Yootha Joyce
Acting
1927-08-20 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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 1980, 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.
movieMan About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
as Archive Footage · 2023 · 0.0
tvThe World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 1994 · 6.7
movieGeorge & Mildred
as Mildred Roper · 1980 · 8.3
tvGeorge and Mildred
as Mildred Roper · 1976 · 6.9
movieMan About the House
as Mildred Roper · 1974 · 4.8
movieFrankenstein: The True Story
as Hospital Matron · 1974 · 7.5
tvFrankenstein: The True Story
as Hospital Matron · 1973 · 8.5
tvMan About the House
as Mildred Roper · 1973 · 7.1
movieSteptoe & Son Ride Again
as Freda · 1973 · 6.8
tvSeven of One
as Mrs Scully · 1973 · 7.3
movieNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Mrs. Finch · 1973 · 5.7
movieBurke & Hare
as Mrs. Hare · 1972 · 5.2
movieNearest and Dearest
as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom · 1972 · 7.1
tvJason King
as · 1971 · 7.8
movieThe Road Builder
as Mrs. Palafox · 1971 · 6.3
movieAll the Right Noises
as Mrs. Bird · 1970 · 5.8
movieFragment of Fear
as Miss Ward-Cadbury · 1970 · 5.9
tvThe Misfit
as Pamela · 1970 · 9.0
tvManhunt
as Denise · 1970 · 6.8
tvW. Somerset Maugham
as Elvira · 1969 · 0.0
tvOn the Buses
as · 1969 · 7.3
movieMaigret at Bay
as Mlle. Motte · 1969 · 0.0
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Erica Seydoux · 1969 · 7.0
movieTwenty-Nine
as The Prostitute · 1969 · 4.5