Pauline Collins Pauline Collins Pauline Collins, (born 3 September 1940), is an English actress of stage, television, and film, who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971–73) and its spin-off, "Thomas & Sarah" (1979). In 1992, she released her autobiography, titled "Letter to Louise". Collins played the title role in the play "Shirley Valentine", for which she won an Olivier Award in 1988, and Drama Desk and Tony Awards in 1989. She reprised the role in the 1989 film adaptation, winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi her career include the title role in "Carmen Jones" with the London Philharmonic at Royal Festival Hall and Bess in "Porgy and Bess" at the Cape Town Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Norwegian National Opera. In April 2011, she portrayed the title role in the world premiere of Bongani Ndodana-Breen's "Winnie: The Opera" at the State Theatre in Pretoria. Maswanganyi currently resides in Italy where she is a voice student of mezzo-soprano Nadiya Petrenko. Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi (born 14 February 1979) is a South African classical soprano who has an active international performance career. She first came