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