"Pauline was so many things to so many people, playing a variety of roles in her life. A bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen. Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens. Collins with Tom Conti in Shirley Valentine. Photograph: Paramount/Allstar She will always be remembered as the iconic, strong-willed, vivacious and wise Shirley Valentine a role that she made all her own. We were familiar with all those parts of her because her magic was contained in each one of them."
"More than anything, though, she was our loving mum, our wonderful grandma and great-grandma. Warm, funny, generous, thoughtful, wise, she was always there for us. And she was John (Alderton)'s lifelong love. A partner, work collaborator, and wife of 56 years. We particularly want to thank her carers: angels who looked after her with dignity, compassion, and most of all love. She could not have had a more peaceful goodbye."
Pauline Collins died peacefully in her care home in Highgate, north London, aged 85, after several years with Parkinson's disease. She appeared in the first series of the BBC sitcom The Liver Birds and gained wider recognition with a regular role in Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971. She married actor John Alderton in 1969 and remained his partner and collaborator for 56 years. Her performance in the 1989 film Shirley Valentine earned an Academy Award nomination and became her most iconic role. Her family described her as bright, warm and generous, thanked her carers, and requested privacy while remembering her energy and legacy.
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