Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

August 20, 1927 · 99 years old

British actress best known for her role as Mildred Roper in the '70s sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. Born to musical parents Hurst Needham and Jessica Rivett in 1927, Joyce was trained at RADA, toured with ENSA and came to prominence via the Joan Littlewood Theatre Wo…

Known For

9 titles
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A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

The story of English statesman Sir Thomas More who defied King Henry VIII after Henry rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to obtain a divorce and remarry.

7.7
2
Die! Die! My Darling!

Die! Die! My Darling!

1965 · 1h 37m · Movie

A young woman is terrorized by her deceased fiancé's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.

6.3
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Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

1967 · 1h 44m · Movie

British children hide Mother's death. Then, Father returns.

7.2
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Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974 · 3h 5m · Movie

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

7.1
5
Steptoe and Son Ride Again

Steptoe and Son Ride Again

1973 · 1h 39m · Movie

Father and son London junk dealers must buy a replacement horse for them to stay in business. Instead they buy a greyhound, confident they will earn a fortune on the race track.

6.7
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Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970 · 1h 34m · Movie

Reformed drug addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) is vacationing in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate. Soon his whole life spins out of control.

6.1
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Having a Wild Weekend

Having a Wild Weekend

1965 · 1h 31m · Movie

Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their disappearance to generate more publicity f...

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Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

1972 · 1h 34m · Movie

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

5.3
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A Place to Go

A Place to Go

1963 · 1h 26m · Movie

A young man employed by a cigarette factory is tired of his working class status and joins a gang planning to rob the factory warehouse.

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