Joyce on the sleeve of "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" by The Smiths, 1986
Born
Yootha Joyce Needham
(1927-08-20)20 August 1927
Wandsworth, London, England
Died
24 August 1980(1980-08-24) (aged 53)
Marylebone, London, England
Alma mater
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actress
Spouse
Glynn Edwards
(m. 1956; div. 1969)
Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House (1973–1976) and its spin-off George and Mildred (1976–1979).[1][2]
^"Yootha Joyce – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
^Lawson, Mark (15 August 2023). "'Naughty rather than dirty': 50 years of Man About the House, the sitcom that introduced sex to British TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
YoothaJoyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as YoothaJoyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian...
is a spin-off from Man About the House, and starred Brian Murphy and YoothaJoyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper. The premise...
Mortimer. It starred Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, YoothaJoyce and Brian Murphy. Six series were broadcast on ITV from 15 August 1973...
music was provided by Stanley Myers. Me Mammy With Milo O'Shea, and YoothaJoyce in the lead roles, Me Mammy was written by Hugh Leonard, produced by...
play he had produced entitled The Call of the Flesh, which featured YoothaJoyce in an early role. In 1964 he appeared in the role of Corporal William...
appeared in the BBC play Home from Home in 1973, which also featured YoothaJoyce and Michael Robbins. Carmel McSharry's parents, John McSharry and Christina...
sitcoms Man About the House and George and Mildred. She was portrayed by YoothaJoyce. Mildred Dorothy Tremble was born in London and had three siblings: Arthur...
show - George and Mildred - was retired following the sudden death of YoothaJoyce in 1980. Lester Small is a driving instructor in a quiet West Country...
figures from sixties British popular culture (Viv Nicholson, Pat Phoenix, YoothaJoyce, Shelagh Delaney); and anonymous images from old films and magazines...
ISBN 0198613792, pp. 921–924. Curran, Paul (2014). Dear Yootha...: The Life of YoothaJoyce. Mossy Books. ISBN 978-1494911645. McCanna, Tom. "Ketèlbey...
latest companion is due to come round for pre-bingo cocktails. Features YoothaJoyce. 9 3 "The Stepmother" Duncan Wood Alan Simpson, Ray Galton 17 January 1963 (1963-01-17)...
Richard O'Sullivan in a British tour of the comedy Boeing-Boeing with YoothaJoyce, Sally Thomsett and Doug Fisher, Ray Cooney's Chase Me Comrade, Stage...
O'Shea as Benjamin "Bunjy" Kennefick Anna Manahan as Mrs Mary Kennefick YoothaJoyce as Miss Eunice Argyll Ray McAnally as Father Patrick David Kelly as Cousin...
"The End - or is it the beginning?" It was to prove to be the former as YoothaJoyce died from portal cirrhosis of the liver due to chronic alcoholism on...
Robin Parkinson, Sam Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Richard O'Callaghan, YoothaJoyce, David Jason, and Avis Bunnage in supporting roles. The series was released...
Frankie Howerd (1917–1992) Rex Jameson ("Mrs Shufflewick") (1924–1983) YoothaJoyce (1927–1980) Jimmy James (1892–1965) Kenway and Young Jimmy Learmouth...
British sitcom starring Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, YoothaJoyce and Brian Murphy. First broadcast on ITV on 15 August 1973, the series...
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