There is a piece of bad news for fans of Pauline Collins. The British actress died on November 6, 2025. She was 85. Collins enjoyed a long career and has many projects under her name across films, plays and television. Some of her works that fans still remember her for are the television show Upstairs, Downstairs, the play Shirley Valentine, and film projects like The Time of Their Lives and Paradise Road. Collins won several awards in her long career, which include the Tony Award for Best Actress, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and a BAFTA Award, among others. She was also nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe at different times.Pauline Collins dies at 85On November 6, 2025, British actress Pauline Collins passed away at the age of 85 in London, UK. The BBC has stated that she died in her London home while being surrounded by her family members. The actress was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a few years ago.Her family issued a statement:"Pauline was so many things to so many people, playing a variety of roles in her life. Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens. She will always be remembered as the iconic, strong-willed, vivacious and wise Shirley Valentine - a role that she made all her own. We were familiar with all those parts of her because her magic was contained in each one of them. [She was our] loving mum, our wonderful grandma and great-grandma [and John Alderton]'s life-long love".They added:"We hope you will remember her at the height of her powers; so joyful and full of energy; and give us the space and privacy to contemplate a life without her."Collins married actor John Alderton in 1969 and the couple shares four children together. In a separate statement, he wrote:"What I saw was not only her brilliant range of diverse characters but her magic of bringing out the best in all of the people she worked with. She wanted everyone to be special and she did this by never saying 'Look at me'. It's no wonder that she was voted the nation's sweetheart in the 1970s."Pauline Collins started her career on the stage in the 1960s and then transitioned into television in 1963. She eventually also acted in films like Secrets of a Windmill Girl, Paraside Road and Albert Nobbs.Rest in peace, Pauline Collins.Stay tuned to Soap Central for more such stories.