Pauline Collins
British actress (1940-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Pauline Angela Collins was a British actress who first rose to fame portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-1973) and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography, Letter to Louise.
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2025Died5 November 20252017
The Time of Their LivesFilm, Priscilla2015
DickensianSeries, Mrs Gamp
DoughFilm, 2015Joanna2012
QuartetFilm, Cissy Robson2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerFilm, Cristal2009
From Time to TimeFilm, Mrs. Tweedle2008
MerlinSeries, Alice2005
Bleak HouseSeries, Miss Flite2003
Sparkling CyanideFilm, Dr. Catherine Kendall2002
Man and BoyFilm, Betty Silver2001Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998
The AmbassadorSeries1996
Flowers of the ForestFilm, Aileen Matthews1995
My Mother's CourageFilm, Elsa Tabori1990Order of the British EmpireAward1989Theatre World Special AwardAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward
Shirley ValentineFilm, 1989Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw1985
Knockback: 1Film, Sylvia1982
WoganSeries1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Eve Peregrine1972
Country MattersSeries, RubyCrippled BloomFilm, 1972Ruby1968
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItFilm, Joan Percival1966
Secrets of a Windmill GirlFilm1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Lady Teazle1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Joan Percival1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Betty1940Born3 September 1940
The Time of Their LivesFilm, Priscilla2015DickensianSeries, Mrs GampDoughFilm, 2015Joanna2012QuartetFilm, Cissy Robson2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerFilm, Cristal2009From Time to TimeFilm, Mrs. Tweedle2008MerlinSeries, Alice2005Bleak HouseSeries, Miss Flite2003Sparkling CyanideFilm, Dr. Catherine Kendall2002Man and BoyFilm, Betty Silver2001Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998The AmbassadorSeries1996Flowers of the ForestFilm, Aileen Matthews1995My Mother's CourageFilm, Elsa Tabori1990Order of the British EmpireAward1989Theatre World Special AwardAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAwardShirley ValentineFilm, 1989Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw1985Knockback: 1Film, Sylvia1982WoganSeries1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Eve Peregrine1972Country MattersSeries, RubyCrippled BloomFilm, 1972Ruby1968Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItFilm, Joan Percival1966Secrets of a Windmill GirlFilm1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Lady Teazle1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Joan Percival1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Betty1940Born3 September 1940People around Pauline
Glenn Close Produced Albert Nobbs (2013)
Michael Verhoeven Directed Mutters Courage (1996)
Veit Heiduschka Produced Mutters Courage (1996)
Woody Allen Directed You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Dustin Hoffman Directed Quartet (2012)
Maggie Smith Also in Quartet and From Time to Time- Lewis Gilbert Produced Shirley Valentine (1990)
Roland Joffé Directed City of Joy (1993)
Anne Reid Also in Upstairs, Downstairs and Bleak House
Eddi Arent Also in Mutters Courage and My Mother's Courage
Euros Lyn Directed Tooth and Claw (2006)
Joanna David Also in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Phil Davis Also in Bleak House and Dough
Wanda Ventham Also in Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones (1967)
Justin Chadwick Directed Bleak House
Buddy Elias Also in Mutters Courage and My Mother's Courage
Tatiana Vilhelmová Also in Mutters Courage and My Mother's Courage- Derrick O'Connor Also in Knockback: 1 and Knockback: 2
Jake Eberts Produced City of Joy (1993)
Leslie Grantham Also in Knockback: 1 and Knockback: 2
Simon Verhoeven Wrote Mutters Courage (1996)
Jaume Roures Produced You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)- A. J. Quinnell Directed The Ambassador
Ian Sharp Directed Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
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City of Joy 1992
Quartet 2012
Albert Nobbs 2011
From Time to Time 2009
Paradise Road 1997
Filmography 27
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Television 24
Media & music
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2025 · aged 85
