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.

Known For

Doctor Who

Jo Grant

Doctor Who Confidential

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Jo Jones

Softly, Softly

Tales of the Tardis

Jo Jones

Gloria's House

Gloria Nit

Target

Run For Your Wife

Exercising Woman

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors	Jo Grant
2023	Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth!	Jo Jones
2023	Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who	Contributor
2023	Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023	Tales of The TARDIS: The Three Doctors	Jo Jones
2020	Farewell, Sarah Jane	Jo Jones
2020	Doctor Who: Return of the Autons	Jo Jones
2020	Jeepers Creepers	Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
2020	Convention Culture	Self
2019	Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019	Doctor Who: Hello Boys!	Jo Jones
2019	The Doctors: Heroes!
2017	The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2014	Evil Never Dies
2013	The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot	Self
2013	A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2012	Run For Your Wife	Exercising Woman
2012	Tales of Television Centre	Self
2011	Life on Earth	Self
2011	The Doctor's Moriarty	Self
2011	Oakie's Outback Adventures	Oakie
2010	Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2	Jo Grant (archive footage)
2009	The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
2009	The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
2009	Roger Delgado: The Master
2008	Hello Sailor!
2008	The Ties That Bind Us	Jo Grant (archive footage)
2006	When Darkness Falls	Miss Harrington
2005	Doctor Who: A New Dimension	Self
2002	Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs	voice
2002	Katy Manning's World Down Under
2001	ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2000	Easter in Bunnyland	Cosmo Mouse (voice)
1999	D4 The Trojan Dog	Cosmo Mouse (voice)
1998	Lust in Space	Self
1998	Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1993	Police 5: The Master	Jo Grant (archive footage)
1986	Frog Dreaming	Mrs. Cannon
1984	Melvin, Son of Alvin	Estelle
1984	Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks	Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975	Eskimo Nell	Hermione
1973	Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters	Jo Grant
1973	Doctor Who: The Green Death	Jo Grant
1973	Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks	Jo Grant
1973	Doctor Who: Frontier in Space	Jo Grant
1973	Doctor Who: The Three Doctors	Jo Grant
1973	Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!	Damina
1972	Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks	Jo Grant
1972	Doctor Who: The Time Monster	Jo Grant
1972	Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon	Jo Grant
1972	Doctor Who: The Sea Devils	Jo Grant
1972	Doctor Who: The Mutants	Jo Grant
1971	Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons	Jo Grant
1971	Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil	Jo Grant
1971	Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos	Jo Grant
1971	Doctor Who: The Dæmons	Jo Grant
1971	Doctor Who: Colony in Space	Jo Grant
	The Golden Road	Anna

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Tales of the Tardis	Jo Jones
2007	The Sarah Jane Adventures	Jo Jones
2005	Doctor Who Confidential
2000	Gloria's House	Gloria Nit
1977	Target
1966	Softly, Softly
1963	Doctor Who	Jo Grant