Yootha Joyce

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 20, 1927 (53 years old)
Died
August 24, 1980
Place of Birth
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Thriller
Career Span
1962 – 2023

Yootha Joyce

7 wins
20 nominations
6 Oscars
25 credits

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 198o, 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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Personal Info

Born
Aug 20, 1927
From
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1962 – 2023

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A Man for All Seasons
Our Mother's House
Man About the House
Fanatic
Fragment of Fear
Burke & Hare

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