
Actor
Pauline Quirke
Born 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.
Acting

The Elephant Man
2nd Whore · 1980

Skins
DS Blunt · 2007

Broadchurch
Susan Wright · 2013

North & South
Dixon · 2004

Distant Voices, Still Lives
Doreen · 1988

You, Me and the Apocalypse
Paula · 2015

David Copperfield
Peggotty · 1999

Casualty
Mary Taylor · 1986

Murder in Mind
Jane Saunders · 2001

The Duchess of Duke Street
Pearl · 1976

Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage) · 2021

Shine on Harvey Moon
Veronica · 1982

Birds of a Feather
Sharon Theodopolopodos · 1989

The Return of the Soldier
Girl Searching in Hospital · 1983

Getting It Right
Muriel Sutton · 1989

Little Dorrit
Maggy · 1987

Going Live!
Self · 1987

The Sculptress
Olive Martin · 1996

Lovely Couple
Carole Richards · 1979

Play for Today
Eleanor · 1970

Beasts
Noreen Beale · 1976

Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest · 1994
Checkout Girl
Lynda · 2000

Malachi's Cove
Girl in Store · 1973