Editing Yootha Joyce (section)

{{Short description|English actress (1927–1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Yootha Joyce
| image       = Actress_Yootha_Joyce.jpg
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = Joyce on the sleeve of "[[Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others]]" by [[the Smiths]], 1986
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1927|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], London, England
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1980|8|24|1927|8|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Marylebone]], London, England
| birth_name  = Yootha Joyce Needham
| spouse      = {{marriage|[[Glynn Edwards]]|1956|1969|end=divorced}} 
| othername   = 
| occupation  = Actress
| alma_mater  = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
}}

'''Yootha Joyce Needham''' (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as '''Yootha Joyce''', was an English actress best known for playing [[Mildred Roper]] opposite [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] in the sitcom ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1973–1976) and its spin-off ''[[George and Mildred]]'' (1976–1979).<ref>{{cite web |title=Yootha Joyce – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/yootha-joyce-p36432 |publisher=AllMovie}}</ref><ref name="Grdn2023">{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Mark |title=‘Naughty rather than dirty’: 50 years of Man About the House, the sitcom that introduced sex to British TV |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/15/naughty-rather-than-dirty-50-years-of-man-about-the-house-the-sitcom-that-introduced-sex-to-british-tv |access-date=23 August 2023 |publisher=The Guardian |date=15 August 2023}}</ref>