Josephine Ann Tewson is a British stage and television character actress. She is best known for her roles in British television sitcoms, such as Edna Hawkins aka “Mrs. H” in Shelley; Elizabeth “Liz”.
Tewson was born in Hampstead, London in 1931.
Her father, William, was a professional musician and played the double bass in the BBC Symphony Orchestra her mother, Kate née Morley, born 1908, was a nurse, the daughter of Haydn Morley who captained Sheffield Wednesday in the 1890 FA Cup Final.
After grammar school, Tewson studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from which she graduated in 1952.
She was married to actor Leonard Rossiter;[9] the couple divorced in 1961.
She also appeared in the 1984 children’s film Gabrielle and the Doodleman as the characters Mrs. Briggs Gabrielle’s father’s housekeeper and the Fairy Godmother.
Josephine Tewson ex-husband: Who is Henry Newman?
Josephine Tewson married Henry Newman in the early 1970s, who died in 1980.
Details about Henry Newman personal life are disclosed away from the public.