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Yootha Joyce is a Actor British born on 20 august 1927 at Wandsworth (United-kingdom)
Yootha Joyce (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980) was an English actress, best known for playing Mildred Roper in sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred.
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Yootha Joyce
Birth name Yootha Joyce Needham
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 august 1927 at Wandsworth (United-kingdom)
Death 24 august 1980 (at 53 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 august 1927 at Wandsworth (United-kingdom)
Death 24 august 1980 (at 53 years) at London (United-kingdom)
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George & Mildred (1980)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Stratford Johns, Norman Eshley, Sheila Fearn, Kenneth Cope
Roles Mildred Roper
Rating58%
Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their wedding anniversary in style at a swanky London hotel - however unhappy George might be at the cost involved. "I'm a traffic warden, not Aristotle Onassis", he tells her. But on arrival, George is taken for a ruthless hit-man by a shady businessman (Stratford Johns), who wants a rival eliminated. Mildred meanwhile remains in blissful ignorance throughout the resulting chaos.
Man About the House (1974)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Actors Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Roy Kinnear
Roles Mildred Roper
Rating71%
Young flatmates Chrissy and Jo find a stranger, student chef Robin Tripp, asleep in their bath the morning after the farewell party for their departed flatmate Eleanor. They are taken with Robin when he makes them a delicious breakfast; they themselves are terrible cooks. Learning that he is staying at the YMCA and is looking for a place, they easily convince him to move in, making it clear, however, that their relationship will be purely platonic. Robin frequently acts in a flirtatious manner toward Chrissy and Jo. The girls spurn his mildly lascivious advances and adapt to his presence in the flat. In an early episode, however, Chrissy finds herself attracted to him, but resists the urge.
Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
, 3h5Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, James Mason, Michael Sarrazin, Nicola Pagett
Roles Hospital Matron
Rating71%
Part one Victor Frankenstein is a man training as a doctor, engaged to Elizabeth Fanshawe. After Victor's younger brother, William, drowns, Victor renounces his belief in God and declares that he would join forces with the Devil if he could learn how to restore his brother to life.
, 1h28Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors John Bluthal, Joe Lynch, David Kelly, Eddie Byrne, Ivor Dean, Anne Beach
Roles Mrs. Finch
Rating64%
In the course of the film, Manny and Patrick hire a sexy new assistant Rita, seriously fall out after a gambling incident, experience woman trouble, find themselves burgled, and eventually end up on holiday in Rome after posing as priests.
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
, 1h39Directed by Peter Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea, Neil McCarthy, Bill Maynard
Roles Freda
Rating65%
The Steptoes have retired their horse - because the horse is lame, after having to pull the cart (and Harold) home from York, after the horse walked into the back of a removal van which then drove off - and plan to buy a new one with Albert's life savings of £80, putting £9 away for "emergencies". Harold sends Albert home and returns several hours later drunk and introduces Hercules the Second, a short sighted racing greyhound. Harold reveals to Albert that he purchased this from local gangster and loan shark Frankie Barrow for the £80 plus a further £200 owing on top. Furthermore, he plans to pay a small fortune to keep it fed on egg and steak.
Burke & Hare (1972)
, 1h31Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror, Historical
Actors Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, Glynn Edwards, Yootha Joyce, Françoise Pascal, Yutte Stensgaard
Roles Mrs. Hare
Rating53%
Nearest and Dearest (1972)
, 1h26Directed by John Robins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Madge Hindle, Norman Mitchell, Joe Gladwin, Pat Ashton
Rating66%
On their father's death, Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit a pickle factory in Colne, in the north of England. The warring siblings struggle to keep the decrepit "Pledge's Purer Pickles" afloat, hampered by severe lack of funds, zero business acumen and by having inherited a workforce that is a decade beyond retirement age. While Nellie works hard to keep the business going, Eli prefers to indulge in the delights of beer, cigarettes, gambling and women.The annual Summer holiday is soon upon them and the entire factory is closed down. Nellie takes Eli to a Blackpool boarding house run by landlady Mrs. Rowbottom, whose eyes light upon bachelor Eli. Eli though, only has eyes for the younger Freda. Complications ensue when Eli, Nellie, Mrs. Rowbottom and Freda all try to gain control of the factory, causing ensuing farcical mishaps. Eli's attempts to further his financial ambitions by marrying off Nellie to a colleague in the pickling business are challenged when Vernon Smallpiece is snatched from the altar by bailiffs for non-payment of his debts.
