Short Info

SpouseRaynor Burton
FactAfter living in Australia for several years, moved to the USA, but returns to Australia on a regular basis to take part in stage plays.


Katy Manning is an English actress, best known for her role as Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Born in Guildford, Surrey, on 14 October 1946, Manning was the only child of Jack and Eileen Manning. Her father was a bank manager and her mother was a housewife. She was educated at a local primary school and then at Guildford High School for Girls.

Manning began her acting career in 1964, when she appeared in an episode of the BBC television series Z-Cars. She went on to appear in a number of other television series, including The Avengers, The Saint and The Persuaders!, before being cast as Jo Grant in Doctor Who in 1971.

She remained with the show until 1973, when she left to pursue other projects. These included a lead role in the BBC sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching! and a number of stage and screen roles.

In recent years, Manning has appeared in a number of Doctor Who audio dramas and has also written two books about her time on the show.

Manning has been married twice. Her first marriage, to actor Richard Franklin, ended in divorce. She has two children from her second marriage, to actor David Baron.

Manning has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

General Info

Full NameKaty Manning
ProfessionActor
EducationWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

Family

SpouseRaynor Burton
ChildrenGeorgina Manning-Harris, Jonathan Manning-Harris
ParentsJ. L. Manning, Amy Sylvia Jenkins

Accomplishments

MoviesEaster in Bunnyland, Frog Dreaming, Eskimo Nell, Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!, The Time Monster, Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
TV ShowsDoctor Who, Serendipity

Social profile links

Quotes

#Quote
1[on Steven Moffat] What Steven's done is taken the Daleks further without falling into the trap of using Davros.
2[criticising Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975), which is consistently voted one of the most popular serials from the original run of Doctor Who (1963)] The moment I saw Davros in the '70s, looking like everybody on the Tube round about six o'clock at night with their headphones on, it took away the menace of something that isn't human. Because suddenly it's half a bloke in there. There's nothing human about a Dalek.
3The sad thing is when people were going on, getting frightfully angry about it coming off, and poor Michael Grade, you know, was being attacked from every area, I think he was actually doing the right thing. I think he did exactly the right thing. He put it to bed for a while and I think the rest is history. It is now huge again and, I don't know about everybody else, but I'm thrilled.
4I lose things all the time. I once left my mother's ashes at a bus stop!
5Jo [Doctor Who (1963)] was very endearing. Gutsy, fiercely loyal. I liked the fact she offered her life constantly for the Doctor's because she realised his work was so important.
6I've been a naughty girl. I think I've been about as naughty as you can get.
7Life doesn't get easier but it does get funnier.
8I suppose it was quite frightening for children. You had churches being blown up, the villain posing as a kindly vicar and me, the hapless heroine nearly being sacrificed to 'the devil'. It didn't go down too well with people of the cloth. (On Doctor Who: The Dæmons: Episode One (1971))

Facts

#Fact
1Katy has nearsighted vision.
2Katy has returned to live in Australia and does regular voice-over work. She has just directed a stage play "Banjo Patterson" starring her partner, Barry Crocker. [January 2001]
3Chosen by Barry Letts to play "Jo Grant" on Doctor Who (1963).
4Became an Australian citizen on 15 September 2004.
5Partner of Barry Crocker since 1989.
6Childhood friend of Liza Minnelli.
7After living in Australia for several years, moved to the USA, but returns to Australia on a regular basis to take part in stage plays.
8Took part in many Australian stage productions, including "Run For Your Wife" and "Educating Rita", among others.
91978: Moved to Australia to live when her twin son and daughter were very young, and has been a special guest at many Australian "Doctor Who" conventions.
10Trained at Webber Douglas Drama School.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Casualty2015TV SeriesMarjorie Miller
The Haunting of Harry Payne2014Susan Payne
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot2013TV MovieKaty Manning
Journey Men2012ShortElsa
Run for Your Wife2012
Oakie's Outback Adventures2011Oakie (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures2010TV SeriesJo Jones
When Darkness Falls2006/IMiss Harrington
All Saints2002TV SeriesGreta Franck
Jungle Girl & the Lost Island of the Dinosaurs2002Video voice
Gloria's House2000TV SeriesGloria (2000) (voice)
Easter in Bunnyland2000voice
The Quest1986Mrs. Cannon
Melvin, Son of Alvin1984Estelle
Target1977TV SeriesJoanne
Theatre of the Absurd: Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author1976Video
Whodunnit?1975TV SeriesMiss Woods
Eskimo Nell1975Hermione
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!1974Damina
Armchair Theatre1973TV SeriesAnna
Doctor Who1971-1973TV SeriesJo Grant
Man at the Top1971TV SeriesJulia Dungarvon
Mr Tumbleweed1971TV MovieBride (as Kate Manning)
Softly Softly: Task Force1970TV SeriesPeggy

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013TV MovieHerself
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor2013TV MovieHerself
Axon Stations!2012Video shortHerself
Tales of Television Centre2012TV Movie documentaryHerself - Actress
Happy Birthday to Who2012Video documentary shortHerself
The U.N.I.T Family: Part Two2011Video documentary shortHerself
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen2011TV Short documentaryHerself
Celebrity Eggheads2010TV SeriesHerself
Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils2008Video documentary shortHerself / Jo Grant
Doctor Who Confidential2005TV Series documentaryHerself
'Doctor Who': A New Dimension2005TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Planet of the Doctor2005DocumentaryHerself
Lust in Space1998VideoHerself
Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning Because She'd Really Like to Know!1998Video documentaryHerself
Ruby Wax Meets...1996TV Series documentaryHerself
This Is Your Life1971TV Series documentaryHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited2013TV Mini-Series documentaryJo Grant
People Power and Puppetry2011Video documentary shortJo Grant
Race Against Time2011Video documentaryJo Grant
The Ties That Bind Us2008Video documentary shortJo Grant
What Lies Beneath2008Video documentary shortJo Grant
Omega Factor2007Video documentary shortJo Grant
Are Friends Electric2007Video documentary shortJo Grant
Love Off-Air2006Video documentary shortJo Grant
The Dalek Tapes2006Video documentaryJo Grant
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction2005Video documentary shortJo Grant
Jon Pertwee at Panopticon2003Video documentary shortHerself
Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who2003Video documentaryJo Grant
Restoring 'The Aztecs'2002Video documentary shortJo Grant
'Doctor Who': The Pertwee Years1992Video documentaryJo Grant
Resistance Is Useless1992TV Movie documentaryJo Grant
Doctor Who1984TV SeriesJo Grant
Blue Peter1980TV SeriesJo Grant
The Lively Arts1977TV Series documentaryJo Grant

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2006Best Supporting ActressMelbourne Underground Film FestivalWhen Darkness Falls (2006)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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