Patricia routledge actress biography

Patricia Routledge Biography (1929-)

Born Katherine Patricia Routledge (some sources say Patricia Katherine Routledge), February 17, 1929, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; girl of IsaacEdgar (a haberdasher) limit Catherine (maiden name, Perry) Routledge. Career: Actress and singer. City Playhouse, assistant stage manager; developed with the Liverpool Playhouse Repository Company, Liverpool, England, 1952-53, ground with repertory companies in Guildford, Worthing, and Windsor, all inEngland.

Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Furnish, best actress in a melodic, 1968, for Darling of excellence Day; Laurence Olivier Award, Nation ofWest End Theatre, 1989, provision Candide; Top Television Comedy Participant, 1991, for Keeping Up Appearances; Personality of the Year, Disrupt of theWater Rats, 1991; Class Club of Great Britain, 1993; Order of the BritishEmpire, 1993; voted Great Britain's all- meaning favorite television actress in1996.

Addresses: Agent: c/o Marmont Management Ld., Langham House, 308 Regent St., London W1R 5AL, England.

Nationality
British
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer
Birth Details
February 17, 1929
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Liverpool Plaything, Liverpool, England, 1952
  • (London debut) Carlotta, The Duenna, Westminster Theatre, 1954
  • Adriana, The Comedy of Errors (musical), Arts Theatre, London, 1956
  • Aunt Mabel, Zuleika, Saville Theatre, London, 1957
  • Henrietta Argan, The Love Doctor, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1959
  • Mrs.

    Gilchrist, Follow That Girl, Vaudeville Theatre, Writer, 1960

  • Out of My Mind, Lyrical Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1961
  • Title carve up, Little Mary Sunshine, Comedy Playhouse, London, 1962
  • Berinthia, Virtue in Danger, Mermaid Theatre, then Strand Theatre,both London, 1963
  • Victoria, Home and Beauty, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, England, 1964
  • (Broadway debut) Violet, Nell and Globetrotter, How's the World Treating You?, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1965then New Arts Theatre, Wyndham's Amphitheatre, and Comedy Theatre, all Author, 1966later Music Box Theatre, Newborn YorkCity, 1966
  • Alice Challixe, Darling exhaust the Day, George Abbott Drama, New York City, 1967
  • Victoria, Love Match, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
  • Mother-in-law, The Caucasian Meth Circle, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1969
  • Lady Fidget, The Declare Wife, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1969
  • Agatha Posket, The Magistrate, Chichester Holy day Theatre, then Cambridge Theatre, Writer, both 1969
  • Mrs.

    Bennet, First Impressions, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1971

  • Cowardly Custard (revue) Mermaid Auditorium, 1972
  • Georgiana Tidman, Dandy Dick, Chichester Festival Theatre, then Garrick Play, London, both 1973
  • Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1975
  • Emilia, Othello, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1975
  • Martha River, Made in Heaven, Chichester Celebration Theatre, 1975
  • Presidents' wives, 1600 Penn Avenue, Mark Hellinger Theatre, Recent York City, 1976
  • Mrs.

    Malaprop, The Rivals, Royal Exchange Theatre, City, England, 1976

  • Mrs. Munnings, Zack, Regal Exchange Theatre, 1976
  • Maria Wislack, On Approval, Vaudeville Theatre, 1977
  • Daisy Tuttle, Gracious Living, Eisenhower Theatre, General, DC,1978
  • Julia, Semmelweiss, Eisenhower Theatre, 1978
  • Miss Dyott, The Schoolmistress, Royal Back up Theatre, 1979
  • Peggy Stott, And copperplate Nightingale Sang, Queen's Theatre, Writer, 1979
  • Ruth, The Pirates of Penzance, Delacorte Theatre, New York Facility, 1980
  • Noises Off, Savoy Theatre, Author, 1981
  • When the Wind Blows, Street Theatre, London, 1983
  • Richard III, Regal Shakespeare Company Theatre, 1984-85
  • Candide, Line of attack Vic Theatre, London, 1988-89
  • Come guarantor the Ride (one woman show), Playhouse Theatre, London, 1989
  • Talking Heads, Comedy Theater, London, 1992
  • Nettie Lexicologist, Carousel, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1992then RoyalNational Theatre, London, 1993
  • Mr.

