Yootha Joyce
Age: 53 | From: Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1927-08-20 17:14:20
Death: 1980-08-24 17:14:20
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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 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.
Most Famous Work
The Avengers
(1961) Miss Lister
A Man for All Seasons
(1966) Averil Machin
The Pumpkin Eater
(1964) Woman at Hairdresser's
Fanatic
(1965) Anna
Our Mother's House
(1967) Mrs. Quayle
Fragment of Fear
(1970) Miss Ward-Cadbury
Frankenstein: The True Story
(1974) Hospital Matron
The Road Builder
(1971) Mrs. PalafoxActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Archive Footage | |
| 1980 | Mildred Roper | |
| 1976 | Mildred Roper | |
| 1974 | Mildred | |
| Hospital Matron | ||
| 1973 | Hospital Matron | |
| N/A | ||
| Freda | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Finch | ||
| 1972 | Mrs. Hare | |
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Mrs. Palafox | ||
| Mrs. Bird | ||
| 1970 | Miss Ward-Cadbury | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| The prostitute | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Woman in Cafe | ||
| Katharine Luther | ||
| 1967 | Mrs. Quayle | |
| Shooting Range Girl | ||
| 1966 | Averil Machin | |
| Museum Receptionist | ||
| 1965 | Nan | |
| Anna | ||
| 1964 | Woman at Hairdresser's | |
| 1963 | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Barmaid | ||
| 1962 | Milanov | |
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | Miss Lister | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
