Patricia Routledge

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

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

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Keeping Up Appearances

    Keeping Up Appearances

  • The Beggar's Opera

    The Beggar's Opera

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Missing Persons

    Missing Persons

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • ITV Play of the Week

    ITV Play of the Week

  • Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

  • Hildegard

    Hildegard

  • Iolanthe

    Iolanthe

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • To Sir, with Love

    To Sir, with Love

  • Lock Up Your Daughters

    Lock Up Your Daughters

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

  • Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

  • A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

  • The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

    The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • ...And Mother Makes Five

    ...And Mother Makes Five

  • Miss Pym's Day Out

    Miss Pym's Day Out

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

  • Joe Orton Laid Bare

    Joe Orton Laid Bare

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • Girl Stroke Boy

    Girl Stroke Boy

  • A Woman of No Importance.

    A Woman of No Importance.

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

    Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

  • First and Last

    First and Last

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

    The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck

  • Anybody's Nightmare

    Anybody's Nightmare

  • Victoria Regina

    Victoria Regina

  • The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

  • Egghead's Robot

    Egghead's Robot

  • Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

  • Pretty Polly

    Pretty Polly

  • Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

  • Marjorie And Men

    Marjorie And Men

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • Keep Off The Grass

    Keep Off The Grass

  • Up Among the Cuckoos

    Up Among the Cuckoos

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

    Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

  • Affairs of the Heart

    Affairs of the Heart

  • More Awkward Customers

    More Awkward Customers

  • Customers From Hell

    Customers From Hell

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

    The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

  • Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

    Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

  • Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

    Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

  • Mrs Pym's Day Out

    Mrs Pym's Day Out