Patricia Routledge

Katherine Patricia Routledge, CBE is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances , for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993. Her film appearances include To Sir, With Love and Dont Raise the Bridge, Lower the River .

Routledge was born in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, to parents Catherine and Isaac Routledge. Her father was a haberdasher and during the Second World War, the family lived in the basement of his shop for weeks at a time.

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