Katy Manning - Actor Profile

Katy Manning

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
Katy Manning's World Down Under (2002) movie poster
★10.0

Katy Manning's World Down Under — Have you wondered what it’s like being a star from Doctor Who living in Australia? Almost the only star in fact! That’s

Katy Manning's World Down Under

2002•Documentary
★10.0
The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor (2025) movie poster
★10.0

The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor — The cast and crew of Doctor Who take part in an escape room challenge were they must solve puzzles and escape in under 7

The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor

2025•Comedy
★9.0
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998) movie poster
★9.0

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? — By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

1998•Documentary
★8.6
Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) movie poster
★8.6

Doctor Who: The Green Death — The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach. It's an adv

Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973•Sci-Fi
★8.3
Farewell, Sarah Jane (2020) movie poster
★8.3

Farewell, Sarah Jane — Following the death of Sarah-Jane Smith, her friends and allies reunite at a memorial service to pay their respects.

Farewell, Sarah Jane

2020•Adventure

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2002 Katy Manning's World Down Under - ★ 10.0 HIT
2025 The Doctor Who Escape Room: Team Third Doctor Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1998 Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? - ★ 9.0 HIT
1973 Doctor Who: The Green Death Jo Grant ★ 8.6 HIT
2020 Farewell, Sarah Jane Jo Jones ★ 8.3 HIT
2012 Tales of Television Centre Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1973 Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters Jo Grant ★ 8.0 HIT
1972 Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks Jo Grant ★ 7.9 HIT
1973 Doctor Who: Frontier in Space Jo Grant ★ 7.9 HIT
1999 D4 The Trojan Dog Cosmo Mouse (voice) ★ 7.8 HIT
2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Self ★ 7.8 HIT
1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks Jo Grant (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 7.8 HIT
1971 Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons Jo Grant ★ 7.7 HIT
1972 Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon Jo Grant ★ 7.6 HIT
1971 Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil Jo Grant ★ 7.5 HIT
1971 Doctor Who: The Dæmons Jo Grant ★ 7.5 HIT
1972 Doctor Who: The Sea Devils Jo Grant ★ 7.5 HIT
1972 Doctor Who: The Mutants Jo Grant ★ 7.5 HIT
1973 Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Jo Grant ★ 7.1 HIT
1973 Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks Jo Grant ★ 7.0 HIT