Josephine Tewson
Actor
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
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Nun 1978
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Miss Hoskins 1977
A Coffin for the Bride
as Yvonne 1974
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Elizabeth Warden 1997
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
as Self 2012
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Miss Hodges 2000
The Troublesome Double
as Mrs. Wentworth 1967
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
as Mrs. Briggs / Fairy Godmother 1984
Elementary, My Dear Watson
as Lady Cynthia 1973