Katy Manning

Oct 14, 1949 (76 years old) in

Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Manning initially played the role regularly from 1971 to 1973 but also reprised the role in the Doctor Who spin-off The 'Sarah Jane Adventures' in 2010, and 'Power Of The Doctor' in 2022. She is also well known for voicing Iris Wildthyme in the audio series 'Iris Wildthyme' for Big Finish Productions since 2005.

Known For

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Doctor Who

Jo Grant

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The Sarah Jane Adventures

Jo Jones

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Softly, Softly

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Eskimo Nell

Hermione Longhorn

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Frog Dreaming

Mrs. Cannon

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Doctor Who Confidential

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Run For Your Wife

Exercising Woman

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IMC Needs You!

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ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

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Melvin, Son of Alvin

Estelle

Credits

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa Future

Self

★ NR
The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor 2025

Self

★ 10
Tales of the Tardis 2023

Jo Jones

★ 5
Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who 2023

Self

★ NR
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster 2023

★ NR
Location, Location, Location: Season 9 2023

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth! 2023

Jo Jones

★ NR
Devils Weekend 2021

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who: Return of the Autons 2020

Jo Jones

★ NR
Jeepers Creepers 2020

Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)

★ 4
Convention Culture 2020

Self

★ NR
Farewell, Sarah Jane 2020

Jo Jones

★ 8.3
Doctor Who and the Third Man 2019

★ NR
The Doctors: Heroes! 2019

★ NR
Doctor Who: Hello Boys! 2019

Jo Jones

★ NR
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years 2017

★ NR
Evil Never Dies 2014

Susan Payne

★ 4.4
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 2013

Self

★ 7.8
The One with the Maggots 2013

Self

★ NR
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee 2013

★ NR
Axon Stations! 2012

★ NR
Tales of Television Centre 2012

Self

★ 8
Run For Your Wife 2012

Exercising Woman

★ 4.4
The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons 2012

Self

★ NR
IMC Needs You! 2011

★ NR
Blasting the Past 2011

Self

★ NR
Oakie's Outback Adventures 2011

Oakie

★ 4.3
Life on Earth 2011

Self

★ NR
The Doctor's Moriarty 2011

Self

★ NR
Destroy All Monsters! 2011

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 2010

Jo Grant (archive footage)

★ 6.4
Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster" 2010

Self

★ NR
The Peladon Saga: Part One - The Markets and the Miners 2010

Self

★ NR
The Peladon Saga: Part Two - The Monsters and the Monarchs 2010

Self

★ NR
Jon & Katy 2010

Self

★ NR
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers 2009

★ NR
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams 2009

★ NR
Roger Delgado: The Master 2009

★ NR
The Space War 2009

Self

★ NR
The Rumble in the Jungle: Remembering 'Planet of the Daleks' 2009

Self

★ NR
The Ties That Bind Us 2008

Jo Grant (archive footage)

★ NR
Hello Sailor! 2008

★ NR
The Sarah Jane Adventures 2007

Jo Jones

★ 7.1
When Darkness Falls 2006

Miss Harrington

★ 1
Doctor Who: A New Dimension 2005

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who Confidential 2005

★ 8.1
Katy Manning's World Down Under 2002

★ 10
Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs 2002

voice

★ 4
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis 2001

★ NR
Gloria's House 2000

Gloria Nit

★ NR
Easter in Bunnyland 2000

Cosmo Mouse (voice)

★ 6
D4 The Trojan Dog 1999

Cosmo Mouse (voice)

★ 7.8
Lust in Space 1998

Self

★ NR
Myth Makers 39: Katy Manning 1998

Self

★ NR
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? 1998

★ 9
Police 5: The Master 1993

Jo Grant (archive footage)

★ NR
Frog Dreaming 1986

Mrs. Cannon

★ 5.5
Melvin, Son of Alvin 1984

Estelle

★ 4
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks 1984

Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Target 1977

Joanne

★ 6.3
Eskimo Nell 1975

Hermione Longhorn

★ 3.6
The Golden Road 1973

Anna

★ NR
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! 1973

Damina

★ 3.6
Doctor Who: The Green Death 1973

Jo Grant

★ 8.6
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks 1973

Jo Grant

★ 7
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space 1973

Jo Grant

★ 8
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters 1973

Jo Grant

★ 8
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors 1973

Jo Grant

★ 7.1
Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972

Jo Grant

★ 5.7
Doctor Who: The Mutants 1972

Jo Grant

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils 1972

Jo Grant

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon 1972

Jo Grant

★ 7.6
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks 1972

Jo Grant

★ 7.9
Doctor Who: The Dæmons 1971

Jo Grant

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: Colony in Space 1971

Jo Grant

★ 6.7
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 1971

Jo Grant

★ 6.8
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 1971

Jo Grant

★ 7.5
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 1971

Jo Grant

★ 7.7
Softly, Softly 1966

★ 5
Doctor Who 1963

Jo Grant

★ 7.9