Katy Manning

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Female

Birthday

14-Oct-1949

Age

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Guildford, Surrey, England

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Katy Manning

Biography

Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Manning initially played the role regularly from 1971 to 1973 but also reprised the role in the Doctor Who spin-off The 'Sarah Jane Adventures' in 2010, and 'Power Of The Doctor' in 2022. She is also well known for voicing Iris Wildthyme in the audio series 'Iris Wildthyme' for Big Finish Productions since 2005.


Credits

When Darkness Falls When Darkness Falls (2006) Character: Miss Harrington
When Private Detective Virginia Martin is suspected of murdering a local call girl, she has two days to clear her name. Under the watchful eye of a police rookie - the alluring Betsy Sloane - the investigation that ensues draws our heroine into the familiar noir landscape of New York in the 1940s. In solving the case, the pair meet a number of quirky characters including a drunken sailor with a violent streak, a Police Commissioner with a secret vendetta and an ill tempered showgirl called Jinx de Luxe.
Jeepers Creepers Jeepers Creepers (2020) Character: Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. With his wife Lauretta as the power behind the throne, his rise and fall and decline is related through bittersweet memories of the past and intoxicated infidelities in the present.
Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs (2002) Character: voice
The story of Emma Sharp, a prim and proper English child who becomes the Jungle Girl. On their way home to England, Emma and her father, William are wrecked on a mysterious uncharted island. The crew of their boat, Captain Jack and his mate Terry, steal the island's precious Golden Monkey statue. This act unleashes a herd of dinosaurs and threatens the safety of the entire island. Beano the talking dolphin, asks Emma to help him save the island. This she does, aided by Samson the toucan, Chuntee the chimp and Zelinka the Python. The statue is returned, the island is saved and Emma returns home with a new thirst for adventure.
The Golden Road The Golden Road (1973) Character: Anna
A free-spirited lodger profoundly disrupts the lives of the suburban family she moves in with.
Melvin, Son of Alvin Melvin, Son of Alvin (1984) Character: Estelle
A shy young man is irresistible to women.
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (2013) Character: N/A
This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from actors Katy Manning, Judy Cornwell, David Jacobs, Geoffrey Bayldon and Kenneth Earle, Doctor Who writer and script editor Terrance Dicks and long-time friend Stuart Money.
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998) Character: N/A
By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK, Katy was probably as surprised as the rest of us! Determined to thank the legion of Doctor Who fans who had written and supported her during her years abroad, Katy embarked on a whirlwind tour of British conventions and shops before leaving (yet again) for Australia… Along the way bump into Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Leeson, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Sheard and other surprise guest stars!
Katy Manning's World Down Under Katy Manning's World Down Under (2002) Character: N/A
Have you wondered what it’s like being a star from Doctor Who living in Australia? Almost the only star in fact! That’s exactly the life Katy has led for the last 20 years (off and on) and you wouldn’t believe the things she gets up to! Well probably you would! In this absolutely, totally and utterly unique production, Katy - Interviews Louise Pajo, Sue Willis, Robert Kitts and Keff McCulloch at an Aussie Doctor Who convention - Gives us a whirlwind tour of Sydney - Introduces us to the best friend who was her flatmate during Doctor Who - Embarrasses her children again - Persuades her partner, Aussie legend Barry Crocker, to step in front of the camera with her - Takes a sideways look at Doctor Who fandom in Australia. There really is only one Katy Manning … Thank God! This World is too small for any more!
Doctor Who and the Third Man Doctor Who and the Third Man (2019) Character: N/A
An overview of the Third Doctor era, with new interviews and archival contributions.
ReUNITed ReUNITed (2001) Character: N/A
It was a operation worthy of UNIT itself… bringing The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates (Richard Franklin) and RSM Benton (John Levene) back together again at Chicago TARDIS. In this production we tear through the red tape to cover the convention and also talk to Katy Manning, Jon Pertwee, Terrance Dicks, Gary Russell, J. Jeremy Bentham and many more about the secret behind UNIT’s success.
Life on Earth Life on Earth (2011) Character: Self
A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, both of whom made their debuts in this story, recount the production with the help of Jon Pertwee (through an archive interview), Script Editor Terrance Dicks and Producer Barry Letts who, along with new series Producer Phil Collinson, discuss how the series' production regimes differed between the new series and the old.
The Doctor's Moriarty The Doctor's Moriarty (2011) Character: Self
With the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the dark figure behind every story in Season 8, and many more beyond that. This documentary discusses the enduring appeal of the character.
The Doctors: Heroes! The Doctors: Heroes! (2019) Character: N/A
This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with TREVOR MARTIN (the Doctor in the stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday), DAMARIS HAYMAN (Olive Hawthorne in The Daemons), STEWART BEVAN (Cliff Jones in The Green Death), JEREMY BULLOCH (Hal the Archer in The Time Warrior), ANDREW HAYDEN-SMITH (Jake Simmonds in Rise of the Cybermen) and DAVID BRIERLEY (Voice of K9) ever undertaken!
Roger Delgado: The Master Roger Delgado: The Master (2009) Character: N/A
A biography of actor Roger Delgado, featuring previously unseen photographs, rare excerpts from his many BBC TV appearances and interviews with those who knew and loved him.
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster (2023) Character: N/A
A look at the making of the Doctor Who story, The Time Monster.
Axon Stations! Axon Stations! (2012) Character: N/A
The cast and crew look back at the making of The Claws of Axos.
