Patricia Routledge

★ Acting #25,720

1929 - 2025 (age 96) • Acting

Born: 2/17/1929 in Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK

Died: 10/3/2025 (age 96)

Known for: Acting

Patricia Routledge

★ Acting #25,720

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

Keeping Up Appearances

77%

Hyacinth Bucket

1990

Tales of the Unexpected

67%

Milly Dobson

1979

Natural World

74%

Narrator

1983

The Ed Sullivan Show

68%

Self

1948

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

73%

Hetty Wainthropp

1996

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

64%

Cousin Ribby (voice)

1992

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

68%

Miss Reece

1968

The Pirates of Penzance

66%

Ruth

1980

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

73%

Self

2023

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Herself

2017

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

100%

Self - Presenter

2016

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

85%

Cousin Ribby

2006

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

65%

Self

2005

Anybody's Nightmare

58%

Sheila Bowler

2001

Talking Heads 2

85%

1998

Parkinson

Self

1998

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

95%

Hyacinth

1997

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

73%

Hetty Wainthropp

1996

Hildegard

65%

Hildegard von Bingen

1994

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding

Ribby (voice)

1993

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

80%

Cousin Ribby (voice)

1993

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

64%

Cousin Ribby (voice)

1992

Miss Pym's Day Out

80%

Barbara Pym

1992

Mrs Pym's Day Out

Barbara Pym

1992

Keeping Up Appearances

77%

Hyacinth Bucket

1990

Missing Persons

40%

Hetty Wainthrop

1990

First and Last

70%

Ivy

1989

Customers From Hell

1989

Talking Heads

50%

1988

Talking Heads

67%

Miss Fozzard / Irene Ruddock

1988

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Self

1988

When We Are Married

70%

Maria Helliwell

1987

Affairs of the Heart

75%

Unknown

1985

Marjorie And Men

Unknown

1985

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

79%

Unknown

1985

Natural World

74%

Narrator

1983