Pauline Quirke

Pauline Perpetua Sheen (born 8 July 1959,) better known by her stage name Pauline Quirke, is an English actress who has played Sharon Theodopolopodous in the long-running comedy series Birds of a Feather (1988–1999, 2014–2017). For this role, she won the 1990 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. She was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1996 BBC miniseries The Sculptress. Her other television credits include Maisie Raine (1998–1999), Down to Earth (2000–2003), Emmerdale (2010–2012) and Broadchurch (2013–2015).