Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

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
    Place of birth
    Wandsworth, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    8/20/1927
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
7.3
Our Mother's House
Our Mother's House
7
George & Mildred
George & Mildred
8.4
Fanatic
Fanatic
6.5
Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
5.5
Luther
Luther
0
Nearest and Dearest
Nearest and Dearest
6.9
A Place to Go
A Place to Go
6.2
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
0
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
6.6
The Road Builder
The Road Builder
6.3
The Fishing Match
0
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
5
All the Right Noises
All the Right Noises
5.8
The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater
6.7
Man About the House
Man About the House
5.1
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
4.8
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
5.9
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
7.6
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles
6.3
Cop-Out
Cop-Out
5.3
Catch Us If You Can
Catch Us If You Can
5.2
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
6.7
Sparrows Can't Sing
Sparrows Can't Sing
5.2
Twenty-Nine
Twenty-Nine
4.5
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