Pauline Quirke
Acting
Born: July 8, 1959 (age 67) · Hackney, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
1980
Skins
2007
Broadchurch
2013
North & South
2004
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
Emmerdale
1972
Casualty
1986
David Copperfield
1999
Birds of a Feather
1989
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Photos (1)
Movies (21)
The Elephant Man
2nd Whore
Beasts: Special Offer
Noreen Beale
Little Dorrit
Maggy
The Return of the Soldier
Girl Searching in Hospital
Arthur's Dyke
Janet
Last Christmas
Gwen
Getting It Right
Muriel Sutton
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Doreen
Junket 89
1970
Name for the Day
Ann
Carrie's War
2004
The Canterville Ghost
Madame Murielle
Our Boy
Sonia
Malachi's Cove
Girl in Store
The Thieving Headmistress
Colleen McCabe
Sunshine in Brixton
Marilyn
Eleanor
Eleanor
Life After Death
Checkout Girl
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
Baby Talk
Tessa
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Jenny
TV Shows (32)
Play for Today
Eleanor · 1 eps
Play for Today
Ann · 1 eps
Play for Today
Tessa · 1 eps
Casualty
Mary Taylor · 1 eps
Casualty
Jackie Rogers · 1 eps
Emmerdale
3193 eps
Skins
DS Blunt · 3 eps
Broadchurch
Susan Wright · 10 eps
Celebrity Masterchef
1 eps
Birds of a Feather
Sharon Theodopolopodos · 126 eps
Angels
2 eps
Softly, Softly
1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
Pearl · 2 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
Veronica · 11 eps
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Paula · 6 eps
Murder in Mind
Jane Saunders · 1 eps
North & South
Dixon · 4 eps
David Copperfield
Peggotty · 2 eps
Maisie Raine
D.I. Maisie Raine · 12 eps
Shadows
Dawn · 1 eps
Being April
April · 6 eps
Plays for Britain
Marilyn · 1 eps
Beasts
Noreen Beale · 1 eps
Rockliffe's Babies
Lorraine Morelli · 1 eps
Girls On Top
Cleaner · 1 eps
Hardwicke House
Gladys · 1 eps
Missing
15 eps
Q.E.D.
Jane · 1 eps
Real Women
Mandy Evans · 7 eps
The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
Charlotte · 13 eps
The Sculptress
Olive Martin · 4 eps
Lovely Couple
Carole Richards · 13 eps
