Actor
Josephine Tewson
February 26, 1931 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Ronnie Barker
4 titles together
The Two Ronnies, Clarence, Six Dates with Barker
Burt Kwouk
3 titles together
Last of the Summer Wine, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Geoffrey Hughes
2 titles together
Keeping Up Appearances, Heartbeat
Jason Durr
2 titles together
Lewis, Heartbeat
Denholm Elliott
2 titles together
The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Terry Scott
2 titles together
Terry and June, Happy Ever After
Full filmography · 29
Lewis
as Hazel O'Brien
20077.6
Midsomer Murders
as Samantha Johnstone
19977.5
Heartbeat
cast
19927.2
Keeping Up Appearances
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden
19907.7
Clarence
as Jane Travers
1988
Terry and June
as Brenda and as Mrs Robins
1979
Shelley
cast
1979
Odd Man Out
as Dorothy Sutcliffe
1977
Happy Ever After
as Mrs Robins
1974Tell Tarby
cast
1973
Thriller
as Yvonne
1973
Whoops Baghdad
as Fatima
1973