Yootha Joyce

Career timeline

1. 1927 · Born

   Born in Wandsworth, London, England, UK

2. 1956 · Screen debut

   Armchair Theatre (TV)

3. 1961 · Breakthrough

   The Avengers (TV)

4. 1980 · Died

   August 24, 1980

5. 2023 · Latest release

   Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1950s

27 1960s

15 1970s

1 1980s

1 2020s

• Drama28
• Comedy15
• Crime8
• Mystery5
• Horror4
• History3

Highest-rated title The Avengers 1961 7.8 Most popular title The Avengers 1961 7.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Yootha Joyce in our catalogue.

Christopher Morahan

6 titles together

Herbert Wise

5 titles together

Peter Hammond

5 titles together

John Gorrie

5 titles together

John Mackenzie

4 titles together

Simon Gray

4 titles together

Brian Murphy

4 titles together

Bill Maynard

3 titles together

Waris Hussein

3 titles together

James Mason

3 titles together

1. 2023 Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs as Archive Footage Movie
2. 1980 George & Mildred as Mildred Roper 8.0 Movie
3. 1976 George and Mildred as Mildred Roper 6.9 TV
4. 1974 Man About the House as Mildred Roper 5.0 Movie
5. 1974 Frankenstein: The True Story as Hospital Matron 7.5 Movie
6. 1973 Frankenstein: The True Story as Hospital Matron TV
7. 1973 Man About the House as Mildred Roper 7.1 TV
8. 1973 Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Freda 6.7 Movie
9. 1973 Seven of One as Mrs Scully TV
10. 1973 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Mrs. Finch Movie
11. 1972 Burke & Hare as Mrs. Hare 5.3 Movie
12. 1972 Nearest and Dearest as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom Movie
13. 1971 The Road Builder as Mrs. Palafox 6.3 Movie
14. 1970 All the Right Noises as Mrs. Bird Movie
15. 1970 Conceptions of Murder as Maria Kurten TV
16. 1970 Fragment of Fear as Miss Ward-Cadbury 5.9 Movie
17. 1970 Manhunt as Denise TV
18. 1969 W. Somerset Maugham as Elvira TV
19. 1969 On the Buses 7.3 TV
20. 1969 Maigret at Bay as Mlle. Motte Movie
21. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Erica Seydoux TV
22. 1969 Twenty-Nine as The Prostitute Movie
23. 1968 Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar Movie
24. 1968 Charlie Bubbles as Woman in Cafe 6.6 Movie
25. 1968 Luther as Katharine Luther Movie
26. 1967 City '68 as Hilda TV
27. 1967 Our Mother's House as Mrs. Quayle 7.2 Movie
28. 1967 Stranger in the House as Shooting Range Girl Movie
29. 1966 A Man for All Seasons as Averil Machin 7.3 Movie
30. 1966 Kaleidoscope as Museum Receptionist Movie
31. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Agnes TV
32. 1965 The Wednesday Thriller as Mrs Seam TV
33. 1965 Catch Us If You Can as Nan Movie
34. 1965 Fanatic as Anna 6.6 Movie
35. 1964 Redcap as Magda TV
36. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Rosalind Arnold TV
37. 1964 The Pumpkin Eater as Woman at Hairdresser's 6.6 Movie
38. 1964 Theatre 625 as Jane Matthews TV
39. 1963 A Place to Go as Bit Role (uncredited) Movie
40. 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing as Barmaid 5.3 Movie
41. 1962 The Saint as Milanov 7.4 TV
42. 1962 The Fishing Match as Cissy Movie
43. 1962 Corrigan Blake TV
44. 1961 The Avengers as Miss Lister 7.8 TV
45. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
46. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Cissy TV

Photos

Quick facts