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Yootha Joyce (1927–1980)

Actress

Trivia:

Trained at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop that included such talent as Harry H. Corbett, Brian Murphy, Lionel Bart, Roy Kinnear, James Booth, Victor Spinetti and her future husband, Glynn Edwards. Sean Connery and Michael Caine were turned down for the company. See more trivia »

Born:

Yootha Needham
in Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 53) in London, England, UK

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1980 George and Mildred
Mildred Roper
 
1976-1979 George & Mildred (TV series)
Mildred Roper / Mildred
– The Twenty Six Year Itch (1979) … Mildred Roper
– I Gotta Horse (1979) … Mildred Roper
– Fishy Business (1979) … Mildred Roper
– A Military Pickle (1979) … Mildred
– A Driving Ambition (1979) … Mildred Roper
See all 38 episodes »
 
1973-1976 Man About the House (TV series)
Mrs. Roper / Mildred Roper
– Another Bride, Another Groom (1976) … Mrs. Roper
– Fire Down Below (1976) … Mrs. Roper
– Mum Always Liked You Best (1976) … Mrs. Roper
– The Sunshine Boys (1976) … Mrs. Roper
– The Generation Game (1976) … Mrs. Roper
See all 39 episodes »
 
1974 Man About the House
Mildred Roper
 
1974 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
– Episode #12.4 (1974)
 
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story (TV movie)
Hospital Matron
 
1973 Steptoe and Son Ride Again
Lennie's Wife
 
1973 On the Buses (TV series)
Jessie
– The Allowance (1973) … Jessie
 
1973 7 of 1 (TV series)
Mrs. Scully
– Open All Hours (1973) … Mrs. Scully
 
1963-1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Lil Wilson / Miss. Argyle / Mrs. Spooner / …
– Home from Home (1973) … Lil Wilson
– Me Mammy (1968) … Miss. Argyle
– A Clerical Error (1963) … Rita
– Impasse (1963) … Mrs. Spooner
 
1973 Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width
Mrs Finch
 
1972 The Fenn Street Gang (TV series)
Glenda
– The Woman for Dennis (1972) … Glenda
 
1972 Jason King (TV series)
Sister Dryker
– If It's Got to Go, It's Got to Go (1972) … Sister Dryker
 
1972 Burke & Hare
Mrs. Hare
 
1972 Nearest and Dearest
Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
 
1968-1971 Me Mammy (TV series)
Miss.Argyll / Miss Argyll
– How to be a Mammy in Law (1971) … Miss.Argyll
– The Mammy Murder Case (1971) … Miss.Argyll
– The Day I Went Commercial (1971) … Miss.Argyll
– The Day I Got Engaged (1971) … Miss.Argyll
– The Night the Banshee Brought Me Home (1971) … Miss.Argyll
See all 21 episodes »
 
1971 The Night Digger
Mrs. Palafox
 
1971 All the Right Noises
Mrs. Bird - Landlady
 
1970 Conceptions of Murder (TV series)
Maria Kurten
– Peter and Maria (1970) … Maria Kurten
 
1970 Fragment of Fear
Miss Ward-Cadbury
 
1970 The Misfit (TV series)
Pamela
– On Reading the Small Print (1970) … Pamela
 
1970 Manhunt (TV series)
Denise
– Fare Forward, Voyagers (1970) … Denise
 
1964-1969 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Joyce Watson / Landlady / Mabel Davies / …
– Reluctant Witness (1969) … Mrs. Harper
– You Can't Buy a Miracle (1966) … Joyce Watson
– Forsaking All Others (1965) … Landlady
– The Night Man (1964) … Mabel Davies
– Child Hunt (1964) … Mrs. Gates
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Elvira
– Lord Mountdrago (1969) … Elvira
 
1969 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Mademoiselle Motte
– Maigret at Bay (1969) … Mademoiselle Motte
 
1962-1969 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Alice / Cissy
– Go on... It'll Do You Good (1969) … Alice
– The Fishing Match (1962) … Cissy
 
1969 Twenty Nine (TV movie)
The prostitute
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Bewley / Phoebe
– Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968) … Phoebe/Mrs. Bewley
 