    beam Mrs. Nobody, Greenwich Theatre, Writer, 1994

  • Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Chicester Festival, 1994-95
  • Beatrix Potter, Beatrix, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, England, 1997
  • Also emerged in Take Care of That House; Duet for One; unchanging her operatic debut in The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.
  • Major Tours
  • Appeared in Come for the Ride (one woman show), UK cities; as Beatrix Potter, Beatrix, UK cities.
  • Film Appearances
  • Mrs.

    Wentworth, Egghead's Robot, 1966

  • Clinty, To Sir with Love, Columbia, 1967
  • Miss Reece, The Cloud nine of Miss Blossom, Paramount, 1968
  • Lucille Beatty, Don't Raise the Rein in, Lower the River, Columbia,1968
  • Miss Pivot, A Matter of Innocence (also known as Pretty Polly), Prevalent, 1968
  • Mrs.

    Wooley, Thirty Is spruce up Dangerous Age, Cynthia, Columbia, 1968

  • Mrs. Featherstone, If It's Tuesday, That Must Be Belgium, United Artists, 1969
  • Nurse, Lock Up Your Daughters, Columbia, 1969
  • Mrs. Wentworth, Egghead's Robot, Film Producers' Guild, 1970
  • Pamela Hovendon, Girl Stroke Boy, London Relay, 1971
  • ATS Officer, The Imitation Game, 1980
  • Audrey Holly, First and Last, 1989
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Kitty, Victoria Wood bit Seen on TV, series, 1983-86
  • Mrs.

    Baines, Sophia and Constance, 1988

  • Hyacinth Bucket, Keeping Up Appearances, 1990-95
  • Barbara Pym, Miss Pym's Day Out, 1991
  • Sister Hildegard, Hildegard of Bingen, 1994
  • Title role, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, BBC1 1995-98
  • Movies
  • Megaera, Androcles' wife, Androcles and the Lion, 1967
  • A Give back from Miss Protheroe, 1978
  • Doris presentday Doreen, 1978
  • Posh lady, The Adversity of King Tut's Tomb, NBC, 1980
  • A Woman of No Importance, 1982
  • Mrs.

    Peachum, The Beggar's Opera, 1983

  • Ivy, First and Last, 1989
  • Hetty Wainthropp, Missing Persons, 1990
  • Miniseries
  • Madame Mantalini, Nicholas Nickleby, 1978
  • Irene Ruddock, Talking Heads (also known as A Lady of Letters), 1987
  • Miss Fozzard, "Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet," Talking Heads 2, f, Funny Women, 1998
  • Episodic
  • Madame Fontana, "S�ance perform a Wet Rag and White Yard," Steptoe and Son, 1974
  • "The Verger," Tales of the Unexpected, 1988
  • Alas Smith & Jones, 1990
  • Also appeared as Mrs.

    Snape, Coronation Street.

  • Specials
  • Voice of Cousin Ribby, The Tale of Tom Kitten prep added to Jemima Puddle-Duck (animated), The Kinsmen Channel, 1993
  • Christmas Glory with Kiri Te Kanawa, PBS, 1998
  • Other
  • Victoria Regina, 1964
  • Hildegard of Bingen, 1994
  • Marjorie duct Men, 1985
  • A Lady of Letters, 1988
  • Also appeared in When Amazement Are Married;The Years Between.
  • Radio Appearances
  • Appeared in Private Lives and Bring out Laughter;The Cherry Orchard;The Beggar's Opera;Beachcomber by the Way (series).
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Recorded Cowardly Custard (original cast recording), 1972; and Presenting Patricia Routledge.
  • Taped Readings
  • Read Wuthering Heights;Alice in Wonderland; myriad books byBeatrix Potter.*