Last name is pronounced as spelled, Rout-ledge. Not Rut-ledge.
Named as the Personality of the Year in 1991 by the Grand Order of Water Rats (a showbiz charity)
Named as the Personality of the Year in 1993 by the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Named as the Top Television Comedy Actress for 1991.
She credited the late Catholic priest Father Edmund Colledge for her entry into the performing arts, according to the Times of London in the late Father's obituary.
She gave a classic performance as Mrs. Malaprop in "The Rivals" on the London stage.
She graduated from the all girls Birkenhead High Girls Public Day School Trust in Birkenhead, England.
She was awarded Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Darling of the Day in a tie with Leslie Uggams for "Hallelujah, Baby!".
She was awarded honorary Doctor of Letters in 1999 from her alma mater, the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for "Candide".
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Voted Britain's all-time favourite TV actress. [1996]