Patricia Routledge

Known for: Acting

Born: 1929-02-17 – 2025-10-03 (aged 96)

From: Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Filmography (77)

MOVIE★ 7.3
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Remembers…
2022
as Self
MOVIE
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017
as Herself
MOVIE★ 10.0
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.5
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Cousin Ribby
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Anybody's Nightmare
2001
as Sheila Bowler
MOVIE★ 8.5
Talking Heads 2
1998
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.5
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
as Hyacinth
TV★ 7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Hetty Wainthropp
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hildegard
1994
as Hildegard von Bingen
MOVIE
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Ribby (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
TV★ 6.4
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
TV
Mrs Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
TV★ 7.7
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as Hyacinth Bucket
MOVIE★ 4.0
Missing Persons
1990
as Hetty Wainthrop
MOVIE★ 7.0
First and Last
1989
as Ivy
MOVIE
Customers From Hell
1989
MOVIE★ 5.0
Talking Heads
1988
TV★ 6.7
Talking Heads
1988
as Miss Fozzard
MOVIE
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
When We Are Married
1987
as Maria Helliwell
TV
Marjorie And Men
1985
as Marjorie Belton
TV★ 7.9
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
TV★ 7.4
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.7
Keep Off The Grass
1983
as Bag Lady
TV★ 7.5
Affairs of the Heart
1983
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Beggar's Opera
1983
as Mrs. Peachum
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Woman of No Importance.
1982
as Miss Schofield
TV★ 8.0
Objects of Affection
1982
as Miss Schofield
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
as Ruth
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as "Posh" Lady
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Imitation Game
1980
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Milly Dobson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Doris and Doreen
1978
as Doreen Bidmead
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978
as Miss Prothero
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peggy Prothero
MOVIE
Plain Jane
1977
as Jane
TV★ 7.0
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Mme. Mantalini
TV
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Jane
MOVIE★ 9.0
More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
TV★ 7.0
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Mrs Meldrum
TV★ 6.4
...And Mother Makes Five
1974
MOVIE★ 5.6
Girl Stroke Boy
1971
as Pamela Hovendon
TV★ 6.3
Sense and Sensibility
1971
as Mrs. Jennings
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
MOVIE
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970
as Miss Furling
MOVIE★ 6.0
Egghead's Robot
1970
MOVIE★ 5.9
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Mrs. Featherstone
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Hazel Day
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Miss Reece
MOVIE★ 6.7
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Lucille Beatty
TV★ 10.0
Ooh La La!
1968
MOVIE★ 5.4
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968
as Mrs. Woolley
MOVIE★ 9.0
Androcles and the Lion
1967
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
MOVIE★ 4.2
Pretty Polly
1967
as Miss Gudgeon
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Rose
MOVIE★ 7.5
To Sir, with Love
1967
as Clinty Clintridge
TV★ 7.3
NET Playhouse
1966
as Queen Victoria
MOVIE
Iolanthe
1966
as Iolanthe
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Annie Parker
TV★ 4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Beryl Turner
TV★ 10.0
Victoria Regina
1964
as Queen Victoria
MOVIE
Hobson's Choice
1962
as Maggie Hobson
TV★ 7.3
Z-Cars
1962
TV
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Sylvia
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
TV
Theatre Night
1957
as Aunt Mabel
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Miss Furling
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Maggie Hobson
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self