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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Pauline Collins Biography (1940-)
Born September 3, 1940, in Exmouth, England; daughter of William Henry and Mary Honora (a schoolteacher; maiden name, Callanan) Collins; married John Alderton (actor); children: Louise, two others. Addresses: Agent: Susan Smith & Associates, 121 N. San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Birth Details
- September 3, 1940
- Exmouth, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Pat Lord, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, Compton, 1965
- Charlotte Mulliner, Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court, 1976
- Jill Packard, Rodney Fails to Qualify, 1976
- Minna Nordstrom, The Rise of Minna Nordstrom, 1976
- Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw, Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989
- Joan Bethel, City of Joy (also known as La cite de la joie), 1992
- Elsa Tabori, Mutters Courage (also known as My Mother's Courage), 1995
- Daisy "Margaret" Drummond, Paradise Road, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Nurse, Emergency-Ward 10, 1957
- Dawn, The Liver Birds, 1969
- Sarah Moffat/Delice/Clemence Dumas, Upstairs, Downstairs, London Weekend Television, then PBS, 1971-73
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Wodehouse Playhouse, 1975
- Clara Burrell-Danby, No, Honestly, PBS, 1975
- Sarah, Thomas and Sarah, 1979
- Harriet Boult, Forever Green, ITV, 1989
- Ambassador Harriet Smith, The Ambassador, 1998
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Movies
- Aileen Matthews, Flowers of the Forest, 1996
- Also appeared in Knockback.
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Miniseries
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Country Matters II, Granada, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS,1979
- Maggie Hewson, The Black Tower, Anglia Television, then Mystery!, PBS, 1985
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Specials
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Amerika (also known as Theatre 625: Amerika), 1966
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Kings Cross (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: Kings Cross-Lunch Hour), 1972
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The School for Scandal (also known as Play of the Month: The School for Scandal), 1975
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The 43rd Annual Tony Awards, 1989
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Episodic
- Samantha Briggs, "The Faceless Ones," Doctor Who, 1967
- (Uncredited) Sarah Moffat/Delice/Clemence Dumas, "Whither Shall I Wander?," Upstairs, Downstairs, PBS, 1975
- Also appeared in Tales of the Unexpected.
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Sabina, A Gazelle, Park Lane, Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, 1962
- (London debut) Lady Janet Wigton, Passion Hotel, Prince of Wales,London, 1965
- Lou, The Erpingham Camp, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1967
- Nancy Gray, The Happy Apple, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1967
- Cecily Cardew, Importance of Being Earnest, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1968
- Brenda Cooper, The Night I Chased the Women with an Eel, Comedy Theatre, London, 1969
- Rosemary and Claire, Come As You Are, New Theatre, London, 1970
- Nancy Gray, The Happy Apple, Apollo Theatre, London, 1970
- Judy, Judies, Comedy Theatre, 1974
- Minnie Symperson, Engaged, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1976
- Lucy, "Mother Figure," Paula, "Drinking Companion," Polly, "Between Mouthfuls," Milly, "Gosforth's Fete," and Beryl, "A Talk in the Park," in Confusions, Apollo Theatre, 1976
- Yeliena Ivanova, The Bear, Royal Court Theatre, 1978
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Rattle of a Simple Man, 1980
- Phoebe Craddock, Romantic Comedy, Apollo Theatre, 1983
- (Broadway debut) Title role, Shirley Valentine, Booth Theatre, 1989
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WRITINGS
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Memoir
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Letter to Louise: A Loving Memoir to the Daughter I Gave Up for Adoption More than Twenty-Five Years Ago, 1992
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