Acting credits
53
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Pauline Quirke
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 22Series: 31
TMDB ID: 227751
IMDb ID: nm0704351
Known for: Acting
Born: July 8, 1959
Age: 66
Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2021
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q460273
Also known as
Pauline Perpetua Quirke • 宝林·奎克
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Pauline Quirke.
10.0
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.0
The Thieving Headmistress
as Colleen McCabe
2006 Movie
7.4
Carrie's War
2004 Movie
5.5
Arthur's Dyke
as Janet
2001 Movie
2.0
Last Christmas
as Gwen
1999 Movie
6.0
Our Boy
as Sonia
1998 Movie
The Canterville Ghost
as Madame Murielle
1997 Movie
7.0
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994 Movie
6.5
Getting It Right
as Muriel Sutton
1989 Movie
6.8
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Doreen
1988 Movie
6.5
Little Dorrit
as Maggy
1987 Movie
6.2
The Return of the Soldier
as Girl Searching in Hospital
1983 Movie
Life After Death
as Checkout Girl
1982 Movie
7.0
Baby Talk
as Tessa
1981 Movie
Name for the Day
as Ann
1980 Movie
8.0
The Elephant Man
as 2nd Whore
1980 Movie
Beasts: Special Offer
as Noreen Beale
1976 Movie
Sunshine in Brixton
as Marilyn
1976 Movie
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
as Jenny
1975 Movie
Eleanor
as Eleanor
1974 Movie
6.1
Malachi's Cove
as Girl in Store
1973 Movie
5.5
Junket 89
1970 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Pauline Quirke.
6.8
You, Me and the Apocalypse
as Paula • 6 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Broadchurch
as Susan Wright • 10 eps
2013 Series
1.5
Missing
15 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Skins
as DS Blunt • 3 eps
2007 Series
6.1
Celebrity Masterchef
1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
North & South
as Dixon • 4 eps
2004 Series
4.5
Being April
as April • 6 eps
2002 Series
8.4
Murder in Mind
as Jane Saunders • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.5
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1 eps
2000 Series
7.1
David Copperfield
as Peggotty • 2 eps
1999 Series
Maisie Raine
as D.I. Maisie Raine • 12 eps
1998 Series
6.0
The Sculptress
as Olive Martin • 4 eps
1996 Series
6.0
Soccer AM
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.1
Birds of a Feather
as Sharon Theodopolopodos • 126 eps
1989 Series
6.0
Going Live!
as Self • 2 eps
1987 Series
4.0
Hardwicke House
as Gladys • 1 eps
1987 Series
5.2
Rockliffe's Babies
as Lorraine Morelli • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Mary Taylor • 1 eps
1986 Series
4.3
Girls On Top
as Cleaner • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.8
Q.E.D.
1 eps
1982 Series
7.6
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Veronica • 11 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Lovely Couple
as Carole Richards • 13 eps
1979 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Self • 2 eps
1978 Series