About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1927-08-20
Place of birth:
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Website:
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Yootha Joyce

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs Actor Archive Footage N/A
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1980 George & Mildred Actor Mildred Roper 60
Fair
1976 George and Mildred Actor Mildred Roper 69
Fair
1974 Man About the House Actor Mildred 58
Average
1974 Frankenstein: The True Story Actor Hospital Matron 59
Average
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story Actor Hospital Matron 70
Good
1973 Man About the House Actor 69
Fair
1973 Steptoe & Son Ride Again Actor Freda 59
Average
1973 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Actor Mrs. Finch 59
Average
1972 Burke & Hare Actor Mrs. Hare 58
Average
1972 Nearest and Dearest Actor 59
Average
1971 The Road Builder Actor Mrs. Palafox 59
Average
1970 All the Right Noises Actor Mrs. Bird 58
Average
1970 Fragment of Fear Actor Miss Ward-Cadbury 59
Average
1969 Twenty-Nine Actor The prostitute 59
Average
1968 Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar Actor 59
Average
1968 Charlie Bubbles Actor Woman in Cafe 59
Average
1968 Luther Actor Katharine Luther N/A
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1967 Our Mother's House Actor Mrs. Quayle 59
Average
1967 Cop-Out Actor Shooting Range Girl 58
Average
1966 A Man for All Seasons Actor Averil Machin 65
Fair
1966 Kaleidoscope Actor Museum Receptionist 58
Average
1965 Catch Us If You Can Actor Nan 58
Average
1965 Fanatic Actor Anna 59
Average
1964 The Pumpkin Eater Actor Woman at Hairdresser's 59
Average
1963 A Place to Go Actor Bit Role (uncredited) 59
Average
1963 Sparrows Can't Sing Actor Barmaid 58
Average
1962 The Fishing Match Actor Cissy N/A
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