Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

Acting

Born: 1927-08-20 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Died: 1980-08-24

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

2023

Archive Footage

George & Mildred

George & Mildred

1980

Mildred Roper

Man About the House

Man About the House

1974

Mildred Roper

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

Hospital Matron

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

Freda

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1973

Mrs. Finch

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

1972

Mrs. Hare

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

1972

Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

Mrs. Palafox

All the Right Noises

All the Right Noises

1970

Mrs. Bird

Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970

Miss Ward-Cadbury

Maigret at Bay

Maigret at Bay

1969

Mlle. Motte

Twenty-Nine

Twenty-Nine

1969

The Prostitute

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

1968

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

1968

Woman in Cafe

Luther

Luther

1968

Katharine Luther

Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

1967

Mrs. Quayle

Stranger in the House

Stranger in the House

1967

Shooting Range Girl

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

Averil Machin

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

1966

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