
Josephine Tewson
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977

The Mumbo Jumbo
2000

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978

The Troublesome Double
1967

Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1984

Wilt
1989

Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012

A Coffin for the Bride
1974

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985

Keeping Up Appearances
1990

Midsomer Murders
1997

Heartbeat
1992

His Lordship Entertains
1972

The Champions
1968

Shelley
1979

No Hiding Place
1959

Clarence
1988

No Appointment Necessary
1977

Tell Tarby
1973

Hark at Barker
1969

Odd Man Out
1977

Rude Health
1987

Thriller
1973

Lewis
2007

Terry and June
1979

The Two Ronnies
1971

Terry and June
1979

Last of the Summer Wine
1973

Coppers End
1971

Whoops Baghdad
1973

Six Dates with Barker
1971

Frost on Sunday
1968