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Pauline Collins

1940 - Today

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Pauline Collins (born 3 September 1940) is a British actress who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1973) and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography Letter to Louise. Collins played the title role in the play Shirley Valentine for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pauline Collins has received more than 2,872,163 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Pauline Collins is the 4,943rd most popular actor (up from 5,025th in 2019), the 3,767th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,884th in 2019) and the 572nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 2.9M

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  • 47.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pauline Collins ranks 4,943 out of 13,578. Before her are Polly Holliday, Navid Negahban, Ted Raimi, Rupert Friend, Bárbara Mori, and Lluís Homar. After her are Park Hae-jin, Brenda Bakke, Dan Lauria, Charles S. Dutton, Metaksia Simonyan, and Alla Demidova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pauline Collins ranks 396. Before her are Eladio Silvestre, Werner Krämer, Roy Thomas, Arlette Laguiller, Reinhard Furrer, and Ken Fletcher. After her are John Finnis, Mary Beth Peil, Fausto Bertinotti, Mike Beuttler, Mario Zanin, and Billy Hart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pauline Collins ranks 3,767 out of 8,785. Before her are Herbert Marshall (1890), Victor d'Arcy (1887), Jim Bellamy (1881), Rupert Friend (1981), Jony Ive (1967), and John Hopkinson (1849). After her are Horatio Caro (1862), Gordon Strachan (1957), Jay Kay (1969), Michael Rennie (1909), George Borrow (1803), and Vivian Woodward (1879).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Pauline Collins ranks 572. Before her are Tim McInnerny (1956), Barbara Windsor (1937), Jeremy Wade (1956), Ed Skrein (1983), Herbert Marshall (1890), and Rupert Friend (1981). After her are Michael Rennie (1909), Ron Moody (1924), Ann Todd (1907), Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), Wallace Ford (1898), and Katherine Waterston (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Cristal
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Sep 22o 20105.9 / 10
Albert Nobbs
Margaret Baker
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
Dec 21o 20116.3 / 10
Quartet
Cissy Robson
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
Dec 26o 20126.5 / 10