Biography for
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Date of Birth

20 August 1927, Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Date of Death

24 August 1980, London, England, UK (hepatitis)

Birth Name

Yootha Needham

Height

5' 5½" (1.66 m)

Spouse

Glynn Edwards

(1956 - 1968) (divorced)

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.

Battled alcoholism during her life, a battle she ultimately lost. She was said to be on a bottle of vodka a day. She died of hepatitis four days after her 53rd birthday. The actor, Brian Murphy, who played her on-screen husband in "George & Mildred" (1976), was at her bedside.

Her mother was Jessica Revitt, a former concert pianist and singer.

She left school at the age of 15, when evacuated to Hampshire during World War II. Later trained with RADA and entertained troops as part of ENSA.