Skip to content
Join free
Yootha Joyce
Actor

Yootha Joyce

20 Aug 1927Born
24 Aug 1980Died
53Age at death
52Credits

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.

Read the full biography

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

Filmography

  1. 2023Man About the House: 50 Years of LaughsFilm: Archive Footage
  2. 1980George & MildredFilm: Mildred Roper
  3. 1976George and MildredSeries: Mildred Roper (38 episodes)
  4. 1974Man About the HouseFilm: Mildred Roper
  5. 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryFilm: Hospital Matron
  6. 1973Frankenstein: The True StorySeries: Hospital Matron (2 episodes)
  7. 1973Man About the HouseSeries: Mildred Roper (39 episodes)
  8. 1973Steptoe & Son Ride AgainFilm: Freda
  9. 1973Seven of OneSeries: Mrs Scully (1 episode)
  10. 1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the WidthFilm: Mrs. Finch
  11. 1972Burke & HareFilm: Mrs. Hare
  12. 1972Nearest and DearestFilm: Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
  13. 1971Jason KingSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1971The Road BuilderFilm: Mrs. Palafox
  15. 1970All the Right NoisesFilm: Mrs. Bird
  16. 1970Conceptions of MurderSeries: Maria Kurten (1 episode)
  17. 1970Fragment of FearFilm: Miss Ward-Cadbury
  18. 1970The MisfitSeries: Pamela (1 episode)
  19. 1970ManhuntSeries: Denise (1 episode)
  20. 1969W. Somerset MaughamSeries: Elvira (1 episode)
  21. 1969On the BusesSeries (1 episode)
  22. 1969Maigret at BayFilm: Mlle. Motte
  23. 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries: Erica Seydoux (1 episode)
  24. 1969Twenty-NineFilm: The Prostitute
  25. 1968Your Name's Not God, It's EdgarFilm
  26. 1968Charlie BubblesFilm: Woman in Cafe
  27. 1968LutherFilm: Katharine Luther
  28. 1967City '68Series: Hilda (1 episode)
  29. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Phoebe (1 episode)
  30. 1967Our Mother's HouseFilm: Mrs. Quayle
  31. 1967Stranger in the HouseFilm: Shooting Range Girl
  32. 1966A Man for All SeasonsFilm: Averil Machin
  33. 1966KaleidoscopeFilm: Museum Receptionist
  34. 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries: Mademoiselle Motte (1 episode)
  35. 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries: Agnes (1 episode)
  36. 1965The Wednesday ThrillerSeries: Mrs Seam (1 episode)
  37. 1965Catch Us If You CanFilm: Nan
  38. 1965FanaticFilm: Anna
  39. 1964RedcapSeries: Magda (1 episode)
  40. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Rosalind Arnold (1 episode)
  41. 1964The Pumpkin EaterFilm: Woman at Hairdresser's
  42. 1964Theatre 625Series: Jane Matthews, Miss Binnington (1 episode)
  43. 1964Story ParadeSeries: Ruth Cowley (1 episode)
  44. 1963A Place to GoFilm: Bit Role (uncredited)
  45. 1963Sparrows Can't SingFilm: Barmaid
  46. 1962The SaintSeries: Milanov (1 episode)
  47. 1962The Fishing MatchFilm: Cissy
  48. 1962Corrigan BlakeSeries (1 episode)
  49. 1962Steptoe and SonSeries: Delilah, Avis (1 episode)
  50. 1961The AvengersSeries: Miss Lister (1 episode)
  51. 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries (1 episode)
  52. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Cissy, Alice (1 episode)

Biography and credits from TMDB. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.