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