Patricia Routledge

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-02-17

Day of death

2025-10-03 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Keeping Up Appearances

    Keeping Up Appearances

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

  • ITV Play of the Week

    ITV Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

  • The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

    The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

  • Girl Stroke Boy

    Girl Stroke Boy

  • The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

    The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

  • Lock Up Your Daughters

    Lock Up Your Daughters

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

    Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

  • First and Last

    First and Last

  • To Sir, with Love

    To Sir, with Love

  • The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

  • Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

  • Missing Persons

    Missing Persons

  • Miss Pym's Day Out

    Miss Pym's Day Out

  • Hildegard

    Hildegard

  • Iolanthe

    Iolanthe

  • A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

  • Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Anybody's Nightmare

    Anybody's Nightmare

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • A Woman of No Importance.

    A Woman of No Importance.

  • Affairs of the Heart

    Affairs of the Heart

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • ...And Mother Makes Five

    ...And Mother Makes Five

  • Victoria Regina

    Victoria Regina

  • Joe Orton Laid Bare

    Joe Orton Laid Bare

  • Up Among the Cuckoos

    Up Among the Cuckoos

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • The Beggar's Opera

    The Beggar's Opera

  • Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

  • Marjorie And Men

    Marjorie And Men

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

  • Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

    Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

  • Egghead's Robot

    Egghead's Robot

  • Pretty Polly

    Pretty Polly

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • Mrs Pym's Day Out

    Mrs Pym's Day Out

  • Keep Off The Grass

    Keep Off The Grass

  • Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

    Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

  • The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

    The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

  • Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

  • Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

    Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

  • More Awkward Customers

    More Awkward Customers

  • Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

  • Customers From Hell

    Customers From Hell