Yootha Joyce
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1927-08-20
- Died
- 1980-08-24
- Place of birth
- Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Yootha Joyce Needham
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, 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.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Avengers
1961
as Miss Lister
The Saint
1962
as Milanov
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mademoiselle Motte
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Rosalind Arnold
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Phoebe
Theatre 625
1964
as Jane Matthews / Miss Binnington
No Hiding Place
1959
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Erica Seydoux
On the Buses
1969
Jason King
1971
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Story Parade
1964
as Ruth Cowley
George and Mildred
1976
as Mildred Roper
Redcap
1964
as Magda
Manhunt
1970
as Denise
Man About the House
1973
as Mildred Roper
The Misfit
1970
as Pamela
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Cissy / Alice
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
as Hospital Matron
Seven of One
1973
as Mrs Scully
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as Mrs Seam
Corrigan Blake
1962
Movies (26)
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as Averil Machin
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Woman at Hairdresser's
Kaleidoscope
1966
as Museum Receptionist
All the Right Noises
1970
as Mrs. Bird
Our Mother's House
1967
as Mrs. Quayle
George & Mildred
1980
as Mildred Roper
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Hospital Matron
Stranger in the House
1967
as Shooting Range Girl
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Miss Ward-Cadbury
Burke & Hare
1972
as Mrs. Hare
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Freda
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Woman in Cafe
The Road Builder
1971
as Mrs. Palafox
Catch Us If You Can
1965
as Nan
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Barmaid
A Place to Go
1963
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Man About the House
1974
as Mildred Roper
Fanatic
1965
as Anna
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
as Mrs. Finch
Nearest and Dearest
1972
as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
Luther
1968
as Katharine Luther
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
as Archive Footage
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968
Twenty-Nine
1969
as The Prostitute
The Fishing Match
1962
as Cissy
Maigret at Bay
1969
as Mlle. Motte
About Yootha Joyce
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 t… With 48 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, Yootha Joyce has appeared in 26 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yootha Joyce Movies
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as Averil Machin
- The Pumpkin Eater (1964) — as Woman at Hairdresser's
- Kaleidoscope (1966) — as Museum Receptionist
- All the Right Noises (1970) — as Mrs. Bird
- Our Mother's House (1967) — as Mrs. Quayle
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