Pauline Collins

British actress (1940–2025)
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Pauline Collins

Summary

Pauline Collins is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Exmouth[2]. She was born on September 3, 1940[3]. She died in Highgate[4]. She died on November 5, 2025[5]. She worked as an actor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,203 views/month, #5,415 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Pauline Collins was born in Exmouth[2].
  • Pauline Collins died in Highgate[4].
  • Pauline Collins was born on September 3, 1940[3].
  • Pauline Collins died on November 5, 2025[5].
  • Pauline Collins was married to John Alderton[8].
  • Pauline Collins held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Pauline Collins worked as an actor[6].
  • Pauline Collins was educated at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama[10].
  • Pauline Collins was educated at Sacred Heart High School[11].
  • Pauline Collins received the Laurence Olivier Awards[12].
  • Pauline Collins received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Pauline Collins received the Theatre World Special Award[14].
  • Pauline Collins received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[15].
  • Pauline Collins received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play[16].
  • Pauline Collins received the Order of the British Empire[17].
  • Pauline Collins is recorded as female[18].
  • Pauline Collins's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Pauline Collins's Commons category is recorded as Pauline Collins[20].
  • The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[21].
  • Pauline Collins's family name is recorded as Collins[22].
  • Pauline Collins's given name is recorded as Pauline[23].
  • Pauline Collins's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e0n957y9o[24].
  • Pauline Collins's medical condition is recorded as Parkinson's disease[25].
  • Pauline Collins's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Pauline Collins's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Actress[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-09-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-11-06[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5ff9c5de-2cbb-4fd2-bad9-68ec15bd1310[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Pauline Collins was born in Exmouth[2]. She was born on September 3, 1940[3].

Education

Educated at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama[10], a drama school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1906[35] and Sacred Heart High School[11], a secondary school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1893[38].

Career and Affiliations

Pauline Collins's professions included actor[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Laurence Olivier Awards[12], a group of awards[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1976[41]; Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], a grade of an order[42], in United Kingdom[43]; Theatre World Special Award[14]; Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[15], a class of award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1947[46]; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play[16], a class of award[47]; and Order of the British Empire[17], an order of chivalry[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1917[50].

Personal Life

Among Pauline Collins's spouses was John Alderton[8].

Death and Burial

Pauline Collins died on November 5, 2025[5]. She passed away in Highgate[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[21].

Why It Matters

Pauline Collins ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,203 views/month, #5,415 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Pauline Collins born?

Born in Exmouth[2], Pauline Collins…

Where did Pauline Collins die?

Pauline Collins died in Highgate[4].

Who was Pauline Collins married to?

Pauline Collins's spouses include John Alderton[8].

What did Pauline Collins do for work?

Pauline Collins worked as actor[6].

Where did Pauline Collins go to school?

Pauline Collins was educated at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama[10] and Sacred Heart High School[11].

What awards did Pauline Collins receive?

Honors received include Laurence Olivier Awards[12], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], Theatre World Special Award[14], and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved . birminghammail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Who's Who. cssd.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved . birminghammail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . The Guardian. Retrieved . death-notices.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved . birminghammail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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