Patricia Routledge
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-02-17 in 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.
Most Known For
Play for Today
BBC Play of the Month
as Annie Parker
BBC Play of the Month
as Dorine
Parkinson
as Self
Natural World
as Narrator
Tales of the Unexpected
as Milly Dobson
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
No Hiding Place
Z-Cars
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Beryl Turner
Keeping Up Appearances
as Hyacinth Bucket
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Hetty Wainthropp
An Audience with...
as Self
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Peggy Prothero
ITV Play of the Week
as Maggie Hobson
Ooh La La!
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
Androcles and the Lion
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
Pretty Polly
as Miss Gudgeon
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Mrs. Featherstone