![Yootha Joyce](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/294RQylD9gBdqfm7bqeus7ng07B.jpg)
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.645 |
Birthday | 1927-08-20 |
Place of Birth | Wandsworth, London, England, UK |
Also Known As |
![A Man for All Seasons](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fKdIMxsxt2PQlHGqmnl8uSS2C54.jpg)
1966
![A Man for All Seasons](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fKdIMxsxt2PQlHGqmnl8uSS2C54.jpg)
A Man for All Seasons
7.353/407
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy de...
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A Man for All Seasons
![Our Mother's House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yI1Aoy79FyWdqwekiV765lNjYh6.jpg)
1967
![Our Mother's House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yI1Aoy79FyWdqwekiV765lNjYh6.jpg)
Our Mother's House
7.053/38
Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father returns.
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![George & Mildred](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yeFniniACzenTqoDgCrtXDMNCmj.jpg)
1980
![George & Mildred](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yeFniniACzenTqoDgCrtXDMNCmj.jpg)
George & Mildred
8.5/26
Big screen spin-off of the Seventies sitcom. Mildred Roper is determined to make husband George celebrate their wedding anniversary in style, at a pos...
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![Fanatic](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/p0FiaEEMw0WPGSh7MslmPgs9DFq.jpg)
1965
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Fanatic
6.5/48
A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
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![Burke & Hare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uk61ZguIsb1UyKb5ctl7PY5OxvN.jpg)
1972
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Burke & Hare
5.6/17
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![A Place to Go](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/knG2BHLby78LWQKk9VQgHdI2AtO.jpg)
1963
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A Place to Go
6.25/8
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![Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rzMVEVBj1DhnhHpCTPjvc6r7Dyh.jpg)
1973
![Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rzMVEVBj1DhnhHpCTPjvc6r7Dyh.jpg)
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6.6/5
Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.
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![The Road Builder](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aiZQhG7yaxGGTNKAQZxmvQZMc3o.jpg)
1971
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6.4/19
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1968
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5/1
Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will m...
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![All the Right Noises](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nBc8O1dzqnegtz55StKr68S3459.jpg)
1970
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5.75/14
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly blossoms into a full blown romance, until she tell...
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![The Pumpkin Eater](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i8KaEPrB5iepjDnzB0MoYRw7PL6.jpg)
1964
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6.7/39
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physi...
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![Man About the House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tT5Gu0LS0s2ToBs8ssWZIUblHCF.jpg)
1974
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Man About the House
4.964/14
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered mo...
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![Kaleidoscope](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/17f3y87thwqeDQUHy5AjZAJVAdy.jpg)
1966
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Kaleidoscope
4.8/9
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![Fragment of Fear](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g0FVuvvekTgfJzgVEoObJ6v2Kdj.jpg)
1970
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Fragment of Fear
6/28
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![Frankenstein: The True Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mec8So9E5p4wOdM0nUVQn3a8dP7.jpg)
1974
![Frankenstein: The True Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mec8So9E5p4wOdM0nUVQn3a8dP7.jpg)
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7.6/27
Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr. Polidori.
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![Charlie Bubbles](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rLxVaQIeCemYEoXhCzIBAdgbPVU.jpg)
1968
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Charlie Bubbles
6.3/14
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![Cop-Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kCFeKNJqu5RFTEHpjlfjvI60LKj.jpg)
1967
![Cop-Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kCFeKNJqu5RFTEHpjlfjvI60LKj.jpg)
Cop-Out
5.3/9
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![Catch Us If You Can](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b9uVoefbNxGemQyG0Aoh9xNU0LB.jpg)
1965
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5.2/16
Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat...
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![Steptoe & Son Ride Again](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uWOESkScPGK5W31E5N5dLBi6jOv.jpg)
1973
![Steptoe & Son Ride Again](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uWOESkScPGK5W31E5N5dLBi6jOv.jpg)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
6.742/31
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at th...
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![Sparrows Can't Sing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zpEJo1GWSxN4m45djr0SiCiLEtl.jpg)
1963
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Sparrows Can't Sing
5.167/21
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![Twenty-Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/viRpEHj4B1UhgA5a82UT29Gd5Ur.jpg)
1969
![Twenty-Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/viRpEHj4B1UhgA5a82UT29Gd5Ur.jpg)
Twenty-Nine
4.5/2
Graham Baird wakes up in strange clothes in a strange apartment, both he and his wife want to know where he had been the previous night.
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![Nearest and Dearest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jMMGO9a68fJql55KB8SDfzsndGi.jpg)
1972
![Nearest and Dearest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jMMGO9a68fJql55KB8SDfzsndGi.jpg)
Nearest and Dearest
6.9/5
Jimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker star in this big screen spin-off of one of ITV's most popular comedy series of all time. When the father of Eli and Nellie...
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![Luther](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yHfE1pLHkB72uQ3SzX00BrShX5E.jpg)
1968
![Luther](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yHfE1pLHkB72uQ3SzX00BrShX5E.jpg)
Luther
0/0
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![Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/thdZtGXSMTY0UpRlDwjWxuMdYtQ.jpg)
2023
![Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/thdZtGXSMTY0UpRlDwjWxuMdYtQ.jpg)
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
0/0
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![The Fishing Match](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1962
![The Fishing Match](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Fishing Match
0/0
Peter drives his uncle and his friends to the countryside to take part in a fishing match. Meeting Kath he tells her stories of his father's travels b...
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