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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1989
Shirley Valentine

[West End]
Original London Production, 1965
Performer


Movies

Secrets of a Windmill Girl
[ 1966 ] Pat Lord
Shirley Valentine
[ 1989 ] Shirley Valentine
City of Joy
[ 1992 ] Joan Bethel
My Mother's Courage
[ 1995 ] Elsa Tabori
Paradise Road
[ 1997 ] Margaret Drummond
One Life Stand
[ 2000 ] Karaoke Crowd
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
[ 2002 ] Thelma Caldicot
From Time to Time
[ 2009 ] Mrs Tweedie
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
[ 2010 ] Cristal
Albert Nobbs
[ 2011 ] Mrs. Baker
Quartet
[ 2012 ] Cissy Robson
Dough
[ 2015 ] Joanna Silverman
The Time of Their Lives
[ 2017 ] Priscilla

TV Shows

Dickensian
Mrs. Gamp
Forever Green
Harriet Boult
Mount Pleasant
Sue
No, Honestly
Clara Burrell-Danby
Tales of the Unexpected
Eve Peregrine, Pat Lewis
The Ambassador
Harriet Smith
Upstairs, Downstairs
Sarah

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine


winner
Drama League Awards - 1989 - Distinguished Performance Award

Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1989 - Best Actress - Play

Pauline Collins, Shirely Valentine


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1989 - Performance

Pauline CollinsSpecial Award


winner
Tony Awards - 1989 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine


winner
Olivier Awards - 1988 - Actress of the Year in a New Play

Pauline Collins, Shirley Valentine

Olivier Awards - 1976 - Actress of the Year in a New Play

Pauline Collins, Engaged

Videos

News


SHIRLEY VALENTINE Comes to the Dukes, Lancaster

Mina Anwar will reprise title role in Willy Russell’s iconic one-woman show. The Octagon Theatre Bolton’s critically acclaimed 2020 production of Willy Russell’s beloved comedy, Shirley Valentine, is back and will come to The Dukes from Wed 12th - Sat 22nd March.
BLOOD BROTHERS Will Return On UK Tour This Autumn

Bill Kenwright Ltd's award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers will continue to tour across the UK with latest dates and venues announced for Autumn 2024, opening on 20 August at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
SHIRLEY VALENTINE Returns To Pitlochry Festival Theatre in July

Pitlochry Festival Theatre will welcome back its award-winning production of the much-loved comedy Shirley Valentine this summer. 
Hedgerow Theatre Announces Willy Rusell's SHIRLEY VALENTINE To Run With The New Electric Ballroom In February

Hedgerow Theatre presents Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine in repertory with Enda Walsh's The New Electric Ballroom, exploring life's potential. Don't miss this exciting production in February!
BLOOD BROTHERS Returns to Theatre Royal Brighton Next Month

Bill Kenwright's production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers continues to tour across the UK. The much-loved musical, known for sell out houses across the country, returns to Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 October 2023.
BLOOD BROTHERS UK Tour Sets New Dates and Venues

Bill Kenwright's legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers will continue to tour across the UK with latest dates, venues and casting revealed.
Tour Announced For The Premiere of WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND

Cahoots Theatre Company Ltd in association with Jamie Clark Theatre presents the UK premiere of William Humble's play Wodehouse in Wonderland, starring Robert Daws and directed by Robin Herford, on a UK Tour which opens at Malvern Theatres on 26 January 2023.  
Sally Reid Will Play Shirley Valentine in Pitlochry Festival Theatre Revival of SHIRLEY VALENTINE Next Month

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to open its Autumn season with television and stage actor Sally Reid (Scot Squad, BBC Scotland) starring in a brand-new revival of the much-loved award-winning comedy Shirley Valentine, Willy Russell's (Blood Brothers and Educating Rita) heart-warming story about a middle-aged, working-class Liverpool housewife whose life is transformed after a holiday in Greece.
Full Cast Announced For BLOOD BROTHERS, Including the Return of Niki Colwell Evans and Sean Jones

Bill Kenwright's legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, BLOOD BROTHERS returns to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre this autumn. The much-loved musical, performed to sell-out houses on its recent UK tour and returns with gusto from 13 – 17 September 2022.
Shirley Valentine Comes to the Black Box Theater at Cotuit

