Pauline Quirke
Acting
Born July 8, 1959 · Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Ready, Steady, Cook
Casualty
Emmerdale
Skins
Broadchurch
Soccer AM
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Celebrity Masterchef
Going Live!
Birds of a Feather
Angels
An Audience with...
Softly, Softly
Murder in Mind
Shine on Harvey Moon
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
The Elephant Man
The Duchess of Duke Street
North & South
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Rockliffe's Babies
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
David Copperfield
Shadows
Down to Earth
Challenge Anneka
Maisie Raine
Girls On Top
Beasts
Being April
Q.E.D.
The Good Sex Guide
Hardwicke House
Plays for Britain
Missing
Beasts: Special Offer
The Return of the Soldier
You Must Be Joking!
Little Dorrit