Josephine Tewson
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| Josephine Tewson | |
| Born | 26 February 1939 Hampstead, London, England |
| Notable roles | Mrs Hawkins in Shelley Jane Travers in Clarence Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine |
Josephine Tewson (born 26 February 1939) is an English actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95).
She also played Edna Hawkins in the first six series of the British sitcom Shelley. In 1988, she played Jane Travers in the sitcom Clarence, which was written by and starred, in his last television role before his retirement, Ronnie Barker.
Tewson was born in Hampstead, London, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She is the cousin of actor John Inman, with whom she starred in the short-lived 1970s sitcom Odd Man Out. She was once married to the actor Leonard Rossiter, though they later divorced.
More recently, she has appeared semi-regularly as Miss Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (written by Roy Clarke, who also wrote Keeping Up Appearances). She has also appeared in two episodes of the documentary series Comedy Connections, talking about her work in Keeping Up Appearances (2004) and opposite The Two Ronnies (2005).
