
Pauline Quirke
Born July 8, 1959 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Elephant Man

Junket 89

Distant Voices, Still Lives

The Return of the Soldier

Last Christmas

Little Dorrit

Beasts: Special Offer

Parkinson at 50

Name for the Day

Malachi's Cove

Getting It Right

The Canterville Ghost

Sunshine in Brixton

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

Carrie's War

Our Boy

Arthur's Dyke

Life After Death

The Thieving Headmistress

Eleanor

Baby Talk
TV Shows

Play for Today

Skins

Soccer AM

An Audience with...

Birds of a Feather

Angels

Celebrity Masterchef

Softly, Softly

Going Live!

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Murder in Mind

Shine on Harvey Moon

The Duchess of Duke Street

You, Me and the Apocalypse

David Copperfield

North & South

Rockliffe's Babies

Girls On Top

Beasts

Shadows

Being April












