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Collins was born in Exmouth, Devon, the daughter of Mary Honora (née Callanan), a schoolteacher, and William Henry Collins, a school headmaster. She is of Irish extraction, and was brought up as a Catholic in Wallasey, Cheshire. Her great-uncle was Irish poet Jeremiah Joseph Callanan.
Pauline Collins. Actress: Shirley Valentine. Collins entered motion pictures as a stripper in the exploitation film, Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966), and television, as a maid in the British drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971).
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- Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
Pauline Collins OBE (born 3 September 1940) is an English actress of stage, television, and movies. Her first major role was in 1971 as Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs. In 1988, Collins played the title role in the play Shirley Valentine. In 1989, She reprised the role in the movie adaptation.
YearTitleRoleDirector2017Byrd and the BeesBeatrice2017PriscillaRoger Goldby2015–2016Mrs GampTony Jordan Various Tony Jordan2015The Time of Their LivesPriscillaRoger GoldbyDec 13, 1992 · In 1963, Pauline Collins was a young and struggling actress in Killarney, Ireland, working with a close-knit repertory theater group. She was 23 years old, single and in love with life`s...
Pauline Collins. Actress: Shirley Valentine. Collins entered motion pictures as a stripper in the exploitation film, Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966), and television, as a maid in the British drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971).
- September 3, 1940
Pauline Collins OBE (born 3 September 1940) is a British actress who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1973) and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography Letter to Louise.
Pauline Angela Collins, OBE (born 3 September 1940) is an English actress of the stage, television, and film. She first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah during the 1970s.