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Yootha Joyce

Actor
Born August 20, 1927Died August 24, 1980 (53 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Saint
  • The Fenn Street Gang

Known For

  • George and Mildred
  • George and Mildred
  • Die! Die! My Darling!
  • Man About the House
  • Our Mother's House
  • The Night Digger
  • Burke & Hare
  • Steptoe and Son Ride Again
  • Man About the House
  • Fragment of Fear
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Having a Wild Weekend

Filmography

2023
1980
George and Mildred · as Mildred Roper
1976
George and Mildred (TV Series) · as Mildred Roper
1974
Man About the House · as Mildred
1973
Frankenstein: The True Story · as Hospital Matron
1973
1973
1973
Seven of One (TV Series)
1973
1972
Burke & Hare · as Mrs. Hare
1972
Nearest and Dearest · as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
1971
The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Glenda
1971
Jason King (TV Series)
1971
The Night Digger · as Mrs. Palafox
1970
All the Right Noises · as Mrs. Bird
1970
Fragment of Fear · as Miss Ward-Cadbury
1970
Manhunt (TV Series) · as Denise
1969
On the Buses (TV Series)
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Erica Seydoux
1969
Twenty-Nine · as The Prostitute
1968
Charlie Bubbles · as Woman In Cafe
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bewley
1967
Our Mother's House · as Mrs. Quayle
1967
Cop-Out · as Shooting Range Girl
1966
A Man for All Seasons · as Averil Machin
1966
George and the Dragon (TV Series) · as Irma
1966
Kaleidoscope · as Museum Receptionist
1965
Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Mademoiselle Motte
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Agnes
1965
1965
1964
Redcap (1964) (TV Series) · as Magda
1964
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Miriam Green
1964
The Pumpkin Eater · as Woman At Hairdresser's
1964
Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Jane Matthews
1963
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Vicar's Wife
1963
A Place to Go · as Bit Role (uncredited)
1963
Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Barker
1963
Sparrows Can't Sing · as Barmaid
1962
The Saint (TV Series) · as Milanov
1962
Benny Hill (TV Series) · as Bella
1962
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Avis
1962
Z Cars (TV Series) · as Clara Smales
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lil Wilson
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Miss Lister
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series)
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Alice
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Cecily Tarrant
1955
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Joyce Watson

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