Pauline Quirke
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
as Paula
Broadchurch
2013
as Susan Wright
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
As Seen on TV
2009
Missing
2009
Skins
2007
as DS Blunt
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
The Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Colleen McCabe
Celebrity Masterchef
2006
Carrie's War
2004
North & South
2004
as Dixon
Being April
2002
as April
Arthur's Dyke
2001
as Janet
Office Gossip
2001
Murder in Mind
2001
as Jane Saunders
Checkout Girl
2000
as Lynda
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Down to Earth
2000
as Faith Addis
Last Christmas
1999
as Gwen
David Copperfield
1999
as Peggotty
Our Boy
1998
as Sonia
Maisie Raine
1998
as D.I. Maisie Raine
Real Women
1998
as Mandy Evans
The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Madame Murielle
The Sculptress
1996
as Olive Martin
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
The Good Sex Guide
1993
as Self
Getting It Right
1989
as Muriel Sutton
Birds of a Feather
1989
as Sharon Theodopolopodos
Challenge Anneka
1989
as Self
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
as Doreen
Little Dorrit
1987
as Maggy
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Lorraine Morelli
Hardwicke House
1987
as Gladys
Casualty
1986
as Mary Taylor
Casualty
1986
as Jackie Rogers
Girls On Top
1985
as Cleaner
The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Girl Searching in Hospital
Life After Death
1982
as Checkout Girl
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Veronica
Q.E.D.
1982
as Jane
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
1982
as Eliza
Baby Talk
1981
as Tessa
The Elephant Man
1980
as 2nd Whore
Name for the Day
1980
as Ann
The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
1980
as Charlotte
Lovely Couple
1979
as Carole Richards
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Sunshine in Brixton
1976
as Marilyn
Beasts: Special Offer
1976
as Noreen Beale
Beasts
1976
as Noreen Beale
Pauline's Quirkes
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Pearl
Plays for Britain
1976
as Marilyn
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
1975
as Jenny
Angels
1975
You Must Be Joking!
1975
Shadows
1975
as Dawn
Eleanor
1974
as Eleanor
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Girl in Store
The Trouble with 2B
1972
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
1972
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
1972
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
1972
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
1972
as Molly
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
1972
Emmerdale
1972
Junket 89
1970
Play for Today
1970
as Eleanor
Play for Today
1970
as Tessa
Play for Today
1970
as Ann
Softly, Softly
1966