Pauline Quirke

Birth Name:

Pauline Perpetua Quirke

Birth Place:

Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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