1968 City 68' (TV series)
Hilda
– Love Thy Neighbour (1968) … Hilda
 
1968 Luther (TV movie)
Katharina Luther
 
1965-1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Miriam Green / Rosalind Arnold
– An Officer of the Court (1967) … Miriam Green
– Little Master Mind (1966) … Miriam Green
– The Portsmouth Defence (1966) … Miriam Green
– The Confidence Course (1965) … Rosalind Arnold
 
1967 Charlie Bubbles
Woman in Cafe
 
1967 Our Mother's House
Mrs. Quayle
 
1967 Cop-Out
Shooting Range Girl
 
1967 The Avengers (TV series)
Miss Lister
– Something Nasty in the Nursery (1967) … Miss Lister
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Agnes
– Teeth (1967) … Agnes
 
1967 Turn Out the Lights (TV series)
Monica Nolan
– A Big Hand for a Little Lady (1967) … Monica Nolan
 
1966 George and the Dragon (TV series)
Irma
– Merry Christmas (1966) … Irma
 
1966 A Man for All Seasons
Averil Machin
 
1966 The Saint (TV series)
Milanov
– The Russian Prisoner (1966) … Milanov
 
1966 Love Story (TV series)
Mrs. Barker
– The Public Duck (1966) … Mrs. Barker
 
1966 Kaleidoscope
Museum Receptionist
 
1966 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Hilda Myers
– Ask Me If I Killed Her (1966) … Hilda Myers
 
1965 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Jane Matthews / Miss Binnington
– Portraits from the North: The Nutter (1965) … Miss Binnington
– Try for White (1965) … Jane Matthews
 
1963-1965 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
Avis / Delilah
– A Box in Town (1965) … Avis
– The Bath (1963) … Delilah
 
1965 Redcap (TV series)
Magda
– A Town Called Love (1965) … Magda
 
1965 Six of the Best (TV series)
Doris
– Charlie's Place (1965) … Doris
 
1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV series)
Mrs. Seam
– The Babysitter (1965) … Mrs. Seam
 
1965 Cluff (TV series)
Flo Darby
– The Convict (1965) … Flo Darby
 
1965 Having a Wild Weekend
Nan
 
1965 Die! Die! My Darling!
Anna
 
1965 Frankie Howerd (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1965)
 
1962-1964 Z Cars (TV series)
Clara Smales / Grace / Mrs. Gilroy
– First Foot (1964) … Grace
– The Main Chance (1963) … Mrs. Gilroy
– Full Remission (1962) … Clara Smales
 
1964 Diary of a Young Man (TV series)
Mrs. Baggerdagger
– Money (1964) … Mrs. Baggerdagger
 
1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
The woman / Vera Maine
– Gina (1964) … Vera Maine
– I Can Walk Where I Like Can't I? (1964) … The woman
 
1964 The Pumpkin Eater
Woman at Hairdressers
 
1962-1963 Benny Hill (TV series)
Bella / Elvira Crudd
– Mr. Apollo (1963) … Elvira Crudd
– Cry of Innocence (1962) … Bella
 
1963 A Place to Go
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1963 Corrigan Blake (TV series)
Abigail
– The Removal Men (1963) … Abigail
 
1963 Sparrows Can't Sing
Barmaid
 
1962 Brothers in Law (TV series)
Mrs. Trench
– Separation Order (1962) … Mrs. Trench
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1980 Give Us a Clue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 December 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 August 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1979 The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 October 1976 (1976) … Herself - Guest
 
1976 Nobody Does It Like Marti (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1976) … Herself
 
1976 The David Nixon Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.7 (1976) … Herself - Guest
 
1976 Those Wonderful TV Times (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1976) … Herself
 
1974 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself - Guest
– Richard O'Sullivan (1974) … Herself - Guest
 
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2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 All the Best from Denis Norden (TV documentary)
Mildred Roper (uncredited)
 
2001 The Unforgettable Yootha Joyce (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) She acted in Lionel Bart's musical, "Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be," at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Miriam Karlin, James Booth, Wallas Eaton, Glynn Edwards, Barbara Windsor, Toni Palmer, and George Sewell in the cast. Joan Littlewood was producer. John Bury was designer. See more »

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Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Trivia:

Trained at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop that included such talent as Harry H. Corbett, Brian Murphy, Lionel Bart, Roy Kinnear, James Booth, Victor Spinetti and her future husband, Glynn Edwards. Sean Connery and Michael Caine were turned down for the company. See more »

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