US EditionShirley Valentine actress Pauline Collins dies aged 85
The actress was celebrated for sweeping seven Broadway awards for Shirley Valentine and endured Parkinson’s disease for several years before dying peacefully.
- Pauline Collins, the actress who won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her acclaimed performance as the title role in "Shirley Valentine," has died at the age of 85.
- Collins' family paid tribute to her, describing her as a "bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen" who played various roles including "politicians, mothers and queens."
- The family thanked Collins' carers, saying they "looked after her with dignity, compassion, and most of all love" and that "she could not have had a more peaceful goodbye.
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Pauline Collins: 'Sometimes you’re chosen for your flaws'
This article was first published in Radio Times magazine in October 1996 to promote Screen Two drama Flowers of the Forest.Add Shirley Valentine to your watchlistShe is indelibly "mumsy" and probably always has been, a robust woman even though only 5ft 2in, slightly wary and a bit defensive at times, so it was no surprise when she wagged a finger at me and warned, "If you use the words ‘nutty’ or ‘wacky’ I shall be very cross." We had escaped te…
British actress Pauline Collins, an icon of film and British theatre, died yesterday at the age of 85 in her residence in Highgate, north of the British capital, after several years of struggle against Parkinson’s disease. The performer died “peacefully”, surrounded by her loved ones, as confirmed by her family in a statement. Her friends remembered her as “a brilliant, ingenious and vital presence on stage and on screen” and highlighted her “ca…
The British performer, sick of Alzhéimer, was a television star in series such as ‘Up and Down’ and won a Hollywood award nomination with her first big role in film
The British actress, winner of the Bafta and nominated for the Oscar for 'Shirley Valentine', died in London after a long battle with the parkinson.
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