Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85

<p>Family pays tribute to actor who was a ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2025/nov/06/pauline-collins-photos">Pauline Collins – a life in pictures</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/shirley-valentine-gave-pauline-collins-a-role-to-match-her-talent-she-seized-it-with-style-and-glee">Peter Bradshaw on Pauline Collins</a></p></li></ul><p>The Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins has died aged 85, her family has announced.</p><p>She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, in her care home in Highgate, north London, having had Parkinson’s disease for several years, they said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/06/shirley-valentine-actor-pauline-collins-dies-aged-85">Continue reading...</a>