Acting · Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK · Born February 17, 1929
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.
MovieComedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Self
TVRemembers…
2022
as Self
MovieJoe Orton Laid Bare
2017
as Herself
MovieBeatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge
2016
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MovieAnybody's Nightmare
2001
as Sheila Bowler
MovieTalking Heads 2
1998
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieThe Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
as Hyacinth
TVHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Hetty Wainthropp
MovieHildegard
1994
as Hildegard von Bingen
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Ribby (voice)
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
TVThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Cousin Ribby (voice)
MovieMiss Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
TVMrs Pym's Day Out
1992
as Barbara Pym
TVKeeping Up Appearances
1990
as Hyacinth Bucket
MovieMissing Persons
1990
as Hetty Wainthrop
MovieFirst and Last
1989
as Ivy
MovieCustomers From Hell
1989
MovieTalking Heads
1988
TVTalking Heads
1988
as Miss Fozzard
MovieBarry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988
as Self
MovieWhen We Are Married
1987
as Maria Helliwell
Marjorie And Men
1985
as Marjorie Belton
TVVictoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
Keep Off The Grass
1983
as Bag Lady
MovieThe Beggar's Opera
1983
as Mrs. Peachum
MovieA Woman of No Importance.
1982
as Miss Schofield
TVObjects of Affection
1982
as Miss Schofield
MovieThe Pirates of Penzance
1980
as Ruth
MovieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as "Posh" Lady
MovieThe Imitation Game
1980
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Milly Dobson
MovieDoris and Doreen
1978
as Doreen Bidmead
MovieA Visit from Miss Prothero
1978
as Miss Prothero
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peggy Prothero
Plain Jane
1977
as Jane
TVNicholas Nickleby
1977
as Mme. Mantalini
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Jane
MovieMore Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mrs. Camel
TVAffairs of the Heart
1974
as Mrs Meldrum
TV...And Mother Makes Five
1974
MovieGirl Stroke Boy
1971
as Pamela Hovendon
TVSense and Sensibility
1971
as Mrs. Jennings
TVPlay for Today
1970
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970
as Miss Furling
MovieEgghead's Robot
1970
MovieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Mrs. Featherstone
MovieLock Up Your Daughters
1969
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Hazel Day
MovieThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Miss Reece
MovieDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Lucille Beatty
TVOoh La La!
1968
Movie30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968
as Mrs. Woolley
MovieAndrocles and the Lion
1967
as Magaera, Androcles' Wife
MoviePretty Polly
1967
as Miss Gudgeon
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Rose
MovieTo Sir, with Love
1967
as Clinty Clintridge
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Queen Victoria
MovieIolanthe
1966
as Iolanthe
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Annie Parker
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Beryl Turner
TVVictoria Regina
1964
as Queen Victoria
MovieHobson's Choice
1962
as Maggie Hobson
TVSteptoe and Son
1962
as Madame Fontana (Beryl Duddy)
TVZ-Cars
1962
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Sylvia
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVTheatre Night
1957
as Aunt Mabel
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Miss Furling
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVITV Play of the Week
1955
as Maggie Hobson
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
