Pauline Quirke

Pauline Quirke

Actor Jul 8 (age 66) Hackney, London, England, UK 1966–2021 (55 year career)

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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.

Known For

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

2nd Whore

Broadchurch

Broadchurch

Susan Wright

North & South

North & South

Dixon

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Doreen

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Peggotty

Emmerdale

Emmerdale

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Girl Searching in Hospital

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

Sharon Theodopolopodos

Filmography

Acting (70)

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Movies (29)

Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

The Thieving Headmistress

The Thieving Headmistress

as Colleen McCabe

Carrie's War

Carrie's War

Arthur's Dyke

Arthur's Dyke

as Janet

Checkout Girl

as Lynda

Last Christmas

Last Christmas

as Gwen

Our Boy

Our Boy

as Sonia

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

as Madame Murielle

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

Getting It Right

Getting It Right

as Muriel Sutton

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

as Doreen

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

as Maggy

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

as Girl Searching in Hospital

Life After Death

Life After Death

as Checkout Girl

Baby Talk

Baby Talk

as Tessa

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

as 2nd Whore

Name for the Day

Name for the Day

as Ann

Sunshine in Brixton

Sunshine in Brixton

as Marilyn

Beasts: Special Offer

Beasts: Special Offer

as Noreen Beale

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

as Jenny

Eleanor

Eleanor

as Eleanor

Malachi's Cove

Malachi's Cove

as Girl in Store

The Trouble with 2B

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

as Molly

The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day

The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle

The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength

Junket 89

Junket 89

Television (41)

You, Me and the Apocalypse

You, Me and the Apocalypse

as Paula

Broadchurch

Broadchurch

as Susan Wright

Broadchurch

Broadchurch

as Susan Wright

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

as Self - Contestant

As Seen on TV

Missing

Missing

Skins

Skins

as DS Blunt

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Celebrity Masterchef

Celebrity Masterchef

North & South

North & South

as Dixon

Being April

Being April

as April

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as Jane Saunders

Office Gossip

Down to Earth

as Faith Addis

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as Peggotty

Maisie Raine

Maisie Raine

as D.I. Maisie Raine

The Sculptress

The Sculptress

as Olive Martin

Soccer AM

Soccer AM

as Self

Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

as Self - Participant

The Good Sex Guide

as Self

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

as Sharon Theodopolopodos

Going Live!

Going Live!

as Self

Rockliffe's Babies

Rockliffe's Babies

as Lorraine Morelli

Hardwicke House

Hardwicke House

as Gladys

Casualty

Casualty

as Mary Taylor

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

as Cleaner

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Veronica

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

Lovely Couple

Lovely Couple

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Duchess of Duke Street

as Pearl

Beasts

Beasts

as Noreen Beale

Plays for Britain

Plays for Britain

as Marilyn

Pauline's Quirkes

Angels

Angels

Shadows

Shadows

as Dawn

You Must Be Joking!

Emmerdale

Emmerdale

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Eleanor

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly