

Cedric Livingston

Glenn Close

Albert Nobbs

Mia Wasikowska

Helen Dawes

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Joe Mackins

Janet McTeer

Hubert Page

Full filmography

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The Time of Their Lives

2017 ⭐ 5.0

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The Last Dragonslayer

2016 ⭐ 5.9

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Ernestine & Kit

2016

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Dough

2015 ⭐ 5.8

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Quartet

2012 ⭐ 6.5

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Albert Nobbs

2011 ⭐ 6.3

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010 ⭐ 5.9

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From Time to Time

2009 ⭐ 6.3

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Sparkling Cyanide

2003 ⭐ 5.0

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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

2003 ⭐ 7.5

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Man and Boy

2002 ⭐ 5.4

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Paradise Road

1997 ⭐ 6.3

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Flowers of the Forest

1996 ⭐ 7.0

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My Mother's Courage

1995 ⭐ 5.7

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City of Joy

1992 ⭐ 6.6

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Shirley Valentine

1989 ⭐ 6.3

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Knockback: 2

1985 ⭐ 9.0

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Knockback: 1

1985 ⭐ 7.5

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Long Distance Information

1979 ⭐ 10.0

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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968 ⭐ 10.0