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Pauline Collins, (born 3 September 1940) is an English actress of the stage, television, and film. She first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' and its spin-off ''Thomas & Sarah'' during the 1970s. She later drew acclaim for playing the title role in the play ''Shirley Valentine'' for which she received Laurence Olivier, Tony, and Drama Desk awards. She reprised the role in a 1989 film adaptation, winning a BAFTA and garnering Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. ==Early life and career== Collins was born in Exmouth, Devon, the daughter of Mary Honora (née Callanan), a schoolteacher, and William Henry Collins, a school headmaster.〔http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Pauline-Collins.html〕 She is of Irish extraction, and was brought up as a Roman Catholic near Liverpool.〔Pauline, Collins. (28 March 1999). "Pauline Collins - My secret for a good marriage? Give", Interviewed by Sharon Feinstein, ''Sunday Mirror''. Retrieved on 13 May 2010. ''"But I was very worried about taking it on because I'm not Jewish. I'm a Liverpool Irish Catholic and this role was such a responsibility because it involved a huge and emotive part of the history of the Jewish race."''〕Her great-uncle was Irish poet Jeremiah Joseph Callanan.〔(Pauline Collins biography ) accessed 7-21-2015〕 Collins was educated at Sacred Heart High School.〔http://movies.nytimes.com/person/694000/Pauline-Collins/biography Retrieved 9 January 2013〕 and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Before turning to acting, she worked as a teacher until 1962. She made her stage debut at Windsor in ''A Gazelle in Park Lane'' in 1962 and her West End debut in ''Passion Flower Hotel'' in 1965, (during this run, very hurriedly, her first film ''Secrets of a Windmill Girl'' -1966). More stage roles followed. Collins played Samantha Briggs in the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones'' and was offered the chance to continue in the series as a new companion for the Doctor, but declined the invitation. Other early TV credits include the UK's first medical soap ''Emergency - Ward 10'' (1960), and the pilot episode and first series of ''The Liver Birds'', both in 1969. Collins first became well known for her role as the maid Sarah in the 1970s ITV drama series ''Upstairs, Downstairs''. The character appeared regularly throughout the first two series, the second of which also starred her actor husband, John Alderton, with whom she later starred in a spin-off, ''Thomas & Sarah'' (1979), and the sitcom ''No, Honestly'' written by Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham, as well as in a series of short story adaptations called ''Wodehouse Playhouse'' (1975–78). She co-narrated the animated British children's TV series ''Little Miss'' with husband John Alderton in 1983. In connection with her ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' role, Collins recorded a 1973 single for Decca: ''What Are We Going to Do with Uncle Arthur?'' (performed by her character several times during the series) b/w ''With Every Passing Day'' (a vocal version of the show's theme).〔http://www.updown.org.uk/sounds/lyrics.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pauline Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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