Patricia Routledge was born on February 17, 1929. Initially, she was primarily associated with musical theater. She was a trained singer, so it was with musicals that she planned to connect her future. In 1966, she performed on Broadway for the first time, two years later she received the prestigious Tony Award for Best Musical for her performance in “Darling of the Day”. She has dozens of roles in musical and theater performances. Without a doubt, her greatest and most famous is the one in the British series “What Will People Say?”.
Patricia Routledge did not play her most famous role until she was 60. “My life is before and after Hyacinth”
In 1990, Routledge was offered a role in a comedy. She was 60 years old at the time. As she later recalled, she received the script for the first episode after a stage performance. She was tired, so she didn’t intend to read it and decided to make a decision after looking through the first few pages. She knew that the very beginning would allow her to decide whether it was worth getting involved in the project. – In the meantime, I stayed up all night and read until the end. Then I thought I’d sleep on it, read the text again and then decide what to do. But I already knew. The humor simply poured out of every sentence – in 2017.
The role of the ever-superior Hiacynta Bukiet, who dreams of social advancement, rules over her husband and terrorizes her neighbors, brought her the adoration of fans. She herself had nothing in common with the series heroine. Despite great popularity around the world, the production of “What People Will Say?” was finished in 1995. The actress herself asked for it. “My life is a stage before and after Hiacynta,” she recalled later. “I wouldn’t like to be Hiacynta forever,” she added.
The series’ Hiacynta Bukiet has been avoiding the media for years. The 95-year-old recently appeared on stage
Patricia Routledge has never married and has no children. In 2022, she received an honorary membership in the British Royal Academy of Music. Five years earlier, Queen Elizabeth II awarded her the title of Dame. Although she has rarely appeared in public for years and lives a quiet life in the English town of Chichester, she occasionally appears on stage. This was in February 2024, when Shakespeare’s 400th birthday was celebrated, or in April, when the Festival of Chichester opened.
In March, a recording of the actress appeared on the web. It shows that the 95-year-old is in great shape. The film was made during a special meeting with journalist Edward Seckerson. Patricia Routledge talks about her career not only as an actress, but also as a musician, as part of the “Facing the Music: A Life in Musical Theatre” meetings.
She left her mark on the pages of history.
A living legend.
Is she 95? I would never have guessed. She looks fantastic.
– fans wrote in the comments.
Source: Gazeta
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