"Born in Exmouth in southwest England in 1940, Collins was raised near Liverpool in the northwest and began her career as a teacher. After taking up acting part-time, she landed a series of roles in the 1960s. Collins won plaudits in 1969 when she starred in the first series of the BBC comedy series The Liver Birds about the lives and loves of two young women sharing an apartment in Liverpool."
"But it was her eponymous performance in Shirley Valentine that won her plaudits around the world. She first played the born-and-bred Liverpudlian in a one-woman show at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End in 1988 for which she won an Olivier Award for best actress. After reprising the show the following year on Broadway, the play was adapted for the big screen."
"In a long career that spanned television, film and theater, Collins was adept at playing an array of roles, all of which she infused with her trademark authenticity that indisputably earned her the status of a national sweetheart in the U.K. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, in 2001 for services to drama. Pauline was so many things to so many people, playing a variety of roles in her life, the family said."
Pauline Collins was a versatile British actress born in Exmouth in 1940 and raised near Liverpool. She began her career as a teacher and transitioned to acting part-time, securing roles throughout the 1960s. She gained early recognition on television with The Liver Birds and a regular role in Upstairs Downstairs. Her performance in Shirley Valentine—originating in a one-woman West End show, then on Broadway and adapted for film—brought international acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. Collins received an OBE in 2001 for services to drama. She died peacefully at 85 in a north London care home after several years with Parkinson's disease.
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