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
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
as Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frog Dreaming (1986)
as Mrs. Cannon
Convention Culture (2020)
as Self
Run For Your Wife (2012)
as Exercising Woman
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as Self
Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005)
as Self
Jeepers Creepers (2020)
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Hello Sailor! (2008)
Actor
Doctor Who: The Mutants (1972)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 (2010)
as Jo Grant (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972)
as Jo Grant
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as Jo Grant (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)
as Jo Grant
Eskimo Nell (1975)
as Hermione Longhorn
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (1973)
as Jo Grant
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster (2023)
Actor
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
as Jo Grant
Farewell, Sarah Jane (2020)
as Jo Jones
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
as Damina
Doctor Who: Defenders of Earth! (2023)
as Jo Jones
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973)
as Jo Grant
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (2013)
Actor
Lust in Space (1998)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)
as Jo Grant
The Power of One Coin (2018)
as Cassie
Doctor Who: Return of the Autons (2020)
as Jo Jones
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen (2011)
as Self
Roger Delgado: The Master (2009)
Actor
Melvin, Son of Alvin (1984)
as Estelle
Doctor Who and the Third Man (2019)
Actor
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: Hello Boys! (2019)
as Jo Jones
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973)
as Jo Grant
Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs (2002)
as voice
Easter in Bunnyland (2000)
as Cosmo Mouse (voice)
The Doctor's Moriarty (2011)
as Self
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973)
as Jo Grant
Oakie's Outback Adventures (2011)
as Oakie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon (1972)
as Jo Grant
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
as Jo Grant
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998)
Actor
Police 5: The Master (1993)
as Jo Grant (archive footage)
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017)
Actor
Evil Never Dies (2014)
as Susan Payne
The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor (2025)
as Self
IMC Needs You! (2011)
Actor
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams (2009)
Actor
The Golden Road (1973)
as Anna
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers (2009)
Actor
Katy Manning's World Down Under (2002)
Actor
Go Figure: More Than A Toy Story (2025)
as Self
The Doctors: Heroes! (2019)
Actor
Axon Stations! (2012)
Actor
Life on Earth (2011)
as Self
When Darkness Falls (2006)
as Miss Harrington
D4 The Trojan Dog (1999)
as Cosmo Mouse (voice)