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Yootha Joyce

Acting
Known For

53 Years Old

British actress best known for her role as Mildred Roper in the '70s sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. Born to musical parents Hurst Needham and Jessica Rivett in 1927, Joyce was trained at RADA, toured with ENSA and came to prominence via the Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop, securing roles in TV shows such as The Avengers, Man in a Suitcase, Te Saint, Jason King and Steptoe and Son, and the films The Pumpkin Eater, A Man For All Seasons, Charlie Bubbles, All the Right Noises and Burke and Hare. She was married to fellow actor Glynn Edwards from 1956 to 1968, and they remained friends all her life. An alcoholic, Joyce died from liver failure in 198o, just four days after her 53rd birthday. Her sitcom co-star Brian Murphy was by her side. In 1986 the Smiths used an image of Joyce on the sleeve of their UK single release "Ask" and the German release of "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" securing her place as a British cultural icon.

Born

Wandsworth, London, England, UK on 20th August 1927

Died

24th August 1980

All Credits

The Avengers Image
The Avengers
Miss Lister
No Hiding Place Image
No Hiding Place
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Mademoiselle Motte
The Saint Image
The Saint
Milanov
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Rosalind Arnold
George and Mildred Image
George and Mildred
Mildred Roper
On the Buses Image
On the Buses
Jason King Image
Jason King
Manhunt Image
Manhunt
Denise
Man About the House Image
Man About the House
The Misfit Image
The Misfit
Pamela
Seven of One Image
Seven of One
Frankenstein: The True Story Image
Frankenstein: The True Story
Hospital Matron
A Man for All Seasons Image
A Man for All Seasons
Averil Machin
Story Parade Image
Story Parade
Ruth Cowley
The Pumpkin Eater Image
The Pumpkin Eater
Woman at Hairdresser's
No Image
Corrigan Blake
George & Mildred Image
George & Mildred
Mildred Roper
Our Mother's House Image
Our Mother's House
Mrs. Quayle
Sparrows Can't Sing Image
Sparrows Can't Sing
Barmaid
Kaleidoscope Image
Kaleidoscope
Museum Receptionist
Steptoe & Son Ride Again Image
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Freda
Fanatic Image
Fanatic
Anna
Catch Us If You Can Image
Catch Us If You Can
Nan
Man About the House Image
Man About the House
Mildred Roper
Cop-Out Image
Cop-Out
Shooting Range Girl
Fragment of Fear Image
Fragment of Fear
Miss Ward-Cadbury
Charlie Bubbles Image
Charlie Bubbles
Woman in Cafe
Frankenstein: The True Story Image
Frankenstein: The True Story
Hospital Matron
All the Right Noises Image
All the Right Noises
Mrs. Bird
Burke & Hare Image
Burke & Hare
Mrs. Hare
A Place to Go Image
A Place to Go
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Road Builder Image
The Road Builder
Mrs. Palafox
No Image
The Fishing Match
Cissy
Nearest and Dearest Image
Nearest and Dearest
Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
Luther Image
Luther
Katharine Luther
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs Image
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
Archive Footage
Twenty-Nine Image
Twenty-Nine
The prostitute
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar Image
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Image
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Mrs. Finch