Born in Wandsworth, London, England, UK — Aug 20 1927• Died Aug 24 1980

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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Miss Lister

Milanov

Mademoiselle Motte

Jane Matthews


Rosalind Arnold
Ruth Cowley

Magda


Self (archive footage)


Denise

Mildred Roper

Pamela

Mildred Roper

Averil Machin

Mrs Scully

Cissy

Hospital Matron

Miss Ward-Cadbury

Woman at Hairdresser's

Anna

Mrs. Quayle

Hospital Matron

Museum Receptionist

Mildred Roper

Woman in Cafe

Mlle. Motte

Nan

Freda

Mrs. Hare

Mrs. Palafox

Katharine Luther

Shooting Range Girl

Barmaid

Mildred Roper

Bit Role (uncredited)


The Prostitute

Mrs. Bird

Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom

Mrs. Finch
Cissy

Archive Footage