1927-08-20 ( 97 years old ) in Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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 Workshop, securing roles in TV shows such as The Avengers, Man in a Suitcase, Te Saint, Jason King and Steptoe and Son, and the films The Pumpkin Eater, A Man For All Seasons, Charlie Bubbles, All the Right Noises and Burke and Hare. She was married to fellow actor Glynn Edwards from 1956 to 1968, and they remained friends all her life. An alcoholic, Joyce died from liver failure in 198o, just four days after her 53rd birthday. Her sitcom co-star Brian Murphy was by her side. In 1986 the Smiths used an image of Joyce on the sleeve of their UK single release "Ask" and the German release of "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" securing her place as a British cultural icon.
Movies
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
2023-10-14
George & Mildred
1980-10-10
Man About the House
1974-12-22
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974-09-19
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973-05-01
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973-01-03
Burke & Hare
1972-02-03
Nearest and Dearest
1972-01-01
The Road Builder
1971-02-25
All the Right Noises
1970-10-16
Fragment of Fear
1970-09-03
Twenty-Nine
1969-01-01
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968-12-09
Charlie Bubbles
1968-02-11
Luther
1968-01-29
Our Mother's House
1967-09-14
Cop-Out
1967-05-23
A Man for All Seasons
1966-12-13
Kaleidoscope
1966-07-01
Catch Us If You Can
1965-07-15
Fanatic
1965-03-21
The Pumpkin Eater
1964-07-16
A Place to Go
1963-07-01
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963-03-26
The Fishing Match
1962-08-19
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