Acting
Patricia Routledge
Acting · Born 1929-02-17 · Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
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.
Credits · 70
FilmComedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023 · Self
Remembers…
2022 · Self
FilmBeatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016 · Self - Presenter
FilmThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006 · Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
FilmThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Self
FilmAnybody's Nightmare
2001 · Sheila Bowler
FilmTalking Heads 2
1998
Parkinson
1998 · Self
FilmThe Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997 · Hyacinth
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Hetty Wainthropp
FilmHildegard
1994 · Hildegard von Bingen
FilmThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993 · Cousin Ribby (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992 · Cousin Ribby (voice)
FilmMiss Pym's Day Out
1992 · Barbara Pym
Mrs Pym's Day Out
1992 · Barbara Pym
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 · Hyacinth Bucket
FilmMissing Persons
1990 · Hetty Wainthrop
FilmFirst and Last
1989 · Ivy
FilmTalking Heads
1988
Talking Heads
1988 · Irene Ruddock
FilmWhen We Are Married
1987 · Maria Helliwell
Marjorie And Men
Marjorie And Men
1985 · Marjorie Belton
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
Keep Off The Grass
FilmKeep Off The Grass
1983 · Bag Lady
FilmThe Beggar's Opera
1983 · Mrs. Peachum
FilmA Woman of No Importance.
1982 · Miss Schofield
Objects of Affection
1982 · Miss Schofield
FilmThe Pirates of Penzance
1980 · Ruth
FilmThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · "Posh" Lady
FilmThe Imitation Game
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Milly Dobson
FilmDoris and Doreen
1978 · Doreen Bidmead
FilmA Visit from Miss Prothero
1978 · Miss Prothero
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Peggy Prothero
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 · Mme. Mantalini
Jubilee 1977
Jubilee 1977
1977 · Jane
FilmMore Awkward Customers
1975 · Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · Mrs Meldrum
...And Mother Makes Five
1974
Crown Court
1972 · Dr. Barbara Baxter
FilmGirl Stroke Boy
1971 · Pamela Hovendon
Sense and Sensibility
1971 · Mrs. Jennings
Play for Today
1970
FilmEgghead's Robot
1970
FilmIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 · Mrs. Featherstone
FilmLock Up Your Daughters
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Hazel Day
FilmThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 · Miss Reece
FilmDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 · Lucille Beatty
Ooh La La!
1968
Film30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968 · Mrs. Woolley
FilmAndrocles and the Lion
1967 · Magaera, Androcles' Wife
FilmPretty Polly
1967 · Miss Gudgeon
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Rose
FilmTo Sir, with Love
1967 · Clinty Clintridge
NET Playhouse
1966 · Queen Victoria
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Annie Parker
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Beryl Turner
Victoria Regina
1964 · Queen Victoria
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)
Z-Cars
1962
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Sylvia
No Hiding Place
1959
Theatre Night
1957 · Aunt Mabel
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Miss Furling
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Maggie Hobson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self