Katy Manning

Katy Manning

Known for
Acting
Born
October 14, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Guildford, Surrey, England

Biography

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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Filmography

2025
The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor poster

The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor

Movie · as Self

2025
Go Figure: More Than a Toy Story poster

Go Figure: More Than a Toy Story

Movie · as Self

2023
Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth! poster

Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth!

Movie · as Jo Jones

2023
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster poster

Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

Movie

2023
Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis

TV · as Jo Jones · 1 ep

2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane poster

Farewell, Sarah Jane

Movie · as Jo Jones

2020
Doctor Who: Return of the Autons poster

Doctor Who: Return of the Autons

Movie · as Jo Jones

2020
Jeepers Creepers poster

Jeepers Creepers

Movie · as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)

2020
Convention Culture poster

Convention Culture

Movie · as Self

2019
Doctor Who and the Third Man poster

Doctor Who and the Third Man

Movie

2019
Doctor Who: Hello Boys! poster

Doctor Who: Hello Boys!

Movie · as Jo Jones

2019
The Doctors: Heroes! poster

The Doctors: Heroes!

Movie

2018
The Power of One Coin poster

The Power of One Coin

Movie · as Cassie

2018
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa poster

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

TV · as Self · 37 eps

2017
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years poster

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

Movie

2014
Evil Never Dies poster

Evil Never Dies

Movie · as Susan Payne

2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot poster

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Movie · as Self

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

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

Movie

2012
Run For Your Wife poster

Run For Your Wife

Movie · as Exercising Woman

2012
Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre

Movie · as Self

2012
Axon Stations! poster

Axon Stations!

Movie

2011
Life on Earth poster

Life on Earth

Movie · as Self

2011
The Doctor's Moriarty poster

The Doctor's Moriarty

Movie · as Self

2011
Oakie's Outback Adventures poster

Oakie's Outback Adventures

Movie · as Oakie

2011
IMC Needs You! poster

IMC Needs You!

Movie

2011
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen poster

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

Movie · as Self

2010
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 poster

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Movie · as Jo Grant (archive footage)

2009
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers poster

The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

Movie

2009
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams poster

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

Movie

2009
Roger Delgado: The Master poster

Roger Delgado: The Master

Movie

2008
Hello Sailor! poster

Hello Sailor!

Movie

2008
The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us

Movie · as Jo Grant (archive footage)

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures

TV · as Jo Jones · 2 eps

2006
When Darkness Falls poster

When Darkness Falls

Movie · as Miss Harrington

2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension poster

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Movie · as Self

2005
Doctor Who Confidential poster

Doctor Who Confidential

TV · 4 eps

2002
Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs poster

Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs

Movie · as voice

2002
Katy Manning's World Down Under poster

Katy Manning's World Down Under

Movie

2001
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis poster

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

Movie

2000
Easter in Bunnyland poster

Easter in Bunnyland

Movie · as Cosmo Mouse (voice)

2000
Gloria's House poster

Gloria's House

TV · as Gloria Nit · 26 eps

1999
D4 The Trojan Dog poster

D4 The Trojan Dog

Movie · as Cosmo Mouse (voice)

1998
Lust in Space poster

Lust in Space

Movie · as Self

1998
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? poster

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

Movie

1993
Police 5: The Master poster

Police 5: The Master

Movie · as Jo Grant (archive footage)

1986
Frog Dreaming poster

Frog Dreaming

Movie · as Mrs. Cannon

1984
Melvin, Son of Alvin poster

Melvin, Son of Alvin

Movie · as Estelle

1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Movie · as Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977
Target poster

Target

TV · as Joanne · 1 ep

1975
Eskimo Nell poster

Eskimo Nell

Movie · as Hermione Longhorn

1973
The Golden Road

The Golden Road

Movie · as Anna

1973
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

Movie · as Jo Grant

1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters poster

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

Movie · as Jo Grant

1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death poster

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Movie · as Jo Grant

1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space poster

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Movie · as Jo Grant

1973
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Movie · as Jo Grant

1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! poster

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Movie · as Damina

1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

Movie · as Jo Grant

1972
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon poster

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

Movie · as Jo Grant

1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils poster

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Movie · as Jo Grant

1972
Doctor Who: The Mutants poster

Doctor Who: The Mutants

Movie · as Jo Grant

1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster poster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Movie · as Jo Grant

1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Movie · as Jo Grant

1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Movie · as Jo Grant

1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space poster

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Movie · as Jo Grant

1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos poster

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Movie · as Jo Grant

1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons poster

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Movie · as Jo Grant

1966
Softly, Softly poster

Softly, Softly

TV · 1 ep

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Jo Grant · 77 eps

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Anna · 1 ep