Josephine Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 91, her agent has said.
Best known as Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering neighbour and foil to Elizabeth Warden on Keeping Up Appearances, as well as later on-off appearances in Last of the Summer Wine as Miss Davenport, she had a career from the 1950s onwards on screen and stage.
‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Josephine Tewson,’ a statement read.
‘Josephine passed away peacefully last night at Denville Hall at the Age of 91.’
Josephine Tewson, best-known for her roles in Keeping Up Appearances and Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 91, her agent has said
She graduated from RADA in 1952, and was married to fellow actor Leonard Rossiter for three years before they divorced in 1961.
Other roles included stints with comedy greats Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker on David Frost on Sunday and Gark at Barker, as well as clocking up appearances on police classic Z-Cars and The Charlie Drake Show.
Her first big role was as Edna ‘Mrs H’ Hawkins in the first six series of Shelley from 1979, the sitcom created by Peter Tilbury and also starring Hywel Bennett, Warren Clarke and Belinda Sinclair.
Her last project was with a reunion with Barker in 1988 on Clarence before she retired.