IMC Needs You! IMC Needs You! (2011) Character: N/A
Cast and crew look back at the making of Colony in Space.
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen (2011) Character: Self
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen was a special documentary made by the Doctor Who Confidential production team as a memorial tribute to the late Elisabeth Sladen.
D4 The Trojan Dog D4 The Trojan Dog (1999) Character: Cosmo Mouse (voice)
The magical tale of a colony of mice whose happy home is invaded by a band of nasty cats. The cats rule over the house with iron claws, making the mice miserable. Follow the riotous adventures of the mice and their mighty Trojan Dog, as they defeat the cats and win back their home ... and make a few canine friends along the way!
Evil Never Dies Evil Never Dies (2014) Character: Susan Payne
Ex-gangster Harry Payne confronts his violent past and vengeance from beyond the grave.
Lust in Space Lust in Space (1998) Character: Self
Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in Space? Doctor Who is on trial - and the charge is sexism! The scene is set, the witnesses called. We expose Doctor Who’s final taboo! It’s everything you wanted to know about sex (in Doctor Who) but were afraid to ask!
The Ties That Bind Us The Ties That Bind Us (2008) Character: Jo Grant (archive footage)
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.
Hello Sailor! Hello Sailor! (2008) Character: N/A
Cast and crew discuss the making of The Sea Devils, from the television series Doctor Who.
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers (2009) Character: N/A
In the far future, the remaining population of an oxygen-depleted planet Earth lies in enforced stasis in The Field of Dreams. Looking for ideas to help him re-connect to his captive audience, Zed, a young scenariosmith, turns to the world of Doctor Who for inspiration...
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams (2009) Character: N/A
Continuing his search for inspiration, Zed resumes his studies of twentieth-century television's Doctor Who. What he finds will have a profound effect...
Police 5: The Master Police 5: The Master (1993) Character: Jo Grant (archive footage)
Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971) Character: Jo Grant
The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of Autons and killer plastic daffodils - unless the Doctor, joined by new assistant Jo Grant, can stop them.
Tales of Television Centre Tales of Television Centre (2012) Character: Self
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about their time there.
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon (1972) Character: Jo Grant
The planet Peladon has applied to join the Galactic Federation, and The Doctor is mistaken for the chairman of the committee sent to assess its application, while Jo is taken for an Earth princess, with the mythical curse of Aggedor apparently striking chancellor Torbis dead, The Doctor must discover who is desperate to stop Peladon joining, but soon he is sentenced to death and his only Allies seem to be Jo and the Ice Warrior Delegates.
Doctor Who: A New Dimension Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005) Character: Self
Documentary lead-in to the premiere episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Features cast interviews, behind the scenes footage, and a look at the Doctor's past.
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971) Character: Jo Grant
A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't fooled, uncovering the Axons' true nature and once again facing his archenemy the Master...
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972) Character: Jo Grant
Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction at the peace conference). With the Daleks desperate to maintain their version of history, The Doctor and Jo find themselves in a totalitarian future, where they must discover who really happened and prevent it.
Doctor Who: Colony in Space Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971) Character: Jo Grant
When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a temporary reprieve from his exile on Earth to deal with the crisis. He and Jo arrive on the planet Uxarieus and become enmeshed in a struggle between an agrarian colony and a powerful mining corporation.
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) Character: Self
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?
Oakie's Outback Adventures Oakie's Outback Adventures (2011) Character: Oakie
Oakie, a young blue heeler pup, is supposed to be delivered to Texas, USA, but through a courier bungle he ends up in Texas, Queensland, in Outback Australia. Oakie is quickly befriended by Action Dann (an animated character identifiably based on Troy Dann) and they embark on a series of adventures, meeting many wonderful and quirky characters in the rugged and unique beauty of the Australian Outback.
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971) Character: Jo Grant
Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old enemy the Master is responsible for the machine.
The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor (2025) Character: Self
The cast and crew of Doctor Who take part in an escape room challenge were they must solve puzzles and escape in under 70 minutes. In this addition Team Third Doctor (Katy Manning, Sadie Miller & Daisy Ashford) attempt to escape the room of doom! Featured as an extra on The Collection Season 7 BluRay boxset.
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973) Character: Jo Grant
In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war between Earth and Draconia.
Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth! Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth! (2023) Character: Jo Jones
Jo Jones - defender of ALL life on Earth!
Doctor Who: Return of the Autons Doctor Who: Return of the Autons (2020) Character: Jo Jones
In Jo and Cliff's home, they're accosted by Autons - but Jo saves the day.
Eskimo Nell Eskimo Nell (1975) Character: Hermione Longhorn
Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo Nell" of the title. However problems start from the beginning, the scriptwriter is a virgin, a lover of penguins and hasn't a clue on how to write an erotic movie, each of the three main backers want a different type of movie - a western, an erotic and a kung-fu movie with different people in the main part. However problems really start for the three when Benny runs off with all the money and they have to make three different versions of the same film and try not to let the backers and stars know what has happened. And this is made harder when there is a clean-up-filth society breathing down their necks....
