Pauline Collins, the British actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in Shirley Valentine, has passed away.

The actress, who had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for several years, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, her family said in a statement. Collins was 85.

“Pauline was so many things to so many people, playing a variety of roles in her life. A bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen. Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers, and queens,” her family’s statement read, via the BBC. “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.”

Born in Exmouth on September

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