Pauline Quirke

Pauline Quirke

Actor

Hackney, London, England, UK
July 8, 1959

Biography

Pauline Perpetua Quirke is a retired English television and film actress, best known for her role as Sharon in the long-running BBC comedy series "Birds of a Feather". In 2025, Quirke's husband announced that she would be retiring from all professional and commercial duties due to a diagnosis of dementia which she had received in 2021.

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Pauline Quirke 1

Representative Works

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
8.1
/ English
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
6.4
/ English
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
6.9
/ English
Beasts: Special Offer
Beasts: Special Offer
8.0
/ English
Arthur's Dyke
Arthur's Dyke
6.4
/ English
Junket 89
Junket 89
6.4
/ English
Malachi's Cove
Malachi's Cove
6.4
/ English
Checkout Girl
Checkout Girl
8.0
/ English
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
6.2
/ English
Getting It Right
Getting It Right
6.8
/ English
Parkinson at 50
Parkinson at 50
10.0
/ English
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
4.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Elephant Man
1980Winner

Best Performance

The Elephant Man

Little Dorrit
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Little Dorrit

Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Career Highlights

Beasts: Special Offer
1976Highlight

Best Performance

Beasts: Special Offer

Arthur's Dyke
2001Highlight

Best Performance

Arthur's Dyke

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