Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 17, 1929
Died
October 3, 2025 (age 96)
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
TV
Play for Today
1970
TV
BBC Play of the Month
Annie Parker
1965
TV
BBC Play of the Month
Dorine
1965
TV
Natural World
Narrator
1983
TV
Parkinson
Self
1998
TV
An Audience with...
Self
1978
TV
Tales of the Unexpected
Milly Dobson
1979
TV
No Hiding Place
1959
TV
Z-Cars
1962
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Beryl Turner
1965
TV
Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket
1990
TV
ITV Play of the Week
Maggie Hobson
1955
TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp
1996
TV
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peggy Prothero
1977
TV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
TV
Remembers…
Self
2022
TV
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Cousin Ribby (voice)
1992
TV
Objects of Affection
Miss Schofield
1982
TV
Ooh La La!
1968
Filmography
2023FilmComedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearancesas Self2022TVRemembers…as Self2017FilmJoe Orton Laid Bareas Herself2016FilmBeatrix Potter with Patricia Routledgeas Self - Presenter2006FilmThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friendsas Cousin Ribby2005FilmThe Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Self2001FilmAnybody's Nightmareas Sheila Bowler1998FilmTalking Heads 21998TVParkinsonas Self1997FilmThe Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucketas Hyacinth1996TVHetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Hetty Wainthropp1994FilmHildegardas Hildegard von Bingen1993FilmThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Puddingas Ribby (voice)1993FilmThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duckas Cousin Ribby (voice)1992TVThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friendsas Cousin Ribby (voice)1992FilmMiss Pym's Day Outas Barbara Pym1992TVMrs Pym's Day Outas Barbara Pym1990TVKeeping Up Appearancesas Hyacinth Bucket1990FilmMissing Personsas Hetty Wainthrop1989FilmFirst and Lastas Ivy1989FilmCustomers From Hell1988FilmTalking Heads1988TVTalking Headsas Miss Fozzard1988FilmBarry Humphries: This is Your Lunchas Self1987FilmWhen We Are Marriedas Maria Helliwell1985TVMarjorie And Men1985TVVictoria Wood: As Seen on TV1983TVNatural Worldas Narrator1983FilmKeep Off The Grassas Bag Lady1983TVAffairs of the Heart1983FilmThe Beggar's Operaas Mrs. Peachum1982FilmA Woman of No Importance.as Miss Schofield1982TVObjects of Affectionas Miss Schofield1980FilmThe Pirates of Penzanceas Ruth1980FilmThe Curse of King Tut's Tombas "Posh" Lady1980FilmThe Imitation Game1979TVTales of the Unexpectedas Milly Dobson1978FilmDoris and Doreenas Doreen Bidmead1978FilmA Visit from Miss Protheroas Miss Prothero1978TVAn Audience with...as Self1977TVBBC2 Play of the Weekas Peggy Prothero1977FilmPlain Janeas Jane1977TVNicholas Nicklebyas Mme. Mantalini1977TVJubilee 1977as Jane1975FilmMore Awkward Customersas Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel1974TV...And Mother Makes Five1971FilmGirl Stroke Boyas Pamela Hovendon1971TVSense and Sensibilityas Mrs. Jennings1970TVPlay for Today1970FilmUp Among the Cuckoosas Miss Furling1970FilmEgghead's Robot1969FilmIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgiumas Mrs. Featherstone1969FilmLock Up Your Daughters1968FilmThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossomas Miss Reece1968FilmDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the Riveras Lucille Beatty1968TVOoh La La!1968Film30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!as Mrs. Woolley1967FilmAndrocles and the Lionas Magaera, Androcles' Wife1967FilmPretty Pollyas Miss Gudgeon1967FilmTo Sir, with Loveas Clinty Clintridge1966FilmIolantheas Iolanthe1965TVBBC Play of the Monthas Annie Parker1965TVThirty-Minute Theatreas Beryl Turner1964TVVictoria Reginaas Queen Victoria1962FilmHobson's Choiceas Maggie Hobson1962TVZ-Cars1959TVNo Hiding Place1957TVTheatre Nightas Aunt Mabel1956TVArmchair Theatreas Miss Furling1955TVITV Play of the Weekas Maggie Hobson1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self