Patricia Routledge
British actress (1929-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge was an English actress and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC One comedy series Keeping Up Appearances (1990-1995), for which she was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance.
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2025Died3 October 20252023
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesFilm2022
Remembers…Series2017Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireAward2016
Beatrix Potter with Patricia RoutledgeFilm2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm2004Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998
Talking Heads 2Film1996
Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSeries, Hetty Wainthropp1994
HildegardFilm, Hildegard von Bingen1993Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1992
Miss Pym's Day OutFilm, Barbara Pym1989
Customers From HellFilm1988Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward1987
When We Are MarriedFilm, Maria Helliwell1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TVSeries1982
A Woman of No Importance.Film, Miss Schofield1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Milly Dobson1978
A Visit from Miss ProtheroFilm, Miss Prothero1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Peggy Prothero1975
More Awkward CustomersFilm, Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel1970
Egghead's RobotFilm1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Hazel Day1968Tony Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Film, 1968Mrs. Woolley1966
NET PlayhouseSeries, Queen Victoria1962
Steptoe and SonSeries, Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)
Hobson's ChoiceFilm, 1962Maggie Hobson1956
Tony AwardsSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1929Born17 February 1929
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesFilm2022Remembers…Series2017Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireAward2016Beatrix Potter with Patricia RoutledgeFilm2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm2004Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998Talking Heads 2Film1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSeries, Hetty Wainthropp1994HildegardFilm, Hildegard von Bingen1993Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1992Miss Pym's Day OutFilm, Barbara Pym1989Customers From HellFilm1988Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward1987When We Are MarriedFilm, Maria Helliwell1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TVSeries1982A Woman of No Importance.Film, Miss Schofield1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Milly Dobson1978A Visit from Miss ProtheroFilm, Miss Prothero1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Peggy Prothero1975More Awkward CustomersFilm, Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel1970Egghead's RobotFilm1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Hazel Day1968Tony Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Film, 1968Mrs. Woolley1966NET PlayhouseSeries, Queen Victoria1962Steptoe and SonSeries, Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)Hobson's ChoiceFilm, 1962Maggie Hobson1956Tony AwardsSeries1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1929Born17 February 1929People around Patricia
- Rosemary Leach Also in When We Are Married (1987)
Harold Snoad Directed Keeping Up Appearances
Clive Dunn Also in 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)
Noël Coward Also in Androcles and the Lion (1967)- James Clavell Directed To Sir, with Love (1967)
Clive Swift Also in Keeping Up Appearances- Geoffrey Hughes Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Jerry Paris Directed Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
Judy Cornwell Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Mary Millar Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Mel Stuart Directed If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1972)
Niamh Cusack Also in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (1993)
David Griffin Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Robin Ellis Also in Sense and Sensibility
Clive Francis Also in Sense and Sensibility- David L. Wolper Produced If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1970)
Faith Brook Also in To Sir, with Love (1967)
Joseph McGrath Directed 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)
Angharad Rees Also in More Awkward Customers (1975)
John Bluthal Also in Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
Gawn Grainger Also in The Beggar's Opera (1983)
Jeremy Gittins Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Enn Reitel Also in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (1993)
Gary Waldhorn Also in Up Among the Cuckoos and Missing Persons
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Status
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Lived 1929 to 2025 · aged 96
