Yootha Joyce
Born in Wandsworth, London, England, UK — Aug 20 1927• Died Aug 24 1980
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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…
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Yootha Joyce's Credits
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The Avengers
Miss Lister
The Saint
Milanov
BBC Play of the Month
Mademoiselle Motte
Theatre 625
Jane Matthews
No Hiding Place
The Wednesday Play
Rosalind Arnold
Story Parade
Ruth Cowley
Redcap
Magda
Jason King
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
On the Buses
Manhunt
Denise
Man About the House
Mildred Roper
The Misfit
Pamela
George and Mildred
Mildred Roper
A Man for All Seasons
Averil Machin
Seven of One
Mrs Scully
Armchair Theatre
Cissy
Frankenstein: The True Story
Hospital Matron
Fragment of Fear
Miss Ward-Cadbury
Corrigan Blake
The Pumpkin Eater
Woman at Hairdresser's
Fanatic
Anna
Our Mother's House
Mrs. Quayle
Frankenstein: The True Story
Hospital Matron
Kaleidoscope
Museum Receptionist
George & Mildred
Mildred Roper
Charlie Bubbles
Woman in Cafe
Maigret at Bay
Mlle. Motte
Catch Us If You Can
Nan
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Freda
Burke & Hare
Mrs. Hare
The Road Builder
Mrs. Palafox
Luther
Katharine Luther
Stranger in the House
Shooting Range Girl
Sparrows Can't Sing
Barmaid
Man About the House
Mildred Roper
A Place to Go
Bit Role (uncredited)
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Twenty-Nine
The Prostitute
All the Right Noises
Mrs. Bird
Nearest and Dearest
Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Mrs. Finch
The Fishing Match
Cissy
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
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