Yootha Joyce
Born August 20, 1927 (Age: 98)
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Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Biography
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 1980, 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.
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 1980, 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.
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Filmography
George & Mildred
1980
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as Mildred Roper
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Age: 53
Man About the House
1974
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as Mildred Roper
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Age: 47
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
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as Hospital Matron
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Age: 47
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
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as Freda
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Age: 45
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
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as Mrs. Finch
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Age: 45
Burke & Hare
1972
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as Mrs. Hare
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Age: 44
Nearest and Dearest
1972
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as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
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Age: 44
Maigret at Bay
1969
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as Mlle. Motte
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Age: 41
Twenty-Nine
1969
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as The Prostitute
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Age: 41
Luther
1968
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as Katharine Luther
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Age: 40
A Man for All Seasons
1966
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as Averil Machin
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Age: 39
Catch Us If You Can
1965
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as Nan
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Age: 37
Fanatic
1965
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as Anna
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Age: 37
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
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as Woman at Hairdresser's
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Age: 36
A Place to Go
1963
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as Bit Role (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
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as Barmaid
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Age: 35
No Image
The Fishing Match
1962
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as Cissy
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Age: 34