Jo Rowbottom

{{Short description|British character actress (born 1942)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2010}} {{Infobox person | name = Jo Rowbottom | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = {{hlist|The Evil of the Daleks|Romany Jones|Little Women|I, Claudius}} | othername = | occupation = Actress | spouse = }}

'''Josephine Rowbottom''' (born 1942) is a British character actress, best known for guest roles in numerous British TV series and as James Beck's wife in ''Romany Jones''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd89c4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612180404/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd89c4|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2018|title=Jo Rowbottom|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2hjq/jo-rowbottom|title=Jo Rowbottom - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/romany_jones/cast_crew/|title=Romany Jones cast and crew credits - British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

==Film credits== *''Night of the Prowler'' (1962) - Elsie *''The Bargee'' (1964) - Cynthia (credited as Jo Rowbotham) *''You Must Be Joking!'' (1965) - irate mother in library (uncredited) *''The Liquidator'' (1965) - Betty *''Follow That Camel'' (1967) - Harem Girl (uncredited) *''Two a Penny'' (1968) - Helen *''Along the Way'' (1972) (credited as Jo Rowbotham) *''That Summer!'' (1979) - Pub landlady

==Selected television credits==

*''Steptoe and Son'' (Series 2, 1963) - 'Is That Your Horse Outside?' - Waitress *''Gideon's Way'' (1964, TV episode "The rhyme and the reason") - Mary Rose * ''The Sullavan Brothers'' (1964) - Joyce Warren *''Z-Cars'' (1964–1972) - Kate Gordon / Joyce Alty / Micki / Stella Aldridge *''Mogul'' (1965) - Kitt Body *''Dixon of Dock Green'' (1966–1976) - Julie Taylor / Joyce / Jessie Copeland / Rosie Everett / Sheila Thompson / Sylvia / Jean *''The Baron'' (1966) - Jane *''Watch the Birdies'' (1966) - Marcia *''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Evil of the Daleks'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/jo-rowbottom-211001/filmography|title=Filmography: Jo Rowbottom|publisher=Allmovie|accessdate=26 February 2010}}</ref> (1967) - Mollie Dawson * Sinister Street (1969) - Daisy Palmer * ''Spyder's Web'' (1972, TV episode "Things That Go Bang in the Night") - Debbie *''Romany Jones'' (1972–1973) - Betty Jones * ''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1971) - The Assyrian Rejuvenator - Suzie Shepherd *''Sam and the River'' (1975) - Katie Leigh *''Moody and Pegg'' ('Full House') 1975) - Gloria *''I, Claudius'' (1976) - Calpurnia *''Dick Turpin'' (1979–1980) - Mary / Mrs. Smith *''The Professionals'' (1980) - Barmaid *''Terry and June'' (1981) - Cynthia * ''Jack of Diamonds'' (1983) - Chambermaid * ''The Franchise Affair'' (1988) - Mildred Pinner *''The Bill'' (1989) - Sylvia *''Love Hurts'' (1992) - Jackie Carver

==Theatre== She studied at The Questors Theatre in Ealing, West London.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0746452|name=Jo Rowbottom}}

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