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Pauline Quirke
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Pauline Quirke

Known for Broadchurch · You, Me and the Apocalypse · Casualty

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.

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Jul 8, 1959
Birthplace
Hackney, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

TVBroadchurch
BroadchurchSusan Wright · 2013
★ 7.9
TVYou, Me and the Apocalypse
You, Me and the ApocalypsePaula · 2015
★ 6.8
TVCasualty
CasualtyMary Taylor · 1986
★ 6.2
TVDavid Copperfield
David CopperfieldPeggotty · 1999
★ 7.1
TVBirds of a Feather
Birds of a FeatherSharon Theodopolopodos · 1989
★ 6.4
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke StreetPearl · 1976
★ 8.0
TVGirls On Top
Girls On TopCleaner · 1985
★ 5.4
TVMurder in Mind
Murder in MindJane Saunders · 2001
★ 8.3

Filmography

Movies

Junket 89
1970
TT
The Trouble with 2B
1972
TT
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
1972
TT
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
1972
TT
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy DaysMolly
1972
TT
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
1972
TT
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
1972
Malachi's CoveGirl in Store
1973
EleanorEleanor
1974
Jenny Can't Work Any FasterJenny
1975
Beasts: Special OfferNoreen Beale
1976
Sunshine in BrixtonMarilyn
1976
Name for the DayAnn
1980
The Elephant Man2nd Whore
1980
Baby TalkTessa
1981
Life After DeathCheckout Girl
1982
The Return of the SoldierGirl Searching in Hospital
1983
Little DorritMaggy
1987
Distant Voices, Still LivesDoreen
1988
Getting It RightMuriel Sutton
1989
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
The Canterville GhostMadame Murielle
1997
Our BoySonia
1998
Last ChristmasGwen
1999
CG
Checkout GirlLynda
2000
Arthur's DykeJanet
2001
Carrie's War
2004
The Thieving HeadmistressColleen McCabe
2006
Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)
2021

Television

Softly, Softly1 eps
1966
Play for TodayEleanor · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayTessa · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayAnn · 1 eps
1970
Emmerdale3193 eps
1972
Angels2 eps
1975
ShadowsDawn · 1 eps
1975
YM
You Must Be Joking!15 eps
1975
BeastsNoreen Beale · 1 eps
1976
PQ
Pauline's Quirkes6 eps
1976
Plays for BritainMarilyn · 1 eps
1976
The Duchess of Duke StreetPearl · 2 eps
1976
An Audience with...Self · 2 eps
1978
Lovely CoupleCarole Richards · 13 eps
1979
The Further Adventures of Oliver TwistCharlotte · 13 eps
1980
Q.E.D.Jane · 1 eps
1982
Shine on Harvey MoonVeronica · 11 eps
1982
TS
The Story of the Treasure SeekersEliza · 6 eps
1982
Girls On TopCleaner · 1 eps
1985
CasualtyMary Taylor · 1 eps
1986
CasualtyJackie Rogers · 1 eps
1986
Going Live!Self · 2 eps
1987
Hardwicke HouseGladys · 1 eps
1987
Rockliffe's BabiesLorraine Morelli · 1 eps
1987
Birds of a FeatherSharon Theodopolopodos · 126 eps
1989
CA
Challenge AnnekaSelf · 1 eps
1989
TG
The Good Sex GuideSelf · 2 eps
1993
Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1994
Soccer AMSelf · 1 eps
1995
The SculptressOlive Martin · 4 eps
1996
Maisie RaineD.I. Maisie Raine · 12 eps
1998
Real WomenMandy Evans · 7 eps
1998
David CopperfieldPeggotty · 2 eps
1999
DT
Down to EarthFaith Addis · 40 eps
2000
R&
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 eps
2000
Murder in MindJane Saunders · 1 eps
2001
OG
Office Gossip6 eps
2001
Being AprilApril · 6 eps
2002
North & SouthDixon · 4 eps
2004
Celebrity Masterchef1 eps
2006
SkinsDS Blunt · 3 eps
2007
TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 2 eps
2007
AS
As Seen on TV1 eps
2009
Missing15 eps
2009
BroadchurchSusan Wright · 10 eps
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2013
You, Me and the ApocalypsePaula · 6 eps
2015

Photos

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