Actor / Actress
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Biography
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.
Patricia Routledge is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 28 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Remembers… (2022), Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996), Keeping Up Appearances (1990), To Sir, with Love (1967), Crown Court (1972), Play for Today (1970), Tony Awards (1956), Z-Cars (1962). The recorded credits span 1948 to 2022, including 1 movie and 27 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies1
TV shows27
Active years represented1948–2022
Place of birthTranmere, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
Known for
TV ShowRemembers…
TV ShowHetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV ShowKeeping Up Appearances
MovieTo Sir, with Love
TV ShowCrown Court
TV ShowPlay for Today
TV ShowTony Awards
TV ShowZ-Cars
TV ShowBBC Play of the Month
TV ShowNatural World
TV ShowITV Playhouse
TV ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show
TV ShowThirty-Minute Theatre
TV ShowNo Hiding Place
TV ShowTales of the Unexpected
TV ShowParkinson
TV ShowITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV ShowAn Audience with...
TV ShowITV Play of the Week
TV ShowSunday-Night Play
TV ShowNET Playhouse
TV ShowSteptoe and Son
TV ShowBBC2 Play of the Week
TV ShowTheatre Night
TV ShowAffairs of the Heart
TV ShowOoh La La!
TV ShowVictoria Wood: As Seen on TV
TV ShowThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends