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Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 20, 1927
Died Aug 24, 1980 (53)
Birthplace Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Wo ... rkshop, 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.

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Filmography

George & Mildred

George & Mildred

1980

as Mildred Roper

Man About the House

Man About the House

1974

as Mildred

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

as Hospital Matron

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

as Freda

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

1972

as Mrs. Hare

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

as Mrs. Palafox

Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970

as Miss Ward-Cadbury

All the Right Noises

All the Right Noises

1970

as Mrs. Bird

Twenty-Nine

Twenty-Nine

1969

as The prostitute

Luther

Luther

1968

as Katharine Luther

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

1968

as Woman in Cafe

Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

1967

as Mrs. Quayle

Cop-Out

Cop-Out

1967

as Shooting Range Girl

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

1966

as Museum Receptionist

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

as Averil Machin

Fanatic

Fanatic

1965

as Anna

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

1965

as Nan

The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

as Woman at Hairdresser's

A Place to Go

A Place to Go

1963

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Sparrows Can't Sing

Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

as Barmaid

The Fishing Match

The Fishing Match

1962

as Cissy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

George and Mildred

as Mildred Roper

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Sep 06, 1976

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Hospital Matron

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 30, 1973

The Avengers

as Miss Lister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Saint

as Milanov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Manhunt

as Denise

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1970

Man About the House

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Aug 15, 1973

Seven of One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1973

On the Buses

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 28, 1969

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

Corrigan Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1962

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