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Pauline Collins

1940 - 2025

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Pauline Angela Collins (3 September 1940 – 5 November 2025) was a British actress who first rose to fame portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1973) and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography, Letter to Louise. Collins played the title role in the play Shirley Valentine for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She reprised the role in the 1989 film adaptation of the play, winning a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, an Evening Standard British Film Award, and nominations for both an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for the Best Performance by an Actress - Motion Picture. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Pauline Collins is the 5,828th most popular actor (down from 4,943rd in 2024), the 4,541st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,767th in 2019) and the 666th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Pauline Collins ranks 5,828 out of 13,578. Before her are Michaela Schaffrath, Mónica Cruz, Phil Harris, Greg Wise, Mercedes Sampietro, and Tim Holt. After her are James Marshall, Robert Alda, Richard Tyson, Heinrich Schroth, Hilda Gobbi, and Krystyna Feldman.

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Among people born in 1940, Pauline Collins ranks 474. Before her are Pilar Miró, Alfonso Guerra, Varsha Adalja, Joe Torre, Richard Corben, and Roy Thomas. After her are Sharad Pawar, David Jason, Van McCoy, Juozas Budraitis, Jutta Heine, and Marcel Aubour. Among people deceased in 2025, Pauline Collins ranks 362. Before her are Marina Lewycka, Preta Gil, Nicholas Grimshaw, Jeanna Fine, Alexander Mitta, and Martin Cruz Smith. After her are Csaba Köves, Max Lorenz, Ludo Dierckxsens, Dick Barnett, Chuck Mangione, and Niilo Halonen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pauline Collins ranks 4,542 out of 8,785. Before her are Calvin Harris (1984), Robin Trower (1945), Timothy West (1934), David Octavius Hill (1802), Peter Doig (1959), and Greg Wise (1966). After her are Walter Winterbottom (1913), Catherine Booth (1829), Joseph Thomson (1858), Jesse Carver (1911), Gerry Hitchens (1934), and Samantha Bond (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Pauline Collins ranks 666. Before her are Ian McElhinney (1948), Roger Allam (1953), Michael Crawford (1942), Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986), Timothy West (1934), and Greg Wise (1966). After her are Samantha Bond (1961), David Jason (1940), Samantha Morton (1977), Phoebe Dynevor (1995), Richard Haydn (1905), and Kenneth More (1914).

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