British actress best known for her role as Mildred Roper in the 70s sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. Born to musical parents Hurst Needham and Jessica Rivett in 1927, Joyce was trained at RADA, toured with ENSA and came to prominence via the Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop, securing roles in TV shows such as The Avengers, Man in a Suitcase, Te Saint, Jason King and Steptoe and Son, and the films The Pumpkin Eater, A Man For All Seasons, Charlie Bubbles, All the Right Noises and Burke and Hare. She was married to fellow actor Glynn Edwards from 1956 to 1968, and they remained friends all her life. An alcoholic, Joyce died from liver failure in 198o, just four days after her 53rd birthday. Her sitcom co-star Brian Murphy was by her side. 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 securing her place as a British cultural icon.
Mrs. Quayle
Filme 1967
Mildred Roper
Filme 1980
Mrs. Hare
Filme 1972
Katharine Luther
Filme 1968
Filme 1972
Bit Role (uncredited)
Filme 1963
Archive Footage
Filme 2023
Mrs. Finch
Filme 1973
Mrs. Palafox
Filme 1971
Cissy
Filme 1962
Filme 1968
Woman at Hairdresser's
Filme 1964
Mildred
Filme 1974
Miss Ward-Cadbury
Filme 1970
Woman in Cafe
Filme 1968
Shooting Range Girl
Filme 1967
Nan
Filme 1965
Barmaid
Filme 1963
The prostitute
Filme 1969
Tv 1973
Tv 1969
Tv 1973
Mildred Roper
Tv 1976
Miss Lister
Tv 1961
Tv 1971
Hospital Matron
Tv 1973
Milanov
Tv 1962
Tv 1959
Tv 1962
Denise
Tv 1970