Pauline Knowles

Pauline Knowles (16 December 1967 – 17 October 2018) was an award-winning Scottish actress and singer who appeared on stage and television.

Pauline Knowles
in 2014 in "A Slow Air"
Born(1967-12-16)16 December 1967
Edinburgh
Died17 October 2018(2018-10-17) (aged 50)
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
Known forTheatre performer
AwardsCritics Award, Scotland
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Early life

Pauline Knowles was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the 12th of 13 children. She attended Holy Rood High School, and after one year at Stirling University, she transferred to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.)[1]

Career

Knowles appeared in major theatres across Scotland, including the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the Wildcat, the Traverse theatre, Theatre Babel and the Citizens Theatre. Television appearances included roles in Strathblair and Taggart[2]

She also appeared in musicals such as Man of La Mancha, and a chamber opera, The Garden, by John and Zinnie Harris.[3]

In 2019, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland established the Pauline Knowles Scholarship Fund in her honour, to support Scottish or Scottish-based BA acting students at the start of their careers.[2]

Awards

In 2016, Knowles won a Critics' Award for Theatre in Scotland, as Best Female Performance in the role of Clytemnestra, in This Restless House, a play by Zinnie Harris based on the Oresteia.[1] She gained the Best Performer award at the Adelaide festival in Australia after appearing in "Fleeto and Wee Andy".[4]

References
  1. "Obituary: Pauline Knowles, award-winning actress at the heart of Scottish theatre for nearly 30 years". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. "Scottish theatre world pays tribute to Pauline Knowles in Knives in Hens at Lyceum". Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. "Obituary - Pauline Knowles, actress known for her extensive stage work in Scotland". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. Geddes, Jonathan (2014-04-24). "Actress Pauline Knowles ready for A Slow Air play at Rutherglen Town Hall". Daily Record. Retrieved 2021-03-11.


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