Josephine Ann Tewson was a British stage and television character actress. She was best known for her roles in British television sitcoms, such as Edna Hawkins in Shelley, Elizabeth Warden, the long-suffering next-door neighbor of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances from 1990 to 1995; and Miss Davenport in “Last of the Summer Wine” in 2003 to 2010.
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Josephine Tewson married twice in her life. She was first married to actor Leonard Rossiter in the year 1958. Their union lasted for only three years as they got divorced in 1961. She later married Henry Newman in the year 1972, Unfortunately, henry died in the year 1980.
Josephine had no children from her two marriages.
She was a regular comedy performer in sketches featuring Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker on David Frost on Sunday and Hark at Barker in 1969. Josephine also appeared in “Mostly Monkhouse,” a BBC Radio Comedy program with David Jason.
She also appeared in the 1984 children’s film “Gabrielle and the Doodleman” as the character Mrs. Briggs Gabrielle’s father’s housekeeper and the Fairy Godmother.
Josephine was born on February 26, 1931, in Hampstead, London, England to her father, William, and mother, Kate. William was a professional musician. He played the double bass in the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Josephine’s mother, Kate Morley who was born in 1908, was a nurse. Josephine’s grandfather was Haydn Morley who captained Sheffield Wednesday in the 1890 FA Cup Final.
