Acting
Patricia Routledge
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
17 February 1929
Died
3 October 2025 (aged 96)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Joe Orton Laid Bare
as Herself
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
as Self - Presenter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Cousin Ribby
Anybody's Nightmare
as Sheila Bowler
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Hyacinth
Hildegard
as Hildegard von Bingen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
as Ribby (voice)
Miss Pym's Day Out
as Barbara Pym
Missing Persons
as Hetty Wainthrop
When We Are Married
as Maria Helliwell
The Beggar's Opera
as Mrs. Peachum
A Woman of No Importance.
as Miss Schofield
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as "Posh" Lady
A Visit from Miss Prothero
as Miss Prothero
Doris and Doreen
as Doreen Bidmead
More Awkward Customers
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
Girl Stroke Boy
as Pamela Hovendon
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Mrs. Featherstone
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Lucille Beatty
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Miss Reece
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
as Mrs. Woolley
Pretty Polly
as Miss Gudgeon
To Sir, with Love
as Clinty Clintridge
Androcles and the Lion
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
Iolanthe
as Iolanthe
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson