Pauline Quirke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You, Me and the Apocalypse
TV · as Paula · 6 eps
Broadchurch
TV · as Susan Wright · 10 eps
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
As Seen on TV
TV · 1 ep
Missing
TV · 15 eps
Skins
TV · as DS Blunt · 3 eps
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Thieving Headmistress
Movie · as Colleen McCabe
Celebrity Masterchef
TV · 1 ep
Carrie's War
Movie
North & South
TV · as Dixon · 4 eps
Being April
TV · as April · 6 eps
Arthur's Dyke
Movie · as Janet
Office Gossip
TV · 6 eps
Murder in Mind
TV · as Jane Saunders · 1 ep
Checkout Girl
Movie · as Lynda
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV · 1 ep
Down to Earth
TV · as Faith Addis · 40 eps
Last Christmas
Movie · as Gwen
David Copperfield
TV · as Peggotty · 2 eps
Our Boy
Movie · as Sonia
Maisie Raine
TV · as D.I. Maisie Raine · 12 eps
Real Women
TV · as Mandy Evans · 7 eps
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Madame Murielle
The Sculptress
TV · as Olive Martin · 4 eps
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Movie
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Good Sex Guide
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Getting It Right
Movie · as Muriel Sutton
Birds of a Feather
TV · as Sharon Theodopolopodos · 126 eps
Challenge Anneka
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Movie · as Doreen
Little Dorrit
Movie · as Maggy
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Rockliffe's Babies
TV · as Lorraine Morelli · 1 ep
Hardwicke House
TV · as Gladys · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Mary Taylor, Jackie Rogers · 1 ep
Girls On Top
TV · as Cleaner · 1 ep
The Return of the Soldier
Movie · as Girl Searching in Hospital
Life After Death
Movie · as Checkout Girl
Shine on Harvey Moon
TV · as Veronica · 11 eps
Q.E.D.
TV · as Jane · 1 ep
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
TV · as Eliza · 6 eps
Baby Talk
Movie · as Tessa
The Elephant Man
Movie · as 2nd Whore
Name for the Day
Movie · as Ann
The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
TV · as Charlotte · 13 eps
Lovely Couple
TV · as Carole Richards · 13 eps
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sunshine in Brixton
Movie · as Marilyn
Beasts: Special Offer
Movie · as Noreen Beale
Beasts
TV · as Noreen Beale · 1 ep
Pauline's Quirkes
TV · 6 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as Pearl · 2 eps
Plays for Britain
TV · as Marilyn · 1 ep
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Movie · as Jenny
Angels
TV · 2 eps
You Must Be Joking!
TV · 15 eps
Shadows
TV · as Dawn · 1 ep
Eleanor
Movie · as Eleanor
Malachi's Cove
Movie · as Girl in Store
The Trouble with 2B
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Movie · as Molly
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
Movie
Emmerdale
TV · 3193 eps
Junket 89
Movie
Play for Today
TV · as Eleanor, Tessa, Ann · 1 ep
Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep