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Yootha Joyce

Acting
August 20, 1927
— August 24, 1980(53 years old)
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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 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,...

Also Known As

Yootha Joyce Needham

Known For

The Avengers series poster (1961)
7.8

The Avengers

Miss Lister

The Saint series poster (1962)
7.4

The Saint

Milanov

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.3

BBC Play of the Month

Mademoiselle Motte

Theatre 625 series poster (1964)
7.2

Theatre 625

Jane Matthews

No Hiding Place series poster (1959)
4.8

No Hiding Place

The Wednesday Play series poster (1964)
5.2

The Wednesday Play

Rosalind Arnold

ITV Playhouse series poster (1967)
7.0

ITV Playhouse

Phoebe

ITV Saturday Night Theatre series poster (1969)
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Erica Seydoux

On the Buses series poster (1969)
7.3

On the Buses

George and Mildred series poster (1976)
6.9

George and Mildred

Mildred Roper

Jason King series poster (1971)
7.8

Jason King

A Man for All Seasons movie poster (1966)
7.3

A Man for All Seasons

Averil Machin

Photos of Yootha Joyce

Filmography

2020s

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs movie poster (2023)

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

Archive Footage

1980s

George & Mildred movie poster (1980)
8.3

George & Mildred

Mildred Roper

1970s

Frankenstein: The True Story movie poster (1974)
7.5

Frankenstein: The True Story

Hospital Matron

Man About the House movie poster (1974)
4.8

Man About the House

Mildred Roper

Steptoe & Son Ride Again movie poster (1973)
6.8

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Freda

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width movie poster (1973)
5.7

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Mrs. Finch

Burke & Hare movie poster (1972)
5.2

Burke & Hare

Mrs. Hare

Nearest and Dearest movie poster (1972)
7.1

Nearest and Dearest

Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom

The Road Builder movie poster (1971)
6.3

The Road Builder

Mrs. Palafox

Fragment of Fear movie poster (1970)
5.9

Fragment of Fear

Miss Ward-Cadbury

All the Right Noises movie poster (1970)
5.8

All the Right Noises

Mrs. Bird

1960s

Twenty-Nine movie poster (1969)
4.5

Twenty-Nine

The Prostitute

Maigret at Bay movie poster (1969)

Maigret at Bay

Mlle. Motte

Charlie Bubbles movie poster (1968)
6.6

Charlie Bubbles

Woman in Cafe

Luther movie poster (1968)

Luther

Katharine Luther

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar movie poster (1968)
5.0

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Our Mother's House movie poster (1967)
7.2

Our Mother's House

Mrs. Quayle

Stranger in the House movie poster (1967)
5.4

Stranger in the House

Shooting Range Girl

A Man for All Seasons movie poster (1966)
7.3

A Man for All Seasons

Averil Machin

Kaleidoscope movie poster (1966)
5.3

Kaleidoscope

Museum Receptionist

Fanatic movie poster (1965)
6.7

Fanatic

Anna

Catch Us If You Can movie poster (1965)
5.4

Catch Us If You Can

Nan

The Pumpkin Eater movie poster (1964)
6.7

The Pumpkin Eater

Woman at Hairdresser's

Sparrows Can't Sing movie poster (1963)
5.3

Sparrows Can't Sing

Barmaid

A Place to Go movie poster (1963)
6.4

A Place to Go

Bit Role (uncredited)