Patricia Routledge

Actor

Born: February 17, 1929
Died: October 3, 2025 (age 96)
From: Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993.

Filmography (41)

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances (2023)
Self
Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
Herself
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge (2016)
Self - Presenter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (2006)
Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
Self
Anybody's Nightmare (2001)
Sheila Bowler
Talking Heads 2 (1998)
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket (1997)
Hyacinth
Hildegard (1994)
Hildegard von Bingen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1993)
Ribby (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (1993)
Cousin Ribby (voice)
Miss Pym's Day Out (1992)
Barbara Pym
Missing Persons (1990)
Hetty Wainthrop
First and Last (1989)
Ivy
Customers From Hell (1989)
Talking Heads (1988)
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch (1988)
Self
When We Are Married (1987)
Maria Helliwell
Keep Off The Grass
Keep Off The Grass (1983)
Bag Lady
The Beggar's Opera (1983)
Mrs. Peachum
A Woman of No Importance. (1982)
Miss Schofield
The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
Ruth
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
"Posh" Lady
The Imitation Game (1980)
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Doreen Bidmead
A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
Miss Prothero
Plain Jane
Plain Jane (1977)
Jane
More Awkward Customers (1975)
Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
Girl Stroke Boy (1971)
Pamela Hovendon
Up Among the Cuckoos
Up Among the Cuckoos (1970)
Miss Furling