Patricia Routledge
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1929-02-17
- Died
- 2025-10-03
- Place of birth
- Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Play for Today
1970
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Z-Cars
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Annie Parker / Dorine
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Milly Dobson
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peggy Prothero
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Rose
Parkinson
1998
as Self
No Hiding Place
1959
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Beryl Turner
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Sylvia
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Maggie Hobson
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Hetty Wainthropp
NET Playhouse
1966
as Queen Victoria
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Hazel Day
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as Hyacinth Bucket
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Jane
Theatre Night
1957
as Aunt Mabel
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
Ooh La La!
1968
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Miss Furling / New mother
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Mrs Meldrum
Talking Heads
1988
as Irene Ruddock / Miss Fozzard
Objects of Affection
1982
as Miss Schofield
Victoria Regina
1964
as Queen Victoria
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Mme. Mantalini
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
...And Mother Makes Five
1974
Sense and Sensibility
1971
as Mrs. Jennings
Marjorie And Men
1985
as Marjorie Belton
Mrs Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
Movies (41)
To Sir, with Love
1967
as Clinty Clintridge
Pretty Polly
1967
as Miss Gudgeon
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Customers From Hell
1989
More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
When We Are Married
1987
as Maria Helliwell
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
Egghead's Robot
1970
Androcles and the Lion
1967
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
as Ruth
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Mrs. Featherstone
Hildegard
1994
as Hildegard von Bingen
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Miss Reece
The Imitation Game
1980
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Lucille Beatty
Doris and Doreen
1978
as Doreen Bidmead
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Ribby (voice)
Girl Stroke Boy
1971
as Pamela Hovendon
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Self
Keep Off The Grass
1983
as Bag Lady
Talking Heads 2
1998
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as "Posh" Lady
Anybody's Nightmare
2001
as Sheila Bowler
Hobson's Choice
1962
as Maggie Hobson
First and Last
1989
as Ivy
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Cousin Ribby
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017
as Herself
A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978
as Miss Prothero
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
Missing Persons
1990
as Hetty Wainthrop
Talking Heads
1988
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970
as Miss Furling
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968
as Mrs. Woolley
The Beggar's Opera
1983
as Mrs. Peachum
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988
as Self
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
as Hyacinth
A Woman of No Importance.
1982
as Miss Schofield
Iolanthe
1966
as Iolanthe
Plain Jane
1977
as Jane
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016
as Self - Presenter
About Patricia Routledge
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993. With 77 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Patricia Routledge has appeared in 41 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patricia Routledge Movies
- To Sir, with Love (1967) — as Clinty Clintridge
- Pretty Polly (1967) — as Miss Gudgeon
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Self
- Customers From Hell (1989)
- More Awkward Customers (1975) — as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
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