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Pauline Perpetua Quirke is an English actress who has played Sharon Theodopolopodous in the long-running comedy series Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1998, and again since 2014. For this role, she won the 1990 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. She was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1996 BBC miniseries The Sculptress. Her other television credits include Maisie Raine (1998–99), Down to Earth (2000–03), Emmerdale (2010–12) and Broadchurch (2013–15).
Birth Name
Pauline Perpetua Quirke
Born
Wednesday, 08 July 1959
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| What We Were Watching | Sharon Theodopolopodous | 2018 |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | Paula | 2015 |
| Mel & Sue | Self | 2015 |
| You Saw Them Here First | Self | 2013 |
| Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Self - Contestant | 2013 |
| Broadchurch | Susan Wright | 2013 |
| Angela and Friends | Self | 2009 |
| Missing | DS Mary Jane Croft | 2009 |
| The Bill Made Me Famous | Self | 2008 |
| Drama Trails | Self | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| What We Were Watching | Sharon Theodopolopodous | 2018 |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | Paula | 2015 |
| Mel & Sue | Self | 2015 |
| You Saw Them Here First | Self | 2013 |
| Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Self - Contestant | 2013 |
| Broadchurch | Susan Wright | 2013 |
| Angela and Friends | Self | 2009 |
| Missing | DS Mary Jane Croft | 2009 |
| The Bill Made Me Famous | Self | 2008 |
| Drama Trails | Self | 2008 |
| Skins | DS Blunt | 2007 |
| Celebrity Masterchef | Self | 2006 |
| Cold Blood | DC Hazel Norton / DI Hazel Norton / Detective Inspector Norton | 2005 |
| Dragons' Den | Self | 2005 |
| North & South | Dixon | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Self | 2004 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2004 |
| Carrie's War | Hepzibah Green | 2004 |
| Comedy Connections | Sharon Theodopolopodous | 2003 |
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self | 2002 |
| Arthur's Dyke | Janet | 2001 |
| Murder in Mind | Jane Saunders | 2001 |
| Office Gossip | Jo | 2001 |
| Redemption Road | Jean | 2001 |
| My Family | Joan | 2000 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Felia Siderova | 2000 |
| Deadly Summer | Linda Topping | 2000 |
| David Copperfield | Peggotty | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Self / Self - Presenter / Herself / Herself - Presenter | 1999 |
| The Royle Family | Sharon Theodopolopodous | 1998 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | 1998 |
| Real Women | Mandy Evans / Mandy | 1998 |
| Our Boy | Sonia Williamson | 1998 |
| An Audience with Ronnie Corbett | Self - Audience Member | 1997 |
| The Sculptress | Olive Martin | 1996 |
| Happy Birthday Shirley | Self | 1996 |
| Room 101 | Self | 1994 |
| An Audience with Bob Monkhouse | Self - Audience Member | 1994 |
| The Good Sex Guide | Self | 1993 |
| Noel's House Party | Self | 1991 |
| Win, Lose or Draw! | Self | 1990 |
| Birds of a Feather | Sharon / Sharon Theodopolopodos / Sharon Theodopolopodous | 1989 |
| Getting It Right | Muriel Sutton | 1989 |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | Doreen | 1988 |
| Little Dorrit | Maggy - Little Dorrit's Protegee / Maggy | 1987 |
| Challenge Anneka | Self | 1987 |
| Going Live! | Self / Self - Double Dare Contestant | 1987 |
| Hardwicke House | Gladys | 1987 |
| Rockliffe's Babies | Lorraine Morelli | 1987 |
| Casualty | Mary Taylor / Jackie Rogers | 1986 |
| Girls on Top | Cleaner | 1985 |
| The Brief | Lesley Palmer / Cath Wilson | 1984 |
| The Return of the Soldier | Girl Searching in Hospital | 1983 |
| Q.E.D. | Jane | 1982 |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Veronica | 1982 |
| Children In Need | Self | 1980 |
| The Elephant Man | 2nd Whore | 1980 |
| The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist | Charlotte | 1980 |
| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Hits | Self | 1979 |
| Beasts | Noreen Beale | 1976 |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Pearl | 1976 |
| Jenny Can't Work Any Faster | Jenny | 1975 |
| Shadows | Dawn | 1975 |
| Angels | Vicky Smith / Marilyn / Kate Morahan | 1975 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| Malachi's Cove | Girl in Store | 1973 |
| The Tomorrow People | Student | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Patsy Donovan | 1972 |
| The Trouble with 2B | Molly | 1972 |
| Play for Today | Tessa / Helen / Eleanor / Checkout girl / Ann | 1970 |
| Junket 89 | Molly | 1970 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Jane Taylor | 1955 |
