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 1980, 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.
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 1980, 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
Character:Archive Footage
Release Date:14/10/2023
George & Mildred
Character:Mildred Roper
Release Date:10/10/1980
Man About the House
Character:Mildred Roper
Release Date:22/12/1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
Character:Hospital Matron
Release Date:19/09/1974
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Character:Freda
Release Date:01/05/1973
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Character:Mrs. Finch
Release Date:03/01/1973
Burke & Hare
Character:Mrs. Hare
Release Date:03/02/1972
Nearest and Dearest
Character:Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Road Builder
Character:Mrs. Palafox
Release Date:25/02/1971
All the Right Noises
Character:Mrs. Bird
Release Date:16/10/1970
Fragment of Fear
Character:Miss Ward-Cadbury
Release Date:03/09/1970
Maigret at Bay
Character:Mlle. Motte
Release Date:09/02/1969
Twenty-Nine
Character:The Prostitute
Release Date:01/01/1969
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Character:
Release Date:09/12/1968
Charlie Bubbles
Character:Woman in Cafe
Release Date:11/02/1968
Luther
Character:Katharine Luther
Release Date:29/01/1968
Our Mother's House
Character:Mrs. Quayle
Release Date:14/09/1967
Stranger in the House
Character:Shooting Range Girl
Release Date:23/05/1967
A Man for All Seasons
Character:Averil Machin
Release Date:13/12/1966
Kaleidoscope
Character:Museum Receptionist
Release Date:01/07/1966
Catch Us If You Can
Character:Nan
Release Date:15/07/1965
Fanatic
Character:Anna
Release Date:21/03/1965
The Pumpkin Eater
Character:Woman at Hairdresser's
Release Date:16/07/1964
A Place to Go
Character:Bit Role (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1963
Sparrows Can't Sing
Character:Barmaid
Release Date:26/03/1963
The Fishing Match
Character:Cissy
Release Date:19/08/1962
Television Appearances
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
George and Mildred
Character:Mildred Roper
Frankenstein: The True Story
Character:Hospital Matron
Man About the House
Character:Mildred Roper
Seven of One
Character:
Jason King
Character:
The Misfit
Character:Pamela
Manhunt
Character:Denise
On the Buses
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Mademoiselle Motte
The Wednesday Play
Character:Rosalind Arnold
Theatre 625
Character:Jane Matthews
Theatre 625
Character:Miss Binnington
Story Parade
Character:Ruth Cowley
The Saint
Character:Milanov
Corrigan Blake
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Miss Lister
No Hiding Place
Character:
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