Patricia Routledge

95 · Born: Feb 17, 1929

Personal Details

Born Feb 17, 1929 Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

Parents

Catherine Routledge
Isaac Edgar Routledge

Relatives

Kenneth Graham Routledge (Sibling)
Edgar H Routledge (Sibling)

Biography

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE is a British actress, comedian and singer. She is 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.

Career

acting

2024

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

2001

Anybody's Nightmare

Anybody's Nightmare as Sheila Bowler

1997

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket as Hyacinth

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Hetty Wainthropp

1990

Missing Persons

Missing Persons as Hetty Wainthrop

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances as Hyacinth Bucket

1989

First and Last as Ivy

1987

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Milly Dobson

1985

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

1983

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera as Mrs. Peachum

1980

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance as Ruth

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as "Posh" Lady

1978

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen as Doreen Bidmead

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week as Miss Prothero

1977

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

1974

...And Mother Makes Five

...And Mother Makes Five

1971

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy as Pamela Hovendon

1970

Egghead's Robot

Egghead's Robot

1968

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia as Mrs. Woolley

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Lucille Beatty

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Miss Reece

1967

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love as Clinty Clintridge

A Matter of Innocence

A Matter of Innocence as Miss Gudgeon

appearances

2023

Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs

Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs

2017

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2016

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge