by Anonymous: reply 3: 10/22/2014 ... Long ago UK actress Yootha Joyce ("George and Mildred") died of liver disease at 53. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? [11], She appeared posthumously in her last recorded television performance, duetting with Max Bygraves on his variety show Max. “There was literally no escape from the public and she was under an awful lot of pressure. Prior to that, she played a cameo role in Jack Clayton's The Pumpkin Eater (1964) as a psychotic young woman opposite Anne Bancroft, delivering a performance that has been called one of the "best screen acting miniatures one could hope to see. [1], Needham was born in Wandsworth, London, the only child of musical parents Percival Henry John ("Hurst") Needham, a well-known singer, and Jessica Revitt, a concert pianist. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. Yootha Joyce may have slipped from modern memory but back in the 1970s she was one of the biggest stars on TV. Joyce's high-profile roles in the two sitcoms concealed her alcoholism. The Life of Yootha Joyce, to which contributions were made by those who knew and worked with her, including Glynn Edwards, Murray Melvin and Barbara Windsor. We have created a browser extension. Her talent for comedy was also used to good effect in programmes such as Steptoe and Son and On the Buses. Amidst growing concern over her health, she was admitted to hospital in the summer of 1980. [1], Needham was born in Wandsworth, London, the only child of musical parents Percival Henry John ("Hurst") Needham, a well-known singer, and Jessica Revitt, a concert pianist. She also appeared as customer Mrs. Scully in the pilot episode of Open All Hours (1973). The Life of Yootha Joyce, to which contributions were made by those who knew and worked with her, including Glynn Edwards, Murray Melvin and Barbara Windsor. The story of the much-loved icon is brought to life this Fringe in Testament of Yootha, a new one-woman play written by and starring Caroline Burns Cooke. [14], In 2001 a tribute documentary entitled The Unforgettable Yootha Joyce was broadcast by ITV, which featured Glynn Edwards as well as many of her co-stars and friends, including Sally Thomsett, Brian Murphy, Nicholas Bond-Owen and Norman Eshley, talking about memories and their relationships with Joyce.[15]. “There was no one there to make her eat, she was drinking a bottle of brandy a day for the last 10 years of her life, and she was very thin towards the end. [4], In 1956 she married the actor Glynn Edwards. Prior to that, she played a cameo role in Jack Clayton's The Pumpkin Eater (1964) as a psychotic young woman opposite Anne Bancroft, delivering a performance that has been called one of the "best screen acting miniatures one could hope to see. [10], At the inquest into her death, it was revealed that she had been drinking upwards of half a bottle of brandy a day for ten years, and that she had, in the words of her lawyer Mario Uziell-Hamilton, become a victim of her own success, and dreaded the thought of being typecast as Mildred Roper. The pairing, who first appeared together as supporting characters in another long-running sitcom, Man About The House, won the hearts of viewers of all ages. She made appearances in the films Catch Us If You Can (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and Charlie Bubbles (1967), as well as TV spin-off films Nearest and Dearest (1972), Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width (1973) and Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973). To install click the Add extension button. Amidst growing concern over her health, she was admitted to hospital in the summer of 1980. Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. The episode was aired on 14 January 1981. It was not until 1973 that Joyce acquired a starring role, when she was cast as man-hungry Mildred Roper, wife of sub-letting landlord George, in the sitcom Man About the House. [2] She was named "Yootha", an Australian Aboriginal name, after a New Zealand dancer in her father's touring company. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Entertainments National Service Association, "Yootha Joyce - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie", "National Portrait Gallery – Person – Yootha Joyce (Yootha Joyce Needham)", "Yootha Joyce - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com", "Yootha Joyce – Funeral Directors and services – Family Announcements Announcements", "The artwork of the Smiths – in pictures", Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She left school (Lady Edridge Grammar School for Girls in South Norwood) at fifteen, then trained at RADA where Roger Moore was a fellow student, and after that toured with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! Joyce died in hospital of liver failure four days after her 53rd birthday on 24 August 1980. In the 1960s and 1970s Joyce became a familiar face in many one-off sitcom roles and supporting parts in films, with her first main recurring role being Miss Argyll, frustrated girlfriend of the title star Milo O'Shea in three series of Me Mammy (1968–71); most of the tapes of that series are now lost. There is sadness there behind the eyes.”. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. When her death was announced they made it clear that they did not want to announce the cause of her death. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Cold parents, wartime deprivation, no luck in love and typecasting all played their part in her pressing the self destruct, yet throughout she laughed, loved and hid behind a mask of wit and professionalism, impressing all she met. “She was living on fags and nerves, she was lonely and wanted to be loved. The actor/comedian Kenneth Williams wrote of the performance that "...she looked as though she was crying..."