Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

February 17, 1929

died

October 3, 2025

place of birth

Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

total credits

37 movies

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.

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Known For

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

as Clinty Clintridge

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Mrs. Featherstone

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

as Lucille Beatty

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Miss Reece

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Pretty Polly

Pretty Polly

as Miss Gudgeon

Filmography

37 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

To Sir, with Love
7.5

To Sir, with Love

1967as Clinty Clintridge
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.9

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969as Mrs. Featherstone
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.7

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968as Lucille Beatty
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
6.8

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968as Miss Reece
The Imitation Game
7.8

The Imitation Game

1980
Pretty Polly
4.2

Pretty Polly

1967as Miss Gudgeon
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
4.8

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

1980as "Posh" Lady
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
7.3

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

2023as Self
First and Last
7.0

First and Last

1989as Ivy
Girl Stroke Boy
5.6

Girl Stroke Boy

1971as Pamela Hovendon
Doris and Doreen
6.5

Doris and Doreen

1978as Doreen Bidmead
The Beggar's Opera
5.5

The Beggar's Opera

1983as Mrs. Peachum
When We Are Married
7.0

When We Are Married

1987as Maria Helliwell
Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017as Herself
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
5.4

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

1968as Mrs. Woolley
The Pirates of Penzance
6.5

The Pirates of Penzance

1980as Ruth
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
8.0

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

1993as Cousin Ribby (voice)
Talking Heads
5.0

Talking Heads

1988
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
8.5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

2006as Cousin Ribby
Lock Up Your Daughters
6.0

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1962as Maggie Hobson
More Awkward Customers
9.0

More Awkward Customers

1975as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
Talking Heads 2
8.5

Talking Heads 2

1998
Hildegard
6.5

Hildegard

1994as Hildegard von Bingen
Customers From Hell

Customers From Hell

1989
Androcles and the Lion
9.0

Androcles and the Lion

1967as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
A Visit from Miss Prothero
7.0

A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978as Miss Prothero
Anybody's Nightmare
5.8

Anybody's Nightmare

2001as Sheila Bowler
Miss Pym's Day Out
8.0

Miss Pym's Day Out

1992as Barbara Pym
Missing Persons
4.0

Missing Persons

1990as Hetty Wainthrop
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

1993as Ribby (voice)
Egghead's Robot
6.0

Egghead's Robot

1970
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

1988as Self
A Woman of No Importance.
10.0

A Woman of No Importance.

1982as Miss Schofield
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
9.5

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997as Hyacinth
Iolanthe

Iolanthe

1966as Iolanthe
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
10.0

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

2016as Self - Presenter