
Known for
Acting
Born
August 20, 1927
Birthplace
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Died
August 24, 1980 (aged 53)
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 1980, just fou...
2023
as Archive Footage
1994
1980
as Mildred Roper
1976
1974
as Mildred Roper
1974
as Hospital Matron
1973
1973
1973
as Freda
1973
1973
as Mrs. Finch
1972
as Mrs. Hare
1972
as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
1971
1971
as Mrs. Palafox
1970
as Mrs. Bird
1970
1970
as Miss Ward-Cadbury
1970
1970
1969
1969
1969
as Mlle. Motte
1969
1969
as The Prostitute