Pauline Quirke

Known for: Acting

Born: 1959-07-08 (age 67)

From: Hackney, London, England, UK

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 (70)

MOVIE★ 10.0
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.8
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
as Paula
TV★ 7.5
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 7.9
Broadchurch
2013
as Susan Wright
TV
As Seen on TV
2009
TV★ 1.5
Missing
2009
TV★ 4.5
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
TV★ 8.1
Skins
2007
as DS Blunt
TV★ 6.1
Celebrity Masterchef
2006
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Colleen McCabe
TV★ 8.1
North & South
2004
as Dixon
MOVIE★ 7.7
Carrie's War
2004
TV★ 6.0
Being April
2002
as April
MOVIE★ 6.4
Arthur's Dyke
2001
as Janet
TV★ 8.3
Murder in Mind
2001
as Jane Saunders
TV★ 8.0
Office Gossip
2001
TV★ 6.0
Down to Earth
2000
as Faith Addis
TV★ 6.8
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
MOVIE★ 8.0
Checkout Girl
2000
as Lynda
TV★ 7.1
David Copperfield
1999
as Peggotty
MOVIE★ 4.5
Last Christmas
1999
as Gwen
TV
Maisie Raine
1998
as D.I. Maisie Raine
MOVIE★ 6.4
Our Boy
1998
as Sonia
MOVIE
The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Madame Murielle
TV★ 8.0
The Sculptress
1996
as Olive Martin
TV★ 6.3
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.3
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
TV★ 4.2
The Good Sex Guide
1993
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Birds of a Feather
1989
as Sharon Theodopolopodos
TV
Challenge Anneka
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Getting It Right
1989
as Muriel Sutton
MOVIE★ 6.8
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
as Doreen
MOVIE★ 6.4
Little Dorrit
1987
as Maggy
TV★ 8.0
Going Live!
1987
as Self
TV★ 5.2
Hardwicke House
1987
as Gladys
TV★ 5.8
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Lorraine Morelli
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Mary Taylor
TV★ 4.9
Girls On Top
1985
as Cleaner
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Girl Searching in Hospital
TV★ 7.1
Q.E.D.
1982
as Jane
MOVIE
Life After Death
1982
as Checkout Girl
TV★ 7.7
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Veronica
MOVIE★ 7.0
Baby Talk
1981
as Tessa
MOVIE★ 7.0
Name for the Day
1980
as Ann
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Elephant Man
1980
as 2nd Whore
TV★ 8.0
Lovely Couple
1979
as Carole Richards
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 5.0
Pauline's Quirkes
1976
MOVIE★ 8.0
Beasts: Special Offer
1976
as Noreen Beale
TV★ 7.0
Beasts
1976
as Noreen Beale
TV★ 8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Pearl
MOVIE
Sunshine in Brixton
1976
as Marilyn
TV★ 6.0
Plays for Britain
1976
as Marilyn
MOVIE
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
1975
as Jenny
TV★ 6.8
Shadows
1975
as Dawn
TV★ 4.5
Angels
1975
TV
You Must Be Joking!
1975
MOVIE
Eleanor
1974
as Eleanor
MOVIE★ 6.6
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Girl in Store
TV★ 4.3
Emmerdale
1972
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2B
1972
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
1972
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
1972
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
1972
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
1972
as Molly
MOVIE
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
1972
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Eleanor
MOVIE★ 6.4
Junket 89
1970
TV★ 7.5
Softly, Softly
1966