Yootha Joyce
26 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 20, 1927
- Died
- Aug 24, 1980 (age 53)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Yootha Joyce: movies and TV shows
Acting (52)
- 2023 Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
as Archive Footage
- 1980 George & Mildred
as Mildred Roper
- 1976
- 1974 Man About the House
as Mildred Roper
- 1974 Frankenstein: The True Story
as Hospital Matron
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Freda
- 1973
- 1973 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Mrs. Finch
- 1972 Burke & Hare
as Mrs. Hare
- 1972 Nearest and Dearest
as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
- 1971
- 1971 The Road Builder
as Mrs. Palafox
- 1970 All the Right Noises
as Mrs. Bird
- 1970
- 1970 Fragment of Fear
as Miss Ward-Cadbury
- 1970
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Maigret at Bay
as Mlle. Motte
- 1969
- 1969 Twenty-Nine
as The Prostitute
- 1968
- 1968 Charlie Bubbles
as Woman in Cafe
- 1968 Luther
as Katharine Luther
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 Our Mother's House
as Mrs. Quayle
- 1967 Stranger in the House
as Shooting Range Girl
- 1966 A Man for All Seasons
as Averil Machin
- 1966 Kaleidoscope
as Museum Receptionist
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Catch Us If You Can
as Nan
- 1965 Fanatic
as Anna
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater
as Woman at Hairdresser's
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963 A Place to Go
as Bit Role (uncredited)
- 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing
as Barmaid
- 1962
- 1962 The Fishing Match
as Cissy
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1959
- 1956
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1994 The World of Hammer
1 episode