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Pauline Collins is an English actress of stage, television, and film, who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–73) and its spin-off, Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she released her autobiography, titled Letter to Louise.
Birth Name
Pauline A. Collins
Born
Tuesday, 03 September 1940
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones | Samantha Briggs | 2020 |
Whovians | Queen Victoria | 2017 |
The Time of Their Lives | Priscilla | 2017 |
The Last Dragonslayer | Lady Mawgon | 2016 |
Dickensian | Mrs Gamp / Mrs. Gamp | 2015 |
Dough | Joanna Silverman / Joanna | 2015 |
Quartet | Cissy Robson | 2012 |
Albert Nobbs | Mrs. Baker / Margaret Baker | 2011 |
Mount Pleasant | Sue | 2011 |
From Time to Time | Mrs Tweedie / Mrs. Tweedle | 2010 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones | Samantha Briggs | 2020 |
Whovians | Queen Victoria | 2017 |
The Time of Their Lives | Priscilla | 2017 |
The Last Dragonslayer | Lady Mawgon | 2016 |
Dickensian | Mrs Gamp / Mrs. Gamp | 2015 |
Dough | Joanna Silverman / Joanna | 2015 |
Quartet | Cissy Robson | 2012 |
Albert Nobbs | Mrs. Baker / Margaret Baker | 2011 |
Mount Pleasant | Sue | 2011 |
From Time to Time | Mrs Tweedie / Mrs. Tweedle | 2010 |
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Cristal | 2010 |
Doctor Who Greatest Moments | Queen Victoria | 2009 |
Merlin | Alice | 2008 |
British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
What We Did on Our Holiday | Lil Taylor | 2006 |
Bleak House | Miss Flite | 2005 |
Doctor Who | Queen Victoria | 2005 |
Doctor Who Confidential | Queen Victoria | 2005 |
Marple | Thyrza Grey | 2004 |
The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself | 2004 |
Sparkling Cyanide | Dr. Catherine Kendall | 2003 |
Comedy Connections | Dawn | 2003 |
Man and Boy | Betty Silver | 2002 |
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Thelma Caldicot | 2002 |
The Ambassador | Harriet Smith | 1998 |
Paradise Road | Margaret Drummond / Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond | 1997 |
My Mother's Courage | Elsa Tabori | 1995 |
Harry Enfield and Chums | Self | 1994 |
City of Joy | Joan Bethel | 1992 |
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1990 |
Shirley Valentine | Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw / Shirley Valentine | 1989 |
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner & Performer | 1989 |
Forever Green | Harriet Boult | 1989 |
The Black Tower | Maggie Hewson | 1985 |
Screen Two | Sylvia / Aileen Matthews | 1985 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Pat Lewis / Eve Peregrine | 1979 |
Thomas and Sarah | Sarah Moffat | 1979 |
Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
No, Honestly | Clara Burrell-Danby | 1974 |
Wodehouse Playhouse | Yvonne Multravers / Susan Blake / Myrtle Jellaby / Muriel Branksome / Minna Nordstrom / Mabel Ridgway / Jill Packard / Jane Oliphant / Charlotte Mulliner / Bobbie Wickham / Annabel Purvis / Amelia Bassett / Agnes Flack | 1974 |
Country Matters | Ruby | 1972 |
Upstairs, Downstairs | Sarah | 1971 |
Play for Today | Eileen | 1970 |
The Mating Machine | Elizabeth | 1970 |
Parkin's Patch | Doreen Ashworth | 1969 |
B and B | Chantal | 1968 |
The Three Musketeers | Kitty | 1966 |
The Corridor People | Syrie's maid | 1966 |
Softly Softly | Marilyn | 1966 |
Secrets of a Windmill Girl | Pat Lord | 1966 |
BBC Play of the Month | Dawn / Lady Teazle | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | The Girl | 1965 |
Pardon the Expression | Miss Wainwright / Val | 1965 |
The Wednesday Play | Joan Percival / Angelina | 1964 |
Theatre 625 | Clara | 1964 |
Doctor Who | Samantha Briggs | 1963 |
24-Hour Call | Nurse | 1963 |
The Saint | Marie-Therese | 1962 |
Comedy Playhouse | Marjorie / Dawn / Chantal | 1961 |
The Marriage Lines | Jean | 1961 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Nurse Elliott | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Mary Murtagh / Betty | 1956 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1990 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |