8.3
8.3
George & Mildred
1980
as Mildred Roper
Yootha Joyce
Also known as: Yootha Joyce Needham
Acting
Born:August 20, 1927
Died:August 24, 1980(aged 53)
Birthplace:Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (25 movies)
7.3
7.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Hospital Matron
7.3
7.3
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as Averil Machin
7.1
7.1
Our Mother's House
1967
as Mrs. Quayle
6.8
6.8
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Freda
6.6
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Woman at Hairdresser's
6.6
6.6
Nearest and Dearest
1972
as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
6.6
6.6
Fanatic
1965
as Anna
6.3
6.3
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Woman in Cafe
6.2
6.2
A Place to Go
1963
as Bit Role (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
The Road Builder
1971
as Mrs. Palafox
5.9
5.9
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Miss Ward-Cadbury
5.7
5.7
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
as Mrs. Finch
5.5
5.5
All the Right Noises
1970
as Mrs. Bird
5.2
5.2
Catch Us If You Can
1965
as Nan
5.2
5.2
Stranger in the House
1967
as Shooting Range Girl
5.1
5.1
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Barmaid
5.0
5.0
Burke & Hare
1972
as Mrs. Hare
5.0
5.0
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968
4.9
4.9
Kaleidoscope
1966
as Museum Receptionist
4.7
4.7
Man About the House
1974
as Mildred Roper
4.5
4.5
Twenty-Nine
1969
as The Prostitute
Luther
1968
as Katharine Luther
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
as Archive Footage
The Fishing Match
1962
as Cissy
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