| Pauline Stroud | |
| Birth Date: | 1930 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Nationality: | English |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1951–1972 |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
Pauline Stroud (21 March 1930 – 11 August 2022) was a British actress who was best known for her appearance in Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951).
An only child, Stroud was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, to Leslie Stroud, an accountant, and Daisy (Waters). She initially attended a convent school – until her mother suspected that she was being considered as a possible recruit to the sisterhood. Thereafter she was educated privately, and her lessons included ballet and horse riding.[1]
Stroud was selected nation-wide from 200 other women (some say 500 screen-tested) for her first role, given as 'honey-haired, blue-eyed and 5ft 4in tall'.[2] She had been a dancing stand-in.[3] [4] She continued making movies until 1972.
Best known for her appearance in Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951), a film satire on beauty queens,[5] Stroud was cast in the lead role over Audrey Hepburn, Diana Dors and Joan Collins.[6]
Stroud died from cancer on 11 August 2022,[7] at the age of 92. Her death was reported on 4 September. Never married, she was survived by four cousins, Lynnette, Michael, Susan and Linda.
| 1959 | The Heart of a Man | Barmaid | Uncredited | |
| 1959 | Life in Emergency Ward 10 | Nurse Vincent | ||
| 1958 | Room 43 | Maria | ||
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Mabel | TV movie | |
| 1953 | Her Three Bachelors | Pamela Weston | ||
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Marjorie Clark |
| 1972 | Dead of Night | Mary | Episode: Two in the Morning | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | WDC Fry | ||
| 1972 | The Man Outside | Deborah | Episode: Murder Story | |
| 1970 | Wicked Women | Lotte Saunders | Episode: Florence Maybrick | |
| 1969 | The Beverly Hillbilles | Woman | Episode: Silver Dollar City Fair | |
| 1968 | The Spanish Farm | Clerk | Episode: Paris | |
| 1966 | Mogul | Margo | Episode: If You Can't Lick 'Em | |
| 1965 | A World of Comedy | Miss Marple | Episode: Sanop 409 | |
| 1965 | The Sullivan Brothers | Myra | Episode: The Salvation Man | |
| 1964 | The Hidden Truth | Liz Mason | Episode: The Boiler Suite Shape | |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Barbara Bone | Episode: A Travelling Woman | |
| 1963 | 24-Hour Call | Receptionist | ||
| 1963 | Ghost Squad | Jane Sinclair | Episode: The Big Time | |
| 1962 | Drama 61-67 | Gloria | ||
| 1962 | Benny Hill | Episode: A Pair of Socks | ||
| 1961 | Citizen James | Flossie | Episode: The Rally | |
| 1961 | Harpers West One | Jackie Webb | ||
| 1961 | Playbox | Marigold Allen | ||
| 1961 | A Life of Bliss | Peg | ||
| 1960 | ITV Television Playhouse | Gloria | Episode: Who's Owen Stephens...? | |
| 1960 | Theatre 70 | Sally | Episode: Full Circle | |
| 1960 | Skyport | Katie |