- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
- Died
- October 3, 2025
Patricia Routledge
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.
Filmography
movieComedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023 · Self
tvRemembers…
2022 · Self
movieJoe Orton Laid Bare
2017 · Herself
movieBeatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016 · Self - Presenter
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006 · Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
movieThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Self
movieAnybody's Nightmare
2001 · Sheila Bowler
movieTalking Heads 2
1998
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieThe Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997 · Hyacinth
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Hetty Wainthropp
movieHildegard
1994 · Hildegard von Bingen
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993 · Ribby (voice)
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993 · Cousin Ribby (voice)
tvThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992 · Cousin Ribby (voice)
movieMiss Pym's Day Out
1992 · Barbara Pym
tvMrs Pym's Day Out
1992 · Barbara Pym
tvKeeping Up Appearances
1990 · Hyacinth Bucket
movieMissing Persons
1990 · Hetty Wainthrop
movieFirst and Last
1989 · Ivy
movieCustomers From Hell
1989
movieTalking Heads
1988
tvTalking Heads
1988 · Irene Ruddock, Miss Fozzard
movieBarry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988 · Self
movieWhen We Are Married
1987 · Maria Helliwell
Marjorie And Men
tvMarjorie And Men
1985 · Marjorie Belton
tvVictoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
tvNatural World
1983 · Narrator
Keep Off The Grass
movieKeep Off The Grass
1983 · Bag Lady
tvAffairs of the Heart
1983
movieThe Beggar's Opera
1983 · Mrs. Peachum
movieA Woman of No Importance.
1982 · Miss Schofield
tvObjects of Affection
1982 · Miss Schofield
movieThe Pirates of Penzance
1980 · Ruth
movieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · "Posh" Lady
movieThe Imitation Game
1980
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Milly Dobson
movieDoris and Doreen
1978 · Doreen Bidmead
movieA Visit from Miss Prothero
1978 · Miss Prothero
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Peggy Prothero
Plain Jane
moviePlain Jane
1977 · Jane
tvNicholas Nickleby
1977 · Mme. Mantalini
Jubilee 1977
tvJubilee 1977
1977 · Jane
movieMore Awkward Customers
1975 · Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
tvAffairs of the Heart
1974 · Mrs Meldrum
tv...And Mother Makes Five
1974
movieGirl Stroke Boy
1971 · Pamela Hovendon
tvSense and Sensibility
1971 · Mrs. Jennings
tvPlay for Today
1970
Up Among the Cuckoos
movieUp Among the Cuckoos
1970 · Miss Furling
movieEgghead's Robot
1970
movieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 · Mrs. Featherstone
movieLock Up Your Daughters
1969
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Hazel Day
movieThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 · Miss Reece
movieDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 · Lucille Beatty
tvOoh La La!
1968
movie30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968 · Mrs. Woolley
movieAndrocles and the Lion
1967 · Magaera, Androcles' Wife
moviePretty Polly
1967 · Miss Gudgeon
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Rose
movieTo Sir, with Love
1967 · Clinty Clintridge
tvNET Playhouse
1966 · Queen Victoria
movieIolanthe
1966 · Iolanthe
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Annie Parker, Dorine
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Beryl Turner
tvVictoria Regina
1964 · Queen Victoria
movieHobson's Choice
1962 · Maggie Hobson
tvZ-Cars
1962
Sunday-Night Play
tvSunday-Night Play
1960 · Sylvia
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
tvTheatre Night
1957 · Aunt Mabel
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Miss Furling, New mother
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
tvITV Play of the Week
1955 · Maggie Hobson
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self