Josephine Tewson

Born: 1931-02-26, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died: 2022-08-18

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.

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
• Lewis (2007)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
• The Champions (1968)
• The Two Ronnies (1971)
• Terry and June (1979)
• Happy Ever After (1974)
• Whoops Baghdad (1973)
• Wilt (1989)
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
• The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)
• The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
• The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket (1997)
• A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
• Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)
• Elementary, My Dear Watson (1973)