Pauline Collins
Acting

Pauline Collins

1940-2025

Known for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Shirley Valentine, Albert Nobbs.

14 linked movie credits shown
Born09/03/1940
Died11/05/2025
AgeDied at 85
BirthplaceExmouth, Devon, England, UK
DepartmentActing

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.

Movie Credits

Shirley Valentine poster

Shirley Valentine (1989)

As Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

Romance, Comedy

 The Time of Their Lives poster

The Time of Their Lives (2017)

As Priscilla

Comedy

 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War poster

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2003)

As Thelma Caldicot

Drama, Comedy

 My Mother's Courage poster

My Mother's Courage (1995)

As Elsa Tabori

Drama, History

 Dough poster

Dough (2015)

As Joanna

Drama, Comedy

 Paradise Road poster

Paradise Road (1997)

As Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

War, Drama, History

 City of Joy poster

City of Joy (1992)

As Joan Bethel

Drama

 Quartet poster

Quartet (2012)

As Cissy Robson

Drama, Comedy, Romance

 Byrd and the Bees poster

Byrd and the Bees (2017)

As Beatrice

Romance, Comedy

 Albert Nobbs poster

Albert Nobbs (2011)

As Margaret Baker

Drama

 From Time to Time poster

From Time to Time (2009)

As Mrs. Tweedle

Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

 The Last Dragonslayer poster

The Last Dragonslayer (2016)

As Lady Mawgon

Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie

 Man and Boy poster

Man and Boy (2002)

As Betty Silver

Drama

 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

As Cristal

Comedy, Drama, Romance