
Josephine Tewson
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1931-02-26
- Died
- 2022-08-18
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Josephine Ann Tewson · Jo Tewson
Biography
Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 - 18 August 2022) was a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in popular and long-running British television sitcoms, such as Elizabeth "Liz" Warden, one of the long-suffering neighbours of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95), and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–10).
She was formerly married to Leonard Rossiter.
Known For
TV Shows (22)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Samantha Johnstone

Heartbeat
1992

Lewis
2007
as Hazel O'Brien

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Miss Davenport

No Hiding Place
1959

The Champions
1968
as Hotel Switchboard Operator

Thriller
1973
as Yvonne

Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden

Terry and June
1979
as Brenda / Mrs Robins

The Two Ronnies
1971
as Cynthia

Shelley
1979

Hark at Barker
1969
as Mildred Bates

Six Dates with Barker
1971
as Travers
Whoops Baghdad
1973
as Fatima
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self / Various Characters
Coppers End
1971
as Sgt. Penny Pringle

Clarence
1988
as Jane Travers

Odd Man Out
1977
as Dorothy Sutcliffe
No Appointment Necessary
1977
Rude Health
1987
Tell Tarby
1973
His Lordship Entertains
1972
Movies (11)

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Miss Hoskins

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Nun

Wilt
1989
as Miss Leuchars

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Peasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in Law

A Coffin for the Bride
1974
as Yvonne

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012
as Self

The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Miss Hodges

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
as Elizabeth Warden

Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973
as Lady Cynthia
The Troublesome Double
1967
as Mrs. Wentworth

Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1984
as Mrs. Briggs / Fairy Godmother
About Josephine Tewson
Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 - 18 August 2022) was a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in popular and long-running British television sitcoms, such as Elizabeth "Liz" Warden, one of the long-suffering neighbours of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95), and Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–10). She was formerly married to Leonard Rossiter. With 33 credits spanning from 1959 to 2012, Josephine Tewson has appeared in 11 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Josephine Tewson Movies
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) — as Miss Hoskins
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) — as Nun
- Wilt (1989) — as Miss Leuchars
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985) — as Peasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in Law
- A Coffin for the Bride (1974) — as Yvonne
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