Patricia Routledge
Actor
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.
Born1929-02-17
Place of BirthTranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For
6.6
Play for Today
Drama
Tony Awards
7.4
Natural World
Documentary
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Drama
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Drama
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Drama
7.3
Z-Cars
Drama
7.7
Keeping Up Appearances
Comedy
Parkinson
Talk
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
ComedyTalk
4.8
No Hiding Place
CrimeDrama
5.3
An Audience with...
Talk
7.0
Remembers…
DocumentaryTalk
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Drama
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
DramaComedy
Sunday-Night Play
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
DramaComedy
7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
DramaCrime
7.3
NET Playhouse
DramaFamily
7.8
Steptoe and Son
Comedy
Jubilee 1977
Drama
6.4
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
AnimationFamily
7.5
To Sir, with Love
Drama