Pauline Collins

Collins entered motion pictures as a stripper in the exploitation film, _Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)_ (qv), and television, as a maid in the British drama series _Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)_ (qv). In 1988, she starred in the one-woman play 'Shirley Valentine' in London, and soon after, brought the role to Broadway, winning a Tony Award. She collected a BAFTA Film Award and was nominated an Academy Award for her performance in the film version, _Shirley Valentine (1989)_ (qv). Several stage, film and television performances followed.::arv.0705@gmail.com