
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

The Return of the Soldier

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Little Dorrit

Parkinson at 50

Name for the Day

Beasts: Special Offer

Last Christmas

Getting It Right

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

Malachi's Cove

Carrie's War

The Canterville Ghost

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

Sunshine in Brixton

Our Boy

Arthur's Dyke

Life After Death

Eleanor

The Thieving Headmistress

Baby Talk
TV Shows

Play for Today

Skins

Soccer AM

Birds of a Feather

An Audience with...

Angels

Celebrity Masterchef

Softly, Softly

Going Live!

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Shine on Harvey Moon

Murder in Mind

The Duchess of Duke Street

North & South

You, Me and the Apocalypse

David Copperfield

Rockliffe's Babies

Girls On Top

Beasts

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

Being April












