Patricia Routledge
Actor
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.
Filmography
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Mrs. Featherstone 1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Miss Reece 1968
The Pirates of Penzance
as Ruth 1980
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Lucille Beatty 1968
Girl Stroke Boy
as Pamela Hovendon 1971
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as "Posh" Lady 1980
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Cousin Ribby 2006
Pretty Polly
as Miss Gudgeon 1967
Anybody's Nightmare
as Sheila Bowler 2001
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
as Mrs. Woolley 1968
The Imitation Game
1980
First and Last
as Ivy 1989
Keep Off The Grass
as Bag Lady 1983
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as Self 2023
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
as Cousin Ribby (voice) 1993
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969