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) title Catherine (maiden name, Perry) Routledge. Career: Actress and singer. Metropolis Playhouse, assistant stage manager; attended with the Liverpool Playhouse Duplications Company, Liverpool, England, 1952-53, bracket with repertory companies in Guildford, Worthing, and Windsor, all inEngland. Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Trophy haul, best actress in a lilting, 1968, for Darling of glory Day; Laurence Olivier Award, State ofWest End Theatre, 1989, be thinking of Candide; Top Television Comedy Sportsman, 1991, for Keeping Up Appearances; Personality of the Year, Command of theWater Rats, 1991; Class Club of Great Britain, 1993; Order of the BritishEmpire, 1993; voted Great Britain's all- always 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 Melodrama, 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, Author, 1960
  • Out of My Mind, Songlike Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1961
  • Title cut up, Little Mary Sunshine, Comedy Dramatics, 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 Wayfarer, How's the World Treating You?, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1965then New Arts Theatre, Wyndham's Play-acting, and Comedy Theatre, all Writer, 1966later Music Box Theatre, Another YorkCity, 1966
  • Alice Challixe, Darling firm the Day, George Abbott Opera house, New York City, 1967
  • Victoria, Love Match, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
  • Mother-in-law, The Caucasian Ice Circle, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1969
  • Lady Fidget, The State Wife, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1969
  • Agatha Posket, The Magistrate, Chichester Celebration Theatre, then Cambridge Theatre, Writer, both 1969
  • Mrs. Bennet, First Impressions, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1971
  • Cowardly Custard (revue) Mermaid Playhouse, 1972
  • Georgiana Tidman, Dandy Dick, Chichester Festival Theatre, then Garrick Auditorium, London, both 1973
  • Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1975
  • Emilia, Othello, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1975
  • Martha County, Made in Heaven, Chichester Tribute Theatre, 1975
  • Presidents' wives, 1600 Penn Avenue, Mark Hellinger Theatre, Original York City, 1976
  • Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Royal Exchange Theatre, Metropolis, England, 1976
  • Mrs. Munnings, Zack, Speak Exchange Theatre, 1976
  • Maria Wislack, On Approval, Vaudeville Theatre, 1977
  • Daisy Tuttle, Gracious Living, Eisenhower Theatre, Pedagogue, DC,1978
  • Julia, Semmelweiss, Eisenhower Theatre, 1978
  • Miss Dyott, The Schoolmistress, Royal Interchange Theatre, 1979
  • Peggy Stott, And a- Nightingale Sang, Queen's Theatre, Writer, 1979
  • Ruth, The Pirates of Penzance, Delacorte Theatre, New York Ambience, 1980
  • Noises Off, Savoy Theatre, Author, 1981
  • When the Wind Blows, Street Theatre, London, 1983
  • Richard III, Kingly Shakespeare Company Theatre, 1984-85
  • Candide, Repress Vic Theatre, London, 1988-89
  • Come patron 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. gleam Mrs. Nobody, Greenwich Theatre, Writer, 1994
  • Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Chicester Festival, 1994-95
  • Beatrix Potter, Beatrix, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, England, 1997
  • Also attended in Take Care of That House; Duet for One; masquerade 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 Delight of Miss Blossom, Paramount, 1968
  • Lucille Beatty, Don't Raise the Condense, Lower the River, Columbia,1968
  • Miss Crux, A Matter of Innocence (also known as Pretty Polly), Common, 1968
  • Mrs. Wooley, Thirty Is precise 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 Comb, 1971
  • ATS Officer, The Imitation Game, 1980
  • Audrey Holly, First and Last, 1989
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Kitty, Victoria Wood translation 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 Send from Miss Protheroe, 1978
  • Doris extract Doreen, 1978
  • Posh lady, The Denunciation 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 knock over a Wet Rag and Remove 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 careful Jemima Puddle-Duck (animated), The Descent 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 Awe Are Married;The Years Between.
  • Radio Appearances
  • Appeared in Private Lives and Now 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; several books byBeatrix Potter.*