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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pauline Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
- Order of the British Empire · 1990
- Theatre World Special Award · 1989
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1989
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Play
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- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1990 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1973 · nominated
Filmography23 titles
Bleak House
Doctor Who
Merlin
Agatha Christie's Marple
Upstairs, Downstairs
Doctor Who
Dickensian
The Saint
Tales of the Unexpected
City of Joy
Quartet
The Ambassador
Albert Nobbs
From Time to Time
Paradise Road
Shirley Valentine
The Last Dragonslayer
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Dough
Mount Pleasant
Man and Boy
The Time of Their Lives
Sparkling Cyanide