| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katymanning.png]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I lose things all the time. I once left my mother's ashes at a bus stop."]] |
| 3 | ->''"The little kiddies really got me. Older men found it quite pleasant to look at me. The mothers and girls didn’t feel threatened and loved Jo’s trendy clothes and rings."'' |
| 4 | -->On playing Jo Grant in ''Series/DoctorWho'' |
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| 6 | Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946 in Guildford, England) is an English actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in ''Series/DoctorWho''. She also plays Time Lady Iris Wildthyme in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' -- and yes, the two characters have teamed up. |
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| 8 | She's officially an Australian citizen, although she lives in London. |
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| 10 | !!Tropes related to her career include: |
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| 12 | * BlindWithoutEm: Jo was famous for holding hands with the Doctor whenever they were running away from a bad guy. This was because Katy Manning is incredibly short-sighted and at the time couldn't tolerate contact lenses - on her first location shoot she allegedly ran at full speed into a tree. |
| 13 | * DawsonCasting: Katy Manning was in her mid-20s when she was cast as 18-year-old Jo, fresh off of taking (but not passing) her A Levels. |
| 14 | * YouLookFamiliar: Katy Manning also plays transtemporal adventuress Franchise/IrisWildthyme, who has her own spinoff in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse. (Though technically they don't actually sound all that similar, with Manning voicing Iris in a husky, "[[OopNorth centuries of gin and fags, chook!]]" voice.) |
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