Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins is a British actress born in Exmouth, Devon, England on September 3rd, 1940. Her first role in a sci-fi feature was playing the role of Samantha Briggs in "The Faceless Ones" story-arc from the original Doctor Who. She appeared in chapters two through six. Her guest appearance in Doctor Who nearly led to her becoming one of the Doctor's companions. But she turned down the opportunity to pursue other roles. Collins returned to the Doctor Who franchise nearly forty years later, playing the role of Queen Victoria in the second episode of season two of the 2005 Doctor Who revival series titled "Tooth and Claw".

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 * 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.