Pauline Quirke Biography

Fast Facts

• Became an honorary member of The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• Won Best TV Comedy Newcomer at the 1990 British Comedy Awards for her performance in "Birds of a Feather․"
• Was nominated for a BAFTA for portraying Olive Martin in "The Sculptress․"
• Her interest in acting started when she was nine years old and she joined an after-school drama club newly formed by local teachers
• Appeared as a child arsonist in "Dixon of Dock Green" shortly after discovering her love of acting, and by the time she was 15, she had her own talk show
• The role that garnered her the most fame was that of Sharon in "Birds of a Feather," a character she played in 101 episodes of the series
• Opened the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts to give children the opportunity to have the same experiences her drama club gave her as a child