Patricia Routledge

Acting

Patricia Routledge

Born February 17, 1929Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK73 credits

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was 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.

Known For

Filmography

Anybody's Nightmare
2001Anybody's Nightmare
as Sheila BowlerMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinson
as SelfTV
Hildegard
1994Hildegard
as Hildegard von BingenMovie
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992Miss Pym's Day Out
as Barbara PymMovie
Mrs Pym's Day Out
1992Mrs Pym's Day Out
as Barbara PymTV
Keeping Up Appearances
1990Keeping Up Appearances
as Hyacinth BucketTV
Missing Persons
1990Missing Persons
as Hetty WainthropMovie
Talking Heads
1988Talking Heads
as Miss FozzardTV
When We Are Married
1987When We Are Married
as Maria HelliwellMovie
Natural World
1983Natural World
as NarratorTV
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1983Keep Off The Grass
as Bag LadyMovie
The Beggar's Opera
1983The Beggar's Opera
as Mrs. PeachumMovie
A Woman of No Importance.
1982A Woman of No Importance.
as Miss SchofieldMovie
Objects of Affection
1982Objects of Affection
as Miss SchofieldTV
Doris and Doreen
1978Doris and Doreen
as Doreen BidmeadMovie
A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978A Visit from Miss Prothero
as Miss ProtheroMovie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977BBC2 Play of the Week
as Peggy ProtheroTV
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1977Plain Jane
as JaneMovie
Nicholas Nickleby
1977Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. MantaliniTV
More Awkward Customers
1975More Awkward Customers
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. CamelMovie
Girl Stroke Boy
1971Girl Stroke Boy
as Pamela HovendonMovie
Sense and Sensibility
1971Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. JenningsTV
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1970Up Among the Cuckoos
as Miss FurlingMovie
Androcles and the Lion
1967Androcles and the Lion
as Magaera, Androcles' WifeMovie
Pretty Polly
1967Pretty Polly
as Miss GudgeonMovie
To Sir, with Love
1967To Sir, with Love
as Clinty ClintridgeMovie
Iolanthe
1966Iolanthe
as IolantheMovie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Month
as Annie ParkerTV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Beryl TurnerTV
Victoria Regina
1964Victoria Regina
as Queen VictoriaTV
Hobson's Choice
1962Hobson's Choice
as Maggie HobsonMovie
Theatre Night
1957Theatre Night
as Aunt MabelTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatre
as Miss FurlingTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
ITV Play of the Week
1955ITV Play of the Week
as Maggie HobsonTV