Pauline Quirke
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (18)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Thieving Headmistress
as Colleen McCabe
2006
Carrie's War
2004
Arthur's Dyke
as Janet
2001
Checkout Girl
as Lynda
2000
Last Christmas
as Gwen
1999
Our Boy
as Sonia
1998
The Canterville Ghost
as Madame Murielle
1997
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
Getting It Right
as Muriel Sutton
1989
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Doreen
1988
Little Dorrit
as Maggy
1987
The Return of the Soldier
as Girl Searching in Hospital
1983
Life After Death
as Checkout Girl
1982
Baby Talk
as Tessa
1981
Name for the Day
as Ann
1980
The Elephant Man
as 2nd Whore
1980
Beasts: Special Offer
as Noreen Beale
1976
TV Shows (32)
You, Me and the Apocalypse
as Paula
2015
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
North & South
as Dixon
2004
Being April
as April
2002
Murder in Mind
as Jane Saunders
2001
Office Gossip
2001
Down to Earth
as Faith Addis
2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
David Copperfield
as Peggotty
1999
Maisie Raine
as D.I. Maisie Raine
1998
The Sculptress
as Olive Martin
1996
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Guest
1994
The Good Sex Guide
as Self
1993
Birds of a Feather
as Sharon Theodopolopodos
1989
Going Live!
as Self
1987
Hardwicke House
as Gladys
1987
Rockliffe's Babies
as Lorraine Morelli
1987
Casualty
as Mary Taylor
1986
Girls On Top
as Cleaner
1985
Q.E.D.
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Veronica
1982
Lovely Couple
1979
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
Pauline's Quirkes
1976
Beasts
as Noreen Beale
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976