Patricia Routledge
1929-02-17 (1929)Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UKActing
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
Play for Today
TV • 1970
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Tales of the Unexpected
TV • 1979
Parkinson
TV • 1998
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
Natural World
TV • 1983
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV • 1965
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV • 1996
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Keeping Up Appearances
TV • 1990
ITV Play of the Week
TV • 1955
Theatre Night
TV • 1957
Ooh La La!
TV • 1968