Pauline Collins

Movie Actress

Pauline Collins was born in Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom on September 3rd, 1940 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 83, Pauline Collins biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Pauline A. Collins, Pauline
Date of Birth
September 3, 1940
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Age
83 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor
Pauline Collins Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 83 years old, Pauline Collins has this physical status:

Height
157cm
Weight
62kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Pauline Collins Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
She was raised as a Roman Catholic.
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Sacred Heart High School, Central School of Speech and Drama
Pauline Collins Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
John Alderton
Children
4
Dating / Affair
Tony Rohr, John Alderton (1969-Present)
Parents
William Henry Collins, Mary Honora
Other Family
Jeremiah Joseph Callanan (Great-Uncle) (Poet)
Pauline Collins Life

Pauline Collins (born 3 September 1940) is an English actor of stage, television, and film who first rose to fame in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–73) and its spin-off, Thomas & Sarah (1979).

In 1992, she published Letter to Louise, her autobiography, and she received the Olivier Award in 1988 for her role in the performance Shirley Valentine, which earned her the Olivier Award in 1988 and the Drama Desk and Tony Awards in 1989.

She reprised her role in the 1989 film revival, receiving the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.

She appeared in Forever Green (1989–92) and The Ambassador (1998–99).

City of Joy (1992), Paradise Road (1997), Albert Nobbs (2011), Quartet (2012), and Time of Their Lives (2017) are among her other film appearances.

Personal life

John Alderton, a comedian who appeared in 1969 and lives in Hampstead, London, with her husband and three children, Nicholas, Kate, and Richard. Louise Rohr, the actress' older daughter, has a younger sister. In 1964, Collins gave Louise up for adoption as a penniless single mother. When Louise was 22 years old, they were reunited. Letter From Louise, Collins' book, chronicles these events.

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Pauline Collins Career

Early life and career

Collins was born in Exmouth, Devon, the daughter of Mary Honora (née Callananan), a school teacher, and William Henry Collins, a school headmaster. She is of Irish descent and was raised as a Roman Catholic in Wallasey, Cheshire. Jeremiah Joseph Callanan, an Irish poet, was her great-uncle.

Collins was educated at Sacred Heart High School and studied at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She served as a mentor before deciding to act, and before turning to teaching, she worked as a tutor until 1962. She appeared onstage in A Gazelle in Park Lane in 1962 and later in Passion Flower Hotel in 1965. During the play's run, she made her first film, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, which was released in 1966. More stage performances will be added.

Samantha Briggs appeared in the 1967 Doctor Who serial The Faceless Ones and was given the opportunity to continue in the series as a new Doctor's companion. But she turned down the invitation.

The first medical soap Emergency Ward 10 (1960), the pilot episode and the first series of The Liver Birds were among the early TV credits.

Collins first became well-known as the maid Sarah in the 1970s ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs. The character appeared in the first two series, as well as in a series of short-story adaptations called Wodehouse Playhouse (1975-1978). Little Miss With Alderton, a British children's TV series, was co-narrated by her in 1983.

What Are We Going to Do With Uncle Arthur, Aimenet's debut in connection with her Upstairs, Downstairs appearance. (Performance by her character several times throughout the series) backed With Every Passing Day (a vocal interpretation of the show's theme) -

She was a participant of the television show This Is Your Life in April 1972, the first time she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.

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Pauline Collins Awards

Awards and nominations

  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress (winner)
  • Tony Award in 1989 for Best Actress in a Play (winner)
  • Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut (winner)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (winner)
  • Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (winner)
  • Academy Award for Best Actress (nominee)
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Comedy or Musical (nominee)
  • BAFTA for Best Film Actress (winner)

Brunette Sheridan Smith is glowing as she leaves the theatre after playing an alcoholic actress in Opening Night

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
In her simple ensemble, the actress, 42, put on a stunningly chic look, wearing light blue jeans, a navy jumper, and black knee-high boots.

CHRISTOPHER HART: I don't care if snobs call my conservatory naff and it knocks £15,000 off my home

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
CHRISTOPHER HART: They were once seen as sun-drenched and desirable in the 1980s and 1990s. However, today, the British people are still out of love with the conservatory. They're increasingly perceived as ugly, vulgar, old, and environmentally unsound, especially by younger home owners. And the number of them have decreased correspondingly from half a million built in 2006 to just 77,000 in 2017, down 81%.

When Shirley Valentine play opens to £4 million bookings, Sheridan Smith smashes a box office record

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2023
Sheridan Smith has made history by breaking the Duke Of York's box office record after her Shirley Valentine performance opened to advance bookings totaling £4 million. The actress, who was 41 years old in a 1989 film of the same name, has been chastised for her one-woman role as the middle-aged lonelyheart. Her press night appearance attracted a rapturous reception, with an emotional Smith clearly taken aback by the response as she closed the performance by welcoming her 22-month-old son Billy into the audience.