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Josephine Tewson

1931 - 2022

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Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 – 18 August 2022) was an English actress, known for her roles in British television sitcoms and comedies. She portrayed Edna Hawkins ("Mrs H") on Shelley (1979–1982), Jane Travers in Clarence (1988), and Miss Lucinda Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–2010). She portrayed the frequently put-upon neighbour Elizabeth "Liz" Warden in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995). Tewson's professional career lasted more than 65 years, from 1952 until her retirement in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josephine Tewson is the 7,885th most popular actor (down from 7,085th in 2019), the 5,749th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,112th in 2019) and the 891st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Josephine Tewson ranks 7,885 out of 13,578Before her are Paul Kelly, Eason Chan, Don Messick, Maurice LaMarche, Ann Doran, and Bessie Barriscale. After her are Kenneth Williams, Piotr Adamczyk, Jessica Steen, Jason Earles, Marie Wilson, and Margaret Wycherly.

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Among people born in 1931, Josephine Tewson ranks 583Before her are Bruce C. Murray, Rip Taylor, Nirupa Roy, Bob Kenney, Alfred Kuchevsky, and John Kerr. After her are Jim Bunning, Johnny Sheffield, James Grogan, Andrija Fuderer, Frank Ramsey, and Arne Nordheim. Among people deceased in 2022, Josephine Tewson ranks 620Before her are Bob McGrath, Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, Anthony Johnson, Don Young, and Albert Pobor. After her are Bill Lienhard, Nel Noddings, Ludwik Dorn, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marietta Giannakou, and Oleg Mityaev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Josephine Tewson ranks 5,751 out of 8,785Before her are Terry George (1952), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Walter Smith (1948), John Evan (1948), Helen Bannerman (1862), and Edward Augustus Freeman (1823). After her are Kenneth Williams (1926), Val Guest (1911), Peter Doherty (1913), Gary McKinnon (1966), Margaret Wycherly (1881), and Des'ree (1968).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Josephine Tewson ranks 891Before her are Clive Standen (1981), John Le Mesurier (1912), Kenneth Connor (1918), Michael Jayston (1935), Richard Greene (1918), and Emma Chambers (1964). After her are Kenneth Williams (1926), Margaret Wycherly (1881), Sonya Walger (1974), Reginald Denny (1891), Sybil Thorndike (1882), and Finn Cole (1995).