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Josephine Tewson
Born 1931-02-26Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Many Faces of Ronnie BarkerSelfThe Mumbo JumboMiss HodgesThe Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketElizabeth WardenWiltMiss LeucharsThe Caucasian Chalk CirclePeasant Woman/Older Lady/Mother in LawGabrielle and the DoodlemanMrs. Briggs / Fairy GodmotherThe Hound of the BaskervillesNunThe Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItMiss HoskinsA Coffin for the BrideYvonneElementary, My Dear WatsonLady CynthiaThe Troublesome DoubleMrs. Wentworth