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218:, where she attended Petersfield County High School for Girls. Although Joyce later said that she "hated" her time in Petersfield, she and the other female evacuees from Battersea would use the local church hall there for acting, dancing and singing. By the time Joyce returned to London in 1941 her parents resided on Gladstone Road in
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Joyce's family were not encouraging of her career. She could not sing or play the piano like her parents, who stated she "wasn't much good at anything"; however, inspired by her performances at
Petersfield, Joyce became determined to "break family tradition and become a straight dramatic actress".
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wrote in his diary of the performance that "she looked as though she was crying... as she got up one had the feeling she never intended to return." He also went on to mention her in a later entry in his diary (9 April 1988, just days before his own death) that "there was a break in her voice when
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groups, including the Harry
Kendall Players, the Reginald Salberg Players, the Jack Rose Players and the Harry Hanson Players, and received many positive reviews of her performances. In 1955, following a dry period of work, Joyce applied for work at a further repertory group based at the King's
264:. Starting back at RADA in September 1945, Joyce dropped the "Needham" from her name and began using the stage name "Yootha Joyce" saying "it seemed less of a mouthful... being stuck with Yootha is enough". Joyce left RADA in early 1946, finding it unduly strict and unencouraging.
336:. Joyce married Edwards on 8 December 1956. She would confide in Edwards that her greatest fear was being without work, and that she thought every job she had would be her last. Although she appeared in a large number of Littlewood's productions, Joyce first came to prominence in
576:. Joyce's biography implies that she turned to drink to steady her nerves, particularly after her divorce and subsequent failed relationships, loneliness, typecasting, lack of other work, and lack of privacy due to the popularity of Mildred Roper, and had become
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Undeterred by her director saying that she "had nothing to offer the profession", Joyce began working as an assistant stage manager at The Grand in
Croydon during the summer holidays, and joined a repertory company where she starred in productions including
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a day for ten years and recently very much more, and that she had, in the words of her lawyer Mario Uziell-Hamilton, become a victim of her own success, and dreaded the thought of being typecast as
Mildred Roper. The
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1265:Episode: "The Bath"
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152:Yootha Joyce
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25:Yootha Joyce
18:
2659:1980 deaths
2654:1927 births
2605:Radio Times
2471:20 February
2378:, ITV, 2001
2318:Radio Times
2190:. AllMovie.
2069:Mrs. Scully
2015:Mrs. Gaynor
1929:Mrs. Harper
1780:Harry Worth
1767:Mrs. Dyberg
1733:Miss Lister
1664:3 episodes
1625:Hilda Myers
1584:Theatre 625
1498:Theatre 625
1467:Drunk Woman
1379:Ruth Cowley
1280:Mrs. Wilson
1244:Mrs. Gilroy
1138:Mrs. Trench
894:Mrs. Quayle
794:Uncredited
776:Uncredited
721:Filmography
682:In 2014, a
638:Pat Phoenix
570:pathologist
468:(1973) and
450:(1966) and
363:Milo O'Shea
277:Theatre in
236:Roger Moore
212:Petersfield
2648:Categories
2363:npg.org.uk
2303:required.)
2175:References
2072:Episode: "
2051:Lil Wilson
1994:Jason King
1960:The Misfit
1751:Kay Fowler
1397:Vera Maine
1345:Mrs. Gates
1221:Benny Hill
1187:Benny Hill
1107:Television
1028:Mrs. Finch
614:The Smiths
533:alcoholism
420:Jason King
188:Wandsworth
182:Early life
106:Occupation
88:Marylebone
69:Wandsworth
61:1927-08-20
43:The Smiths
2510:The Times
2214:23 August
2155:1976â1979
2099:1973â1976
1829:1968â1971
1651:1966â1967
1638:The Saint
1537:Mrs. Seam
1521:Flo Darby
1327:The Woman
994:Mrs. Hare
960:Mrs. Bird
706:in 2021.
684:biography
612:In 1986,
578:depressed
408:The Saint
326:Bob Grant
310:Hampstead
216:Hampshire
162:opposite
1834:Me Mammy
1798:City '68
1485:Landlady
480:(1973).
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444:(1965),
368:Me Mammy
2129:Unknown
1942:Manhunt
1262:Delilah
1208:Abigail
804:Fanatic
561:inquest
559:At the
402:Fanatic
301:at the
220:Croydon
156:actress
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2033:Glenda
1965:Pamela
1947:Denise
1911:Elvira
1785:Ingrid
1444:Redcap
1239:Z-Cars
1169:Z-Cars
1123:Notes
922:Luther
756:Yootha
608:Legacy
565:brandy
554:crocus
332:, and
268:Career
114:Spouse
45:, 1986
1857:Alice
1803:Hilda
1715:Agnes
1553:Doris
1516:Cluff
1449:Magda
1192:Bella
1156:Cissy
1117:Title
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399:film
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