Patricia Routledge
Born
1929-02-17
Place of birth
Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
2025-10-03
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
To Sir, with Love
Clinty Clintridge
Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket
Tales of the Unexpected
Milly Dobson
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Mrs. Featherstone
Natural World
Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Cousin Ribby (voice)
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Miss Reece
The Pirates of Penzance
Ruth
Play for Today
TV Series
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
TV Series
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Lucille Beatty
Girl Stroke Boy
Pamela Hovendon
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
"Posh" Lady