Actor who earned an Oscar nomination for portraying Shirley Valentine, a dissatisfied housewife who sets off on a romantic quest in Greece The actor Pauline Collins, who has died aged 85 after suffering from Parkinson's disease, had a habit of moving from one role to another but will for ever be remembered for two parts " a parlourmaid in the 1970s masters-and-servants TV drama Upstairs Downstairs, at the mercyÂ�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM on November 7, 2025