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Beloved actress Pauline Collins, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in Shirley Valentine (1989), has died aged 85 in a London care home, surrounded by her family. Her loved ones shared that she passed 'peacefully' after several years living with Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological condition that affects movement and mental health.