Patricia Routledge
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Daughter of Catherine and Isaac Routledge. Her father was a
haberdasher, and, during WWII, the family lived weeks at a time in the
basement of her father's shop. She attended Birkenhead High School,
where she sang in the choir and ran the Sunday School. She studied
English at Liverpool University, and, after graduation, worked without
pay at the Liverpool Playhouse. She was asked to join the company, and
she later studied at Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol. She then moved
to London, where she built an impressive stage career over the next
several years, also appearing on Broadway 1966-1968. Patricia has
worked in TV since the early 1950s, most recently in
Keeping Up Appearances (1990).
She also recorded an album, "Presenting Patricia Routledge", and worked
in film and radio. She has never married or had children, has said that
she will not retire, and lives in Kensington and Surrey when not
working.