The heroine in this actor's tour-de-force is an ordinary middle-class English housewife. As she prepares ‘chips and egg’ for dinner, she ruminates on her life and tells the wall about her husband, her children, her past…and an attractive offer from her best friend, inviting Shirley to join her on holiday in Greece to search for romance and adventure. Written by Willy Russell, Cotuit Center for the Arts’ production of Shirley Valentine is directed by Jay Stewart and stars Kristin Stewart as the titular Shirley.
Theatre Royal Windsor Presents Bill Kenwright's Multi Award-Winning Production Of BLOOD BROTHERS

Bill Kenwright's legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers returns to the stage in 2022 for a 16-week tour from 14 January at Theatre Royal Windsor. The much-loved musical, performed to sell-out houses on its recent 2021 UK tour and returns with gusto, running nationally from 14 January – 07 May 2022.
Casting Announced For BLOOD BROTHERS At Birmingham Hippodrome

Bill Kenwright's legendary production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers returns to the stage. The much-loved musical, which performed to sell-out houses and standing ovations on its most recent UK tour in 2019-2020, returns with gusto to Birmingham Hippodrome this November.
BLOOD BROTHERS Will Embark on UK Tour Beginning This Week

In celebration of the musicals' relaunch, Lyn Paul returns for her farewell tour in the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone, which she first made her own in London's West End. 
SHIRLEY VALENTINE Will Be Performed at The Esk Valley Theatre Next Month

Middle-aged Shirley Valentine, a bored housewife from Liverpool, takes a holiday to Greece with a friend who promptly abandons her for a holiday romance. Left alone, she meets the charming taverna owner, Costas.
QUARTET Comes to Limelight Theatre This September

Written by Ronald Harwood and directed by Gwen Browning at Limelight Theatre, Quartet is set in an aged care home with Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred ready to celebrate Verdi's birthday with an annual concert. 
BWW Review: SHIRLEY VALENTINE at Polonia Theatre - It's never too late!

Surprisingly a theatre comedy can be something more than just a straightforward pastime.
QUARTET Comes to Limelight Theatre

Get ready to laugh, sigh and cry a little as four retired opera singers take you into the bittersweet world of facing up to age and mortality.
BWW Review: SHIRLEY VALENTINE at Ojai Art Center Theater

'Shirley Valentine' features Anna Kotula in a one-woman show about a middle-aged Liverpool housewife who seeks a change in her life, and does so in drastic fashion, leaving her husband and home to cavort on a beach in Greece. The result is a reaffirmation of life, one that empowers women and those lamenting the absence of passion in their lives - a timely and wonderful journey to help inaugurate the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment.
Full Cast Announced For BLOOD BROTHERS 2020 Spring Tour

Bill Kenwright's 'Dazzling' (Sunday Telegraph) production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers continues into Spring 2020 from 4 February 2020 at Theatre Royal, Brighton. Starring Lyn Paul in the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone, she will be joined by Alexander Patmore as Mickey, Joel Benedict as Eddie, Danielle Corlass as Linda, Paula Tappenden as Mrs Lyons, Danny Taylor as Sammy and Robbie Scotcher as the narrator.
BLOOD BROTHERS Tour is Heading to Theatre Royal Brighton

Bill Kenwright's 'Dazzling' (Sunday Telegraph) production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers continues into Spring 2020 from 4 February 2020 at Theatre Royal Brighton. This iconic musical has been visiting theatres across the country throughout 2019, performing to sell out houses and receiving standing ovations.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Pauline Collins been in?

Pauline Collins has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Pauline Collins been in?

Pauline Collins has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Pauline Collins's first West End show?

Pauline Collins's first West End show was Passion Flower Hotel which opened in 1965

What awards has Pauline Collins been nominated for?

Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Shirley Valentine, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Shirley Valentine, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Shirely Valentine, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Special Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Shirley Valentine, Actress of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Shirley Valentine and Actress of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Engaged.

What awards has Pauline Collins won?

Pauline Collins has won several prestigious awards, including: - Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Shirley Valentine - Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Shirley Valentine - Best Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Shirley Valentine - Performance Award at the Theatre World Awards for a Special Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Shirley Valentine - Actress of the Year in a New Play at the Olivier Awards for Shirley Valentine.

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