---
name: "Pauline Yates"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pauline-yates"
fi1m_id: "pauline-yates"
imdb_id: "nm0946810"
tmdb_id: 1215889
wikidata_id: "Q7155104"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 June 1929"
died: "21 January 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T12:48:42.719638+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Pauline Yates

## Identity

Pauline Yates

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pauline-yates
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pauline-yates
- **IMDb ID:** nm0946810
- **TMDB ID:** 1215889
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7155104
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Yates, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7155104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946810/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215889

Actor. Born 16 June 1929 in St Helens, Lancashire, UK. Died 21 January 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 June 1929, St Helens, Lancashire, UK
- **Died:** 21 January 2015
- **Active:** 1965–1976
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 70 (1), 1970s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Yates, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7155104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946810/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215889

## Biography

Pauline Yates was an English actress. She joined Oldham Repertory Theatre after leaving school and made her stage debut at the age of 17 in a dramatisation of Jane Eyre.

Yates is best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin, the wife of the title character, in the BBC sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79). Her other television roles included leading parts in Harriet's Back in Town (1972), My Honourable Mrs (1975) and Keep It in the Family (1980–82). She appeared in the film Darling (1965) as Estelle Gold.

She was married to the actor and writer Donald Churchill from 1960 until his death in 1991; they had two daughters, the actress Jemma Churchill and the writer Polly Churchill.

*Sources: theguardian.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), Fi1m 83, as Elizabeth Perrin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md)
- *Darling* (1965), Fi1m 70, as Estelle Gold — [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Funny Blokes of British Comedy* (2005), as Elizabeth Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Rose and Maloney* (2002), series, as Bev
- *Warriors* (1999), series, as Gran
- *Reckless: The Sequel* (1998), as Joyce Crane
- *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996), series, as Elizabeth Perrin
- *So Haunt Me* (1992), series, Actor
- *A Small Mourning* (1989), as Barbara
- *Hold the Dream* (1987), series, as Daisy Amory
- *She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas* (1984), as Diane
- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1983), as Elizabeth Perrin
- *The Funny Side of Christmas* (1982), as Elizabeth Perrin
- *By George!* (1982), as Ann
- *To Kill a King* (1980), as Clare
- *In England's Green and Pleasant Land* (1979), as Dr Gwyneth Thornloe
- *The Four Feathers* (1978), as Army Nurse
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Dr. Gwyneth Thornloe
- *The Emperor's New Hat* (1977), as Mother
- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), series, as Elizabeth Perrin — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md)
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Mrs Whittaker
- *My Honourable Mrs* (1975), series, as Jane Prendergast
- *Susan* (1975), as Mrs Lumley
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Ann
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Mother
- *Harriet's Back in Town* (1972), series, as Harriet Preston
- *The Second Interview* (1970), as Ruth
- *A Room in Town* (1970), as Betty
- *Sentimental Education* (1970), series, as Madame Arnoux
- *Emma's Time* (1970), as Jane Wooler
- *W. Somerset Maugham* (1969), series, as Betty Maitland
- *The Ronnie Barker Playhouse* (1968), series, as Lesley Crown
- *Lionheart* (1968), as Mother
- *The Spare Tyres* (1967), as Doreen
- *Darling* (1965), as Estelle Gold — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)
- *Never Mention Murder* (1965), as Zita
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as Mary Mason
- *The Cherry on the Top* (1964), as Flt Officer Audrey Inslip
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Fay Bridges
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Helen Carter
- *Studio 4* (1962), series, as Maryse Destayac
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor
- *Bootsie and Snudge* (1960), series, as Dr. Davidson
- *Identity Unknown* (1960), as Jenny
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Emergency: Ward 10* (1957), series, Actor
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Flt. Off. Audrey Inskip, Betty
- *Savages*, as Margaret West

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