Acting
Pauline Quirke
1959-07-08 · Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Skins
Broadchurch
North & South
Distant Voices, Still Lives
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Emmerdale
Casualty
David Copperfield
Birds of a Feather
The Return of the Soldier
Little Dorrit
Celebrity Masterchef
The Duchess of Duke Street
Getting It Right
Murder in Mind
Movie credits · 29
Parkinson at 50
The Thieving Headmistress
Carrie's War
Arthur's Dyke
Checkout Girl
Last Christmas
Our Boy
The Canterville Ghost
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Getting It Right
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Little Dorrit
The Return of the Soldier
Life After Death
Baby Talk
Name for the Day
The Elephant Man
Beasts: Special Offer
Sunshine in Brixton
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Eleanor
Malachi's Cove
The Trouble with 2B
The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength
The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
Junket 89
TV credits · 44
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Broadchurch
As Seen on TV
Missing
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Skins
Celebrity Masterchef
North & South
Being April
Murder in Mind
Office Gossip
Down to Earth
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
David Copperfield
Maisie Raine
Real Women
The Sculptress
Soccer AM
Ready, Steady, Cook
The Good Sex Guide
Birds of a Feather
Challenge Anneka
Going Live!
Hardwicke House
Rockliffe's Babies
Casualty
Girls On Top
Q.E.D.
Shine on Harvey Moon
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
Lovely Couple
An Audience with...
Pauline's Quirkes
Beasts
The Duchess of Duke Street
Plays for Britain
Shadows
Angels
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