[12] He also went on to mention her in a later entry in his diary (9 April 1988, just days before his death) that she was "a lady who made so many people happy and a lady who never complained". “Mildred was a fantastic character but Yootha, who had worked in the theatre with famous director Joan Littlewood, became trapped by the success of that one iconic TV role. When the series ended, a spin-off was written that featured the Ropers: George and Mildred, which was first broadcast in 1976. Little could they know as they watched those final episodes in 1979 how ill the actress who brought Mildred to life really was... Yootha Joyce was dying, slowly. "[7] She also had a featured role (as brassy housekeeper Mrs Quayle) in Clayton's next film Our Mother's House (1967), a dark drama starring Dirk Bogarde, which dealt with a group of young children who conceal the death of their single mother to prevent being split up. [14], In 2001 a tribute documentary entitled The Unforgettable Yootha Joyce was broadcast by ITV, which featured Glynn Edwards as well as many of her co-stars and friends, including Sally Thomsett, Brian Murphy, Nicholas Bond-Owen and Norman Eshley, talking about memories and their relationships with Joyce.[15]. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. Needham and Edwards divorced in 1968 but remained close friends, to the extent that she used to console him after his subsequent relationships broke down.[6]. [11], She appeared posthumously in her last recorded television performance, duetting with Max Bygraves on his variety show Max. The couple were seen moving from the London house in Myddleton Terrace in the previous programme and into a newer suburban property in Peacock Crescent, Hampton Wick. For three years, in the Seventies, Sally Thomsett dated fellow actor Richard O'Sullivan, at the time the star of Man About The House and an idol to millions of women. Scotland’s first lighting trail of 2020 showcases ‘Wondrous Woods’ at Edinburgh’s Hopetoun House, 25 funny pub quiz questions 2020: hilarious and quirky trivia to ask in your online quiz - plus answers. Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. “It was absolutely full-time for her for many years, recording the TV shows then touring the country and public appearances opening supermarkets and the like. Using pastiches of period songs and a cast of supporting roles, including Joan Littlewood and Brian Murphy, she tells the tale of a fabulous woman and actress who “could have been a contender”. She left school (Lady Edridge Grammar School for Girls in South Norwood) at fifteen, then trained at RADA where Roger Moore was a fellow student, and after that toured with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), credited as Yootha Joyce, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. She adds, “But Testament of Yootha is not all gloom and despair. "[7] She also had a featured role (as brassy housekeeper Mrs Quayle) in Clayton's next film Our Mother's House (1967), a dark drama starring Dirk Bogarde, which dealt with a group of young children who conceal the death of their single mother to prevent being split up. This series, which starred Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, and Brian Murphy as George Roper, ran until 1976, deriving its comic narrative from two young women and a young man sharing the flat above the Ropers. Her co-star and good friend Brian Murphy[9] was at her bedside. This is a list of the most notable people in Category:Alcohol-related deaths who died of short- and/or long-term effects of alcohol consumption.Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, such as combined drug intoxication, or driving under the influence, are not listed here. She was said to have been drinking "upwards" of half a bottle of brandy a day for ten years. [3] She was evacuated to Hampshire during the Second World War. It was through Edwards that she first came to prominence in the renowned Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop, appearing at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, in Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be [5] and going on to make her film debut in Sparrows Can't Sing (1963). Much of the new series centred on Mildred's desire to better herself in her new surroundings, but always being thwarted, usually unwittingly, by her ineffectual husband's desire for a quiet life. Testament of Yootha finds Burns Cooke embodying the tragic star, who remained a magnetic ball of energy to the end. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. She also appeared as customer Mrs. Scully in the pilot episode of Open All Hours (1973). Joyce died in hospital of liver failure four days after her 53rd birthday on 24 August 1980. Her last appearance was the 1980 feature film George and Mildred. Cause of death: Alcohol-related liver failure: Years active: 1945–1980: Spouse(s) Glynn Edwards (m. 1956; div. [13], 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", thereby adding her to what would become a significant set of musical releases, made iconic by their notable design (other Smiths 'cover stars' included Truman Capote, Terence Stamp, Elvis Presley, Pat Phoenix, Viv Nicholson and Billie Whitelaw). [4], In 1956 she married the actor Glynn Edwards. Joyce's high-profile roles in the two sitcoms concealed her alcoholism. In the 1960s and 1970s Joyce became a familiar face in many one-off sitcom roles and supporting parts in films, with her first main recurring role being Miss Argyll, frustrated girlfriend of the title star Milo O'Shea in three series of Me Mammy (1968–71); most of the tapes of that series are now lost.

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