The Road Builder (1971)
, 1h50Directed by Alastair Reid, Alastair Reid
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson, Christopher Reynalds, Graham Crowden
Roles Mrs. Palafox
Rating62%
Fragment of Fear (1970)
, 1h34Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers
Actors David Hemmings, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gayle Hunnicutt, Flora Robson, Adolfo Celi, Zakes Mokae
Roles Miss Ward-Cadbury
Rating60%
Tim Brett (Hemmings) is a former drug addict who has written a book about his experience and has been published. He has been clean for about a year. He had recently become acquainted with his aunt (Robson), a philanthropist who expresses interest in helping some of Tim's former acquaintances. She is found murdered soon after. Tim starts a relationship with Juliet (Hunnicutt), the woman who found his aunt's body, and they are soon engaged.
All the Right Noises (1970)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Olivia Hussey, Tom Bell, Judy Carne, John Standing, Roy Herrick, Yootha Joyce
Roles Mrs. Bird
Rating60%
A married man with children, working as a lighting technician for a theatrical company, has an affair with a 15-year-old American actress.
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
, 1h29Directed by Albert Finney
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Liza Minnelli, Colin Blakely, Richard Pearson, Nicholas Phipps
Roles Woman in Cafe
Rating62%
Histoire d'amour entre un homme marié supporter de football et sa secrétaire sur fond de problèmes de classes sociales. Le stade de football d'Old Trafford illustre cette différence sociale en prenant l'exemple des toutes nouvelles loges vitrées dont le luxe tranche nettement avec les tribunes populaires.
Cop-Out (1967)
, 1h44Directed by Pierre Rouve
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, Bobby Darin, Ian Ogilvy, Pippa Steel, Clive Morton
Roles Shooting Range Girl
Rating55%
A disillusioned and drunken former barrister (James Mason), disapproving of his estranged daughter's (Geraldine Chaplin) Greek immigrant boyfriend (Paul Bertoya) and free lifestyle, comes out of retirement when the boy is arrested and accused of murdering a thuggish American sailor (Bobby Darin).
Our Mother's House (1967)
, 1h44Directed by Jack Clayton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about families
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Mark Lester, Pamela Franklin, Phoebe Nicholls, Yootha Joyce, Anthony Nicholls
Roles Mrs. Quayle
Rating71%
The seven Hook children, whose ages range from five to fourteen, live in a dilapidated Victorian house in suburban London. The older children help to care for their invalid single mother, whose chronic illness has led to her to convert to fundamentalist religion and refuse all medical help. When their mother dies suddenly, the children realise that they may be split up and sent to orphanages, so they decide to conceal their mother's death and carry on with their daily routine as if she were still alive. They secretly bury their mother in the back yard at night, and convert the garden shed into a shrine to her, where they periodically hold seances to communicate with her spirit.
Kaleidoscope (1966)
, 1h43Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter, Murray Melvin, George Sewell
Roles Museum Receptionist
Rating58%
After leaving his lover Angel McGinnis behind in London, rich playboy Barney Lincoln breaks into a playing card manufacturer in Geneva to mark the cards and then break the bank at every European casino.
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
, 2hDirected by Fred Zinnemann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw, Susannah York
Roles Averil Machin
Rating76%
Cardinal Wolsey, the Lord Chancellor of England, summons Sir Thomas More to Hampton Court. King Henry VIII of England wishes to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Saying that England needs a male heir to prevent another civil war, Wolsey chastises More for being the only member of the Privy Council to argue against him. When More states that the Pope will never grant a divorce, he is appalled by Wolsey's suggestion that they apply "pressure" on Church lands to force the issue. To Wolsey's fury, More responds, "No, Your Grace. I am not going to help you.