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 to fellow actor Glynn Edwards from 1956 to 1968, and they remained friends all her life. An alcoholic, Joyce died from liver failure in 198o, 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
ActingBirthday
August 20, 1927Deathday
August 24, 1980Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
25Place of birth
Wandsworth, London, England, UKCast credits
A Man for All Seasons
Averil MachinOur Mother's House
Mrs. QuayleGeorge & Mildred
Mildred RoperFanatic
AnnaBurke & Hare
Mrs. HareA Place to Go
Bit Role (uncredited)Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Mrs. FinchThe Road Builder
Mrs. PalafoxYour Name's Not God, It's Edgar
All the Right Noises
Mrs. BirdThe Pumpkin Eater
Woman at Hairdresser'sMan About the House
MildredKaleidoscope
Museum ReceptionistFragment of Fear
Miss Ward-CadburyFrankenstein: The True Story
Hospital MatronCharlie Bubbles
Woman in CafeCop-Out
Shooting Range GirlCatch Us If You Can
NanSteptoe & Son Ride Again
FredaSparrows Can't Sing
BarmaidTwenty-Nine
The prostitute