Cast & creator
Pauline Quirke
Best known for Casualty, Casualty, Emmerdale
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.
Also known as: Pauline Perpetua Quirke, 宝林·奎克
29
film credits
47
television credits
76
1966–2021 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
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Casualty
Mary Taylor
1986Casualty
Jackie Rogers
1986
Emmerdale
1972
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
Play for Today
Eleanor
1970Play for Today
Tessa
1970Play for Today
Ann
1970
Skins
DS Blunt
2007
An Audience with...
Self
1978The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Birds of a Feather
Sharon Theodopolopodos
1989
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Broadchurch
Susan Wright
2013
Celebrity Masterchef
2006
Going Live!
Self
1987
Angels
1975
Shine on Harvey Moon
Veronica
1982
Softly, Softly
1966
The Duchess of Duke Street
Pearl
1976
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Self - Contestant
2013
Murder in Mind
Jane Saunders
2001
Rockliffe's Babies
Lorraine Morelli
1987Challenge Anneka
Self
1989
The Elephant Man
2nd Whore
1980Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Paula
2015
North & South
Dixon
2004
David Copperfield
Peggotty
1999Down to Earth
Faith Addis
2000
Being April
April
2002
Shadows
Dawn
1975
Girls On Top
Cleaner
1985
Maisie Raine
D.I. Maisie Raine
1998
Beasts
Noreen Beale
1976
Q.E.D.
Jane
1982
Plays for Britain
Marilyn
1976As Seen on TV
2009
Hardwicke House
Gladys
1987The Good Sex Guide
Self
1993
The Sculptress
Olive Martin
1996
Real Women
Mandy Evans
1998
Missing
2009
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Doreen
1988You Must Be Joking!
1975
Junket 89
1970
The Return of the Soldier
Girl Searching in Hospital
1983
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
Getting It Right
Muriel Sutton
1989
Little Dorrit
Maggy
1987
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
Charlotte
1980Office Gossip
2001
Lovely Couple
Carole Richards
1979The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
1972
Name for the Day
Ann
1980
Last Christmas
Gwen
1999
Our Boy
Sonia
1998Pauline's Quirkes
1976The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Eliza
1982The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
1972
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Jenny
1975
The Canterville Ghost
Madame Murielle
1997
Beasts: Special Offer
Noreen Beale
1976
Malachi's Cove
Girl in Store
1973The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
1972
Arthur's Dyke
Janet
2001The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Molly
1972
Carrie's War
2004The Trouble with 2B
1972Checkout Girl
Lynda
2000
The Thieving Headmistress
Colleen McCabe
2006
Sunshine in Brixton
Marilyn
1976
Life After Death
Checkout Girl
1982
Eleanor
Eleanor
1974
Baby Talk
Tessa
1981