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

The Last Dragonslayer 2016 ★ 5.9
Dickensian 2015 ★ 7.4
Quartet 2012 ★ 6.5
Mount Pleasant 2011 ★ 5.6
Albert Nobbs 2011 ★ 6.3
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010 ★ 5.9
From Time to Time 2009 ★ 6.3
Merlin 2008 ★ 7.8
Doctor Who 2005 ★ 7.6
Bleak House 2005 ★ 8.1
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 ★ 7.8
The Ambassador 1998 ★ 6.5
City of Joy 1992 ★ 6.6
Screen Two 1985 ★ 7.1
The Black Tower 1985 ★ 7.2
Tales of the Unexpected 1979 ★ 6.8
Country Matters 1972 ★ 4.6
Upstairs, Downstairs 1971 ★ 7.8
BBC Play of the Month 1965 ★ 5.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 ★ 4.3
Theatre 625 1964 ★ 7.2
The Wednesday Play 1964 ★ 5.2
Doctor Who 1963 ★ 7.9
The Saint 1962 ★ 7.4