Yootha Joyce

Actor

Born: August 20, 1927
Died: August 24, 1980 (age 53)
From: Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (26)

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs (2023)
Archive Footage
George & Mildred (1980)
Mildred Roper
Man About the House (1974)
Mildred Roper
Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
Hospital Matron
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
Freda
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973)
Mrs. Finch
Burke & Hare (1972)
Mrs. Hare
Nearest and Dearest (1972)
Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
The Road Builder (1971)
Mrs. Palafox
All the Right Noises (1970)
Mrs. Bird
Fragment of Fear (1970)
Miss Ward-Cadbury
Maigret at Bay (1969)
Mlle. Motte
Twenty-Nine (1969)
The Prostitute
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968)
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Woman in Cafe
Luther (1968)
Katharine Luther
Our Mother's House (1967)
Mrs. Quayle
Stranger in the House (1967)
Shooting Range Girl
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Averil Machin
Kaleidoscope (1966)
Museum Receptionist
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
Nan
Fanatic (1965)
Anna
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Woman at Hairdresser's
A Place to Go (1963)
Bit Role (uncredited)
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
Barmaid
The Fishing Match
The Fishing Match (1962)
Cissy