Short Info
Spouse | Raynor Burton |
Fact | After 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.
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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 Name | Katy Manning |
Profession | Actor |
Education | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
Family
Spouse | Raynor Burton |
Children | Georgina Manning-Harris, Jonathan Manning-Harris |
Parents | J. L. Manning, Amy Sylvia Jenkins |
Accomplishments
Movies | Easter in Bunnyland, Frog Dreaming, Eskimo Nell, Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!, The Time Monster, Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks |
TV Shows | Doctor Who, Serendipity |
Social profile links
Quotes
# | Quote |
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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. |
3 | The 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. |
4 | I lose things all the time. I once left my mother's ashes at a bus stop! |
5 | Jo [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. |
6 | I've been a naughty girl. I think I've been about as naughty as you can get. |
7 | Life doesn't get easier but it does get funnier. |
8 | I 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 |
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1 | Katy has nearsighted vision. |
2 | Katy 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] |
3 | Chosen by Barry Letts to play "Jo Grant" on Doctor Who (1963). |
4 | Became an Australian citizen on 15 September 2004. |
5 | Partner of Barry Crocker since 1989. |
6 | Childhood friend of Liza Minnelli. |
7 | After living in Australia for several years, moved to the USA, but returns to Australia on a regular basis to take part in stage plays. |
8 | Took part in many Australian stage productions, including "Run For Your Wife" and "Educating Rita", among others. |
9 | 1978: 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. |
10 | Trained at Webber Douglas Drama School. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Casualty | 2015 | TV Series | Marjorie Miller |
The Haunting of Harry Payne | 2014 | Susan Payne | |
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | 2013 | TV Movie | Katy Manning |
Journey Men | 2012 | Short | Elsa |
Run for Your Wife | 2012 | ||
Oakie's Outback Adventures | 2011 | Oakie (voice) | |
The Sarah Jane Adventures | 2010 | TV Series | Jo Jones |
When Darkness Falls | 2006/I | Miss Harrington | |
All Saints | 2002 | TV Series | Greta Franck |
Jungle Girl & the Lost Island of the Dinosaurs | 2002 | Video voice | |
Gloria's House | 2000 | TV Series | Gloria (2000) (voice) |
Easter in Bunnyland | 2000 | voice | |
The Quest | 1986 | Mrs. Cannon | |
Melvin, Son of Alvin | 1984 | Estelle | |
Target | 1977 | TV Series | Joanne |
Theatre of the Absurd: Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author | 1976 | Video | |
Whodunnit? | 1975 | TV Series | Miss Woods |
Eskimo Nell | 1975 | Hermione | |
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | 1974 | Damina | |
Armchair Theatre | 1973 | TV Series | Anna |
Doctor Who | 1971-1973 | TV Series | Jo Grant |
Man at the Top | 1971 | TV Series | Julia Dungarvon |
Mr Tumbleweed | 1971 | TV Movie | Bride (as Kate Manning) |
Softly Softly: Task Force | 1970 | TV Series | Peggy |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
Axon Stations! | 2012 | Video short | Herself |
Tales of Television Centre | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Actress |
Happy Birthday to Who | 2012 | Video documentary short | Herself |
The U.N.I.T Family: Part Two | 2011 | Video documentary short | Herself |
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen | 2011 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
Celebrity Eggheads | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils | 2008 | Video documentary short | Herself / Jo Grant |
Doctor Who Confidential | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
'Doctor Who': A New Dimension | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Planet of the Doctor | 2005 | Documentary | Herself |
Lust in Space | 1998 | Video | Herself |
Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning Because She'd Really Like to Know! | 1998 | Video documentary | Herself |
Ruby Wax Meets... | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
This Is Your Life | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Jo Grant |
People Power and Puppetry | 2011 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
Race Against Time | 2011 | Video documentary | Jo Grant |
The Ties That Bind Us | 2008 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
What Lies Beneath | 2008 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
Omega Factor | 2007 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
Are Friends Electric | 2007 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
Love Off-Air | 2006 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
The Dalek Tapes | 2006 | Video documentary | Jo Grant |
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction | 2005 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
Jon Pertwee at Panopticon | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who | 2003 | Video documentary | Jo Grant |
Restoring 'The Aztecs' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Jo Grant |
'Doctor Who': The Pertwee Years | 1992 | Video documentary | Jo Grant |
Resistance Is Useless | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Jo Grant |
Doctor Who | 1984 | TV Series | Jo Grant |
Blue Peter | 1980 | TV Series | Jo Grant |
The Lively Arts | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Jo Grant |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Melbourne Underground Film Festival | When Darkness Falls (2006) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia