Patricia Routledge
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (32)
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as Self
2023
Joe Orton Laid Bare
as Herself
2017
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
as Self - Presenter
2016
Anybody's Nightmare
as Sheila Bowler
2001
Talking Heads 2
1998
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
as Miss Fozzard
1998
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Hyacinth
1997
Hildegard
as Hildegard von Bingen
1994
The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
1993
Miss Pym's Day Out
as Barbara Pym
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Cousin Ribby
1992
Missing Persons
as Hetty Wainthrop
1990
First and Last
as Ivy
1989
Customers From Hell
1989
Talking Heads
1988
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
as Self
1988
When We Are Married
as Maria Helliwell
1987
Keep Off The Grass
as Bag Lady
1983
The Beggar's Opera
as Mrs. Peachum
1983
A Woman of No Importance.
as Miss Schofield
1982
The Pirates of Penzance
as Ruth
1980
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as "Posh" Lady
1980
The Imitation Game
1980
Doris and Doreen
as Doreen Bidmead
1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero
as Miss Prothero
1978
Plain Jane
as Jane
1977
More Awkward Customers
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
1975
Girl Stroke Boy
as Pamela Hovendon
1971
Up Among the Cuckoos
as Miss Furling
1970
Egghead's Robot
1970
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Mrs. Featherstone
1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
TV Shows (18)
Parkinson
as Self
1998
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Hetty Wainthropp
1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
1992
Mrs Pym's Day Out
as Barbara Pym
1992
Keeping Up Appearances
as Hyacinth Bucket
1990
Talking Heads
as Irene Ruddock
1988
Marjorie And Men
1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
Affairs of the Heart
1983
Objects of Affection
as Miss Schofield
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
as Milly Dobson
1979
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Peggy Prothero
1977
Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
1977
...And Mother Makes Five
1974
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Jennings
1971
Play for Today
1970