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Yootha Joyce

Bio: 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

Born: Sat, Aug 20 1927

Birthplace: Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Death: Sun, Aug 24 1980

Yootha Joyce is 53 years old

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Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

Yootha Joyce would have been no older than

53 in Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

as 'Archive Footage'.

Sat, Oct 14 2023

George & Mildred

Yootha Joyce would have been no older than

53 in George & Mildred

as 'Mildred Roper'.

Fri, Oct 10 1980

Man About the House

Yootha Joyce was

47 in Man About the House

as 'Mildred'.

Sun, Dec 22 1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

Yootha Joyce was

47 in Frankenstein: The True Story

as 'Hospital Matron'.

Thu, Sep 19 1974

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Yootha Joyce was

45 in Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as 'Freda'.

Tue, May 01 1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Yootha Joyce was

45 in Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as 'Mrs. Finch'.

Wed, Jan 03 1973

Burke & Hare

Yootha Joyce was

44 in Burke & Hare

as 'Mrs. Hare'.

Thu, Feb 03 1972

Nearest and Dearest

Yootha Joyce was

44 in Nearest and Dearest

Sat, Jan 01 1972

The Road Builder

Yootha Joyce was

43 in The Road Builder

as 'Mrs. Palafox'.

Thu, Feb 25 1971

All the Right Noises

Yootha Joyce was

43 in All the Right Noises

as 'Mrs. Bird'.

Fri, Oct 16 1970

Fragment of Fear

Yootha Joyce was

43 in Fragment of Fear

as 'Miss Ward-Cadbury'.

Thu, Sep 03 1970

Twenty-Nine

Yootha Joyce was

41 in Twenty-Nine

as 'The prostitute'.

Wed, Jan 01 1969

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Yootha Joyce was

41 in Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Mon, Dec 09 1968

Charlie Bubbles

Yootha Joyce was

40 in Charlie Bubbles

as 'Woman in Cafe'.

Sun, Feb 11 1968

Luther

Yootha Joyce was

40 in Luther

as 'Katharine Luther'.

Mon, Jan 29 1968

Our Mother's House

Yootha Joyce was

40 in Our Mother's House

as 'Mrs. Quayle'.

Thu, Sep 14 1967

Cop-Out

Yootha Joyce was

39 in Cop-Out

as 'Shooting Range Girl'.

Tue, May 23 1967

A Man for All Seasons

Yootha Joyce was

39 in A Man for All Seasons

as 'Averil Machin'.

Tue, Dec 13 1966

Kaleidoscope

Yootha Joyce was

38 in Kaleidoscope

as 'Museum Receptionist'.

Fri, Jul 01 1966

Catch Us If You Can

Yootha Joyce was

37 in Catch Us If You Can

as 'Nan'.

Thu, Jul 15 1965

Fanatic

Yootha Joyce was

37 in Fanatic

as 'Anna'.

Sun, Mar 21 1965

The Pumpkin Eater

Yootha Joyce was

36 in The Pumpkin Eater

as 'Woman at Hairdresser's'.

Thu, Jul 16 1964

A Place to Go

Yootha Joyce was

35 in A Place to Go

as 'Bit Role (uncredited)'.

Mon, Jul 01 1963

Sparrows Can't Sing

Yootha Joyce was

35 in Sparrows Can't Sing

as 'Barmaid'.

Tue, Mar 26 1963

The Fishing Match

Yootha Joyce was

34 in The Fishing Match

as 'Cissy'.

Sun, Aug 19 1962

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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George and Mildred

Yootha Joyce was

49+ in George and Mildred

as 'Mildred Roper'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 06 1976

Frankenstein: The True Story

Yootha Joyce was

46+ in Frankenstein: The True Story

as 'Hospital Matron'.

First Air Date
Fri, Nov 30 1973

Man About the House

Yootha Joyce was

45+ in Man About the House

First Air Date
Wed, Aug 15 1973

Seven of One

Yootha Joyce was

45+ in Seven of One

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 25 1973

Jason King

Yootha Joyce was

44+ in Jason King

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971

Manhunt

Yootha Joyce was

42+ in Manhunt

as 'Denise'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 02 1970

On the Buses

Yootha Joyce was

41+ in On the Buses

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 28 1969

The Saint

Yootha Joyce was

35+ in The Saint

as 'Milanov'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1962

Corrigan Blake

Yootha Joyce was

34+ in Corrigan Blake

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 02 1962

The Avengers

Yootha Joyce was

33+ in The Avengers

as 'Miss Lister'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 07 1961

No Hiding Place

Yootha Joyce was

32+ in No Hiding Place

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 16 1959