Pauline Quirke
Born in Hackney, London, England, UK — Jul 08 1959
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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.
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Pauline Quirke's Credits
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Emmerdale
Casualty
Mary Taylor
Play for Today
Eleanor
Skins
DS Blunt
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
Birds of a Feather
Sharon Theodopolopodos
Broadchurch
Susan Wright
Going Live!
Self
Softly, Softly
Murder in Mind
Jane Saunders
Celebrity Masterchef
Angels
Shine on Harvey Moon
Veronica
The Duchess of Duke Street
Pearl
North & South
Dixon
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Paula
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
The Elephant Man
2nd Whore
Girls On Top
Cleaner
Shadows
Dawn
David Copperfield
Peggotty
Down to Earth
Faith Addis
Rockliffe's Babies
Lorraine Morelli
Maisie Raine
D.I. Maisie Raine
Beasts
Noreen Beale
The Sculptress
Olive Martin
Hardwicke House
Gladys
Being April
April
Q.E.D.
As Seen on TV
Missing
The Good Sex Guide
Self
Little Dorrit
Maggy
The Return of the Soldier
Girl Searching in Hospital
Office Gossip
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Last Christmas
Gwen
Our Boy
Sonia
The Canterville Ghost
Madame Murielle
Checkout Girl
Lynda
Lovely Couple
Carole Richards
Baby Talk
Tessa
Carrie's War
Getting It Right
Muriel Sutton
Beasts: Special Offer
Noreen Beale
Malachi's Cove
Girl in Store
The Thieving Headmistress
Colleen McCabe
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Eleanor
Eleanor
The Trouble with 2B
Pauline's Quirkes
Life After Death
Checkout Girl
Name for the Day
Ann
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Doreen
You Must Be Joking!
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
Arthur's Dyke
Janet
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
Sunshine in Brixton
Marilyn
Junket 89
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Jenny
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Molly