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973) Character: Damina
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with both his secretary, Miss Parkyn and Wendy, the wife of a high-up reporter. Opponents to the bill - mainly some hippy girls, lead by Johnny, kidnap the Minister's best friend and co-founder of the bill, Barry Ovis just as he was getting married to his fiancee, Joan. Barry escapes, just before the police raid the hippies hiding place - to claim that Ovis was in a orgy and get the bill defeated - and dashes back to his and Joan's flat followed by Inspector Ruff, who is investigating the kidnap and Damina, one of the hippies. Meanwhile, the Minister is also trying to use the flat to carry on his affairs with both Wendy and Miss Parkyn. The Minister, Barry & Joan tries to keep the truth from Ruft, Wilfred Potts, an old and honest MP, Birdie, the Minister's wife and stop the hippies, and this causes no end of trouble.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) Character: Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here the true purpose of the time corridor becomes apparent: after ninety years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. Not even the Daleks foresee the poisonous threat of their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. Will he descend to Davros' level of evil to stop him?
Doctor Who: The Green Death Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) Character: Jo Grant
The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach. It's an adventure that will change Jo Grant's life forever...
Convention Culture Convention Culture (2020) Character: Self
What makes a convention? Is it the signings, cosplay or the social aspect. In this documentary we will take a look into all those subjects. We also talk to some convention organisers to see why the decided to make a convention. We touch on conventions coming out of lockdown and how they will change.
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973) Character: Jo Grant
The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the populace of the planet Inter Minor. Can they escape Vorg and the ferocious Drashigs?
Run For Your Wife Run For Your Wife (2012) Character: Exercising Woman
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
Farewell, Sarah Jane Farewell, Sarah Jane (2020) Character: Jo Jones
Following the death of Sarah-Jane Smith, her friends and allies reunite at a memorial service to pay their respects.
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973) Character: Jo Grant
Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords and UNIT find themselves besieged by a mythic figure from the Time Lords' past hell-bent on destruction. The only way to defeat him is to break the First Law of Time and let the Doctor help himself — literally...
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017) Character: N/A
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Jon Pertwee (the Third Doctor), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Richard Franklin (Captain Yates) and John Levine (Sergeant Benton) ever undertaken.
Frog Dreaming Frog Dreaming (1986) Character: Mrs. Cannon
American boy Cody lives in Australia with his guardian, Gaza. Cody is very imaginative, inventive and inquisitive. He comes accross some strange events happening in Devil's Knob national park associated with an aboriginal myth about "frog dreamings". Cody tries to investigate...
Doctor Who: Hello Boys! Doctor Who: Hello Boys! (2019) Character: Jo Jones
Jo and Cliff Jones return to Llanfairfach to defeat more of the deadly giant maggots for the Doctor's sake.
Doctor Who: The Mutants Doctor Who: The Mutants (1972) Character: Jo Grant
The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos - a future that hinges on the contents of the message.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972) Character: Jo Grant
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England. The governor, Colonel Trenchard, says ships have been disappearing mysteriously at sea. The Doctor discovers that Trenchard and the Master are in league to contact the Sea Devils, a race of reptiles in hibernation in a base beneath the sea, who have been awoken by recent work on a nearby sea fort. The Master intends to use his new allies to help him conquer the world!
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 (2010) Character: Jo Grant (archive footage)
Amy tries to flirt with The Doctor but he tries to ignore her advances.
Doctor Who: The Time Monster Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972) Character: Jo Grant
The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton a device known as TOMTIT - Transmission Of Matter Through Interstitial Time - to gain control over Kronos, a creature from outside time. The creature is summoned but proves to be uncontrollable.
Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who (2023) Character: Self
It’s a story of who Jon Pertwee was during his time on Doctor who and what big finish are currently doing with Jon’s character
Doctor Who: The Dæmons Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971) Character: Jo Grant
On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Master summons the demon Azal: unexplained murders, a stone gargoyle come to life, and a nigh-impenetrable infernal energy dome. With the Master fully prepared to destroy the Earth, the Doctor and UNIT - aided by a benevolent practitioner of witchcraft - battle the wicked rites of a secret science wielded by an alien from another world.
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (1973) Character: Jo Grant
On the jungle planet Spiridon, the Doctor, Jo and a Thal group find a slumbering army of Daleks ready to awaken.
Easter in Bunnyland Easter in Bunnyland (2000) Character: Cosmo Mouse (voice)
In this animated adventure for the whole family, Easter is right around the corner, and three rabbits -- Flip Rabbit, Bitsy Bunn, and Buck -- are looking forward to celebrating the holiday with their good friend, the Easter Bunny. But the Easter Bunny is nowhere to be found, and Flip and his pals learn that the Bunny has been abducted by the evil Beau Rat and his partner in crime, J.J. Can Flip, Bitsy, and Buck rescue the Easter Bunny in time to save the holiday?



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