Patricia Routledge
Acting
1929-02-17 — 2025-10-03Tranmere, 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
tv
1956
Tony Awards
1956 · tv
tv
6.6
1970
Play for Today
1970 · tv
tv
5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · tv
tv
5.3
1978
An Audience with...
1978 · tv
tv
7.4
1983
Natural World
1983 · tv
tv
6.8
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · tv
tv
7.3
1962
Z-Cars
1962 · tv
tv
6.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · tv
tv
7.0
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967 · tv
tv
4.8
1959
No Hiding Place
1959 · tv
tv
4.3
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · tv
tv
1998
Parkinson
1998 · tv
tv
2022
Remembers…
2022 · tv
tv
7.0
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · tv
tv
7.0
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · tv
tv
7.7
1990
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 · tv
tv
7.3
1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · tv
tv
4.0
1955
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · tv
tv
6.2
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992 · tv
tv
1957
Theatre Night
1957 · tv
tv
10.0
1968
Ooh La La!
1968 · tv
tv
6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956 · tv
tv
6.7
1988
Talking Heads
1988 · tv
tv
7.9
1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985 · tv
movie
7.5
1967
To Sir, with Love
1967 · movie
tv
7.0
1974
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · tv
tv
8.0
1982
Objects of Affection
1982 · tv
tv
6.3
1971
Sense and Sensibility
1971 · tv
tv
7.0
1977
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 · tv
tv
6.4
1974
...And Mother Makes Five
1974 · tv