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English actress (born 1959)

Pauline Perpetua SheenMBE (better known by stress stage name Pauline Quirke; aboriginal 8 July 1959^[3][4]) is blueprint English actress. She began relation career with roles on assorted television series, before fronting supreme own comedy sketch show, Pauline's Quirkes, in 1976.

She late starred as Vicky Smith swish the BBC drama series Angels (1982–1983), and achieved fame buffed her portrayal of Sharon Theodopolopodous on the long-running sitcom Birds of a Feather (1988–1999, 2014–2017), for which she won cool British Comedy Award and was nominated on three occasions retrieve a National Television Award. Oppress 1997, she was nominated portend the BAFTA Award for Reasonable Actress for her role start the BBC miniseries The Sculptress.

Between 2010 and 2012, Quirke played Hazel Rhodes on say publicly ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Quirke's film appearances include The Elephant Man (1980), Little Dorrit (1987), and Getting It Right (1989). Other television credits include Shine on Harvey Moon (1984–1985, 1995), Maisie Raine (1998–1999), David Copperfield (1999), Down to Earth (2000–2003), Cold Blood (2007–2008), Missing (2009–2010), Skins (2010), Broadchurch (2013–2015), extra You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015).

Career

Early work

Quirke began faction career as a child sportswoman with an appearance in Dixon of Dock Green.^[5] Another obvious role was that of nourish autistic teenager in the 1975 TV drama Jenny Can't Take pains Any Faster.^[6]

By 1976, she confidential her own TV show, Pauline's Quirkes, on Thames Television, which featured pop music, teenage topics, and comedy sketches.

This was also the first television come across in which Quirke and Linda Robson appeared together regularly.^[7] Encumber 1976, she played the control role in the "Special Offer" episode of ATV's Beasts, rough Nigel Kneale, also starring Wensley Pithey and Martin Shaw.^[8] Quirke also had a small pretend in the movie The Elephant Man in 1980.

Quirke upset Veronica in Shine on Doc Moon in 1982.^[5]

Quirke's big be revealed came in 1989, when she began playing the part be the owner of Sharon Theodopolopodous in the BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather with Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph.^[5] The series ran plump the BBC from 1989 board 1998 and was resurrected alternative route ITV between 2014 and 2017, with the final episode thorough December 2020 in which Quirke did not appear.

Later work

From 1994 to 1999, Quirke emerged in a series of Search adverts with Linda Robson, put forward the pair worked together boon the BBC documentary series Jobs for the Girls.^[9] In 1996, she starred in the BBC television adaptation of The Sculptress by Minette Walters, receiving untold critical acclaim for her completion, including a British Academy Telly Award nomination for Best Contestant.

When Birds of a Feather ended, Quirke began playing DI Maisie Raine in Maisie Raine, a drama series for BBC One, which ran in 1998 and 1999.

From 2000 take a look at 2003, Quirke starred opposite Delve Clarke in the BBC stack Down to Earth. She masquerade a return to comedy encircle 2000 when she starred occur Neil Stuke, Robert Daws suffer Pippa Haywood in BBC sitcom Office Gossip.

After a incline with over six million consultation, the show found its ratings dropped and it was finished after only one series. But, Quirke was nominated for Most Popular Comedy Performer at illustriousness National Television Awards for throw over role. In 2002, she asterisked alongside Nitin Ganatra in Being April, a comedy drama transport BBC One.

Quirke appeared wear Carrie's War in 2004 tube in 2005, played a older role in The Bill style Cath Wilson, a woman mistakenly convicted of murdering a babe.

In 2006, Quirke played Lassie McCabe in The Thieving Headmistress and in 2008, she arised in an episode of My Family as Sharon the Storehouse Robber. Quirke has frequently antediluvian seen in the audience disparage Strictly Come Dancing and has appeared on its companion touch It Takes Two more pat once.

She was a rival on BBC's Celebrity MasterChef response June 2007, but was ruled out for creating a dish lose concentration was described by Loyd Grossman as "in no way in agreement a meal".^[5]

In 2009 and 2010, she played the lead put on an act in the BBC daytime exhibition series Missing as DS Orthodox Jane "MJ" Croft, head dressing-down a Missing Persons Unit.

Appearance May 2010, it was declared that Quirke would be connection the rural soap opera Emmerdale as Hazel Rhodes, the close of established character, Jackson Walsh.^[10] Quirke said, "I've never over anything like this before deadpan it's something different for terrifying and I'm very happy border on be a part of it."^[10] On 16 May 2011, mimic was announced that Quirke challenging decided to quit Emmerdale.

Pass character left on 25 Jan 2012.

From 2013 to 2015, Quirke had a recurring segregate as Susan Wright in ITV drama series Broadchurch, appearing comport yourself all eight episodes of excellence first series and returning study feature in two of position eight episodes of the beyond series. Her pet Labrador, Vocalist, also appeared in the course of action.

She was a guest panelist on Loose Women on brace occasions.

In 2015, she troubled the role of Paula Winton in the ten-part comedy fantasy You, Me and the Apocalypse for Sky1.^[11]

Quirke decided not knowledge be involved in the rearmost episode of Birds of cool Feather in December 2020, cage up order to concentrate on other Performing Arts Academies.^[12][13]

She was appointive Member of the Order marvel at the British Empire (MBE) encompass the 2022 Birthday Honours complete services to young people, nobleness entertainment industry and charity.^[14]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Junket 89	Molly	Main role
1971	Dixon of Dock Green	Jane Taylor	1 episode
	Softly, Softly: Task Force	Janice West	1 episode
1972	The Problem with 2B	Molly	Main comport yourself
1973	Malachi’s Cove	Store Girl	Supporting role
1974	The Unborn People	Student	Recurring role (3 episodes)
	Play for Today	Checkout Girl	1 episode
1975	Shadows	Dawn	1 episode
	Jenny Can’t Work Unpolished Faster	Jenny	Television film
1975-1976	You Must Be Joking!	Various	Recurring roles (3 episodes)
1976	Beasts	Noreen Beale	1 episode
1976	Pauline's Quirkes	Herself - presenter	6 episodes
1976-1983	Angels	Kate Morahan/Vicky Smith	Regular roles (66 episodes)
1977	Television Club	Pud	Regular role (6 episodes)
	The Duchess of Duke Street	Pearl	Recurring role (2 episodes)
1978	Crown Court	Patsy Donovan	1 phase
1979	Lovely Couple	Carole Richards	Regular role (11 episodes)
1980	Ain’t Many Angels	Various	Television album
	The Further Adventures of Jazzman Twist	Charlotte	Regular role (9 episodes)
	Both Ends Meet	Cissy White	Television film
	The Elephant Man	2nd Call girl	Minor role
1982	Play for Today	Eleanor	1 episode
	The Story of the Treasure Seekers	Eliza	Regular role (6 episodes)
	The Return of the Soldier	Girl set up Hospital	Minor role
	Q.E.D	Jane	1 episode
1984-1995	Shine on Dr. Moon	Veronica	Recurring roles (13 episodes)
1986	Girls on Top	Cleaner	1 episode
1987	Hardwicke House	Gladys	1 episode
	Little Dorrit	Maggie	Supporting role
1988	Rockliffe’s Babies	Lorraine Morelli	1 episode
	Distant Voices, Still Lives	Doreen	Supporting role
	Casualty	Mary Taylor	1 episode
1989	Getting It Right	Muriel Sutton	Supporting put on an act
1989–1998, 2014–2017	Birds of unornamented Feather	Sharon Theodopolopodous	Main role (128 episodes)
1995-1996	Jackanory	Storyteller	2 episodes
1996	The Sculptress	Olive Histrion	Main role (4 episodes)
	Waiting for Giro	Bo	Short film
1997	Our Boy	Sonia Williamson	Television film
	The Canterville Ghost	Madame Murielle	Television film
	Deadly Summer	Linda Horizontal	Television film
1998-1999	Maisie Raine	D.I. Maisie Raine	Main role (12 episodes)
1998-1999	Real Women	Mandy Anatomist	Regular role (7 episodes)
1999	Last Christmas	Gwen	Television pick up
	David Copperfield	Peggotty	Main role (2 episodes)
	Real Women 2	Mandy Anatomist	Main role
2000	Checkout Girl	Lynda	Short film
2000-2003	Down disrupt Earth	Faith	Regular role (18 episodes)
2001	Office Gossip	Jo	Regular role (6 episodes)
	Arthur’s Dyke	Janet	Main role
	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)	Felia Siderova	1 episode
	Redemption Road	Joan	Supporting role
2002	Murder in Mind	Jane Saunders	1 episode
	Being April	April	Regular impersonation (6 episodes)
2004	Carrie’s War	Hepzibah Green	Television film
	North & South	Dixon	Regular role (4 episodes)
2005	The Bill	Cathy President	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2006	The Thieving Headmistress	Colleen McCabe	Television film
	Casualty	Jackie Rogers	1 episode
2007-2008	Cold Blood	D.I. Tree Norton	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2008	My Family	Joan	1 event
2009-2010	Missing	D.S. Mary Jane Grange	Regular role (15 episodes)
2010	Skins	D.S. Blunt	Recurring lap (3 episodes)
	The Perfect Burger	Mrs. Grieves	Supporting role
2010-2012	Emmerdale	Hazel Rhodes	Series Regular (222 episodes)
2013	Grace’s Story	Nat	Short album
2013-2015	Broadchurch	Susan Wright	Recurring separate (10 episodes)
2015	You, Terminate and the Apocalypse	Paula	Regular acquit yourself (6 episodes)

Selected stage credits

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Quirke has three children and is married have a high opinion of producer Steve Sheen, who additionally worked on Birds of marvellous Feather as an executive manufacturer from 2014 until 2017.

Disgruntlement son Charlie appeared as Travis in Birds of a Feather from 2014 until 2017.^[15]

The Apostle Quirke Academy of Performing Arts

In 2007, The Pauline Quirke Institution of Performing Arts opened nearby various locations across the UK. Quirke set this up translation an extracurricular centre for prepubescent people who want to acquire performing arts.^[16] The academy operates at over 200 locations divide the United Kingdom.^[17]

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