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Pauline Quirke

Born 1959-07-08
Hackney, London, England, UK

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

10.0

Parkinson at 50

2021 · Movie

6.8

You, Me and the Apocalypse

2015 · TV Show

7.5

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013 · TV Show

7.9

Broadchurch

2013 · TV Show

As Seen on TV

2009 · TV Show

1.5

Missing

2009 · TV Show

4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007 · TV Show

8.1

Skins

2007 · TV Show

6.1

Celebrity Masterchef

2006 · TV Show

7.0

The Thieving Headmistress

2006 · Movie

8.1

North & South

2004 · TV Show

7.7

Carrie's War

2004 · Movie

6.0

Being April

2002 · TV Show

6.4

Arthur's Dyke

2001 · Movie

8.3

Murder in Mind

2001 · TV Show

8.0

Office Gossip

2001 · TV Show

6.0

Down to Earth

2000 · TV Show

6.8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000 · TV Show

8.0

Checkout Girl

2000 · Movie

7.1

David Copperfield

1999 · TV Show

4.5

Last Christmas

1999 · Movie

Maisie Raine

1998 · TV Show

Real Women

1998 · TV Show

6.4

Our Boy

1998 · Movie

The Canterville Ghost

1997 · Movie

8.0

The Sculptress

1996 · TV Show

6.3

Soccer AM

1995 · TV Show

8.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994 · TV Show

7.3

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

1994 · Movie

4.2

The Good Sex Guide

1993 · TV Show

6.4

Birds of a Feather

1989 · TV Show

Challenge Anneka

1989 · TV Show

6.8

Getting It Right

1989 · Movie

6.9

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988 · Movie

6.4

Little Dorrit

1987 · Movie

8.0

Going Live!

1987 · TV Show

5.2

Hardwicke House

1987 · TV Show

5.8

Rockliffe's Babies

1987 · TV Show

6.2

Casualty

1986 · TV Show

5.4

Girls On Top

1985 · TV Show

6.2

The Return of the Soldier

1983 · Movie

7.1

Q.E.D.

1982 · TV Show

Life After Death

1982 · Movie

7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982 · TV Show

9.0

The Story of the Treasure Seekers

1982 · TV Show

7.0

Baby Talk

1981 · Movie

7.0

Name for the Day

1980 · Movie

8.1

The Elephant Man

1980 · Movie

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

1980 · TV Show

8.0

Lovely Couple

1979 · TV Show

5.3

An Audience with...

1978 · TV Show

5.0

Pauline's Quirkes

1976 · TV Show

6.4

Beasts

1976 · TV Show

8.0

Beasts: Special Offer

1976 · Movie

8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976 · TV Show

Sunshine in Brixton

1976 · Movie

6.0

Plays for Britain

1976 · TV Show

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

1975 · Movie

6.8

Shadows

1975 · TV Show

4.5

Angels

1975 · TV Show

You Must Be Joking!

1975 · TV Show

Eleanor

1974 · Movie

6.4

Malachi's Cove

1973 · Movie

4.3

Emmerdale

1972 · TV Show

The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle

1972 · Movie

The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

1972 · Movie

The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength

1972 · Movie

The Trouble with 2B

1972 · Movie

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

1972 · Movie

The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day

1972 · Movie

6.6

Play for Today

1970 · TV Show

6.4

Junket 89

1970 · Movie

7.5

Softly, Softly

1966 · TV Show

Full Filmography

73 titles, newest first

10.0

Parkinson at 50

2021 · Movie

6.8

You, Me and the Apocalypse

2015 · TV Show

7.5

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013 · TV Show

7.9

Broadchurch

2013 · TV Show

As Seen on TV

2009 · TV Show

1.5

Missing

2009 · TV Show

4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007 · TV Show

8.1

Skins

2007 · TV Show