About
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.
Filmography
Parkinson at 502021 · Self (archive footage)
The Thieving Headmistress2006 · Colleen McCabe
Carrie's War2004
Arthur's Dyke2001 · Janet
Checkout Girl2000 · Lynda
Last Christmas1999 · Gwen
Our Boy1998 · Sonia
The Canterville Ghost1997 · Madame Murielle
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse1994
Getting It Right1989 · Muriel Sutton
Distant Voices, Still Lives1988 · Doreen
Little Dorrit1987 · Maggy
The Return of the Soldier1983 · Girl Searching in Hospital
Life After Death1982 · Checkout Girl
Baby Talk1981 · Tessa
Name for the Day1980 · Ann
The Elephant Man1980 · 2nd Whore
Beasts: Special Offer1976 · Noreen Beale
Sunshine in Brixton1976 · Marilyn
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster1975 · Jenny