Acting

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.

Credits

Newest first

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