Pauline Collins, Oscar-nominated British star of 'Shirley Valentine,' dies at 85

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British actor Pauline Collins has died peacefully at her care home in north London, her family said in a statement Thursday. She was 85.

Her family described the versatile actor as “a bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen.”

British actor Pauline Collins, who earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as the stuck-in-a-rut housewife of “Shirley Valentine,” has died. She was 85.

Collins’ family said in a statement Thursday that the actor died peacefully this week at her care home in north London after living with Parkinson’s disease for several years. In the statement, her family said Collins “was so many things to so many people, playing a variety of roles in her life.”