Married Raynor Burton in 1975 (the marriage lasted only two months), before having two children, twins born in 1978, with Dean Harris. Katy Manning appeared in the Australian soft porn magazine, "Girl Illustrated", in 1977, posing naked with a "Dalek", from the "Doctor Who" TV series. Barry Crocker has been her partner since 1989.
Easter in Bunnyland, Frog Dreaming, Eskimo Nell, Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!, The Time Monster, Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
TV Shows
Doctor Who, Serendipity
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Quote
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[on Steven Moffat] What Steven's done is taken the Daleks further without falling into the trap of using Davros.
2
[criticising Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975), which is consistently voted one of the most popular serials from the original run of Doctor Who (1963)] The moment I saw Davros in the '70s, looking like everybody on the Tube round about six o'clock at night with their headphones on, it took away the menace of something that isn't human. Because suddenly it's half a bloke in there. There's nothing human about a Dalek.
3
The sad thing is when people were going on, getting frightfully angry about it coming off, and poor Michael Grade, you know, was being attacked from every area, I think he was actually doing the right thing. I think he did exactly the right thing. He put it to bed for a while and I think the rest is history. It is now huge again and, I don't know about everybody else, but I'm thrilled.
4
I lose things all the time. I once left my mother's ashes at a bus stop!
5
Jo [Doctor Who (1963)] was very endearing. Gutsy, fiercely loyal. I liked the fact she offered her life constantly for the Doctor's because she realised his work was so important.
6
I've been a naughty girl. I think I've been about as naughty as you can get.
7
Life doesn't get easier but it does get funnier.
8
I suppose it was quite frightening for children. You had churches being blown up, the villain posing as a kindly vicar and me, the hapless heroine nearly being sacrificed to 'the devil'. It didn't go down too well with people of the cloth. (On Doctor Who: The Dæmons: Episode One (1971))
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Fact
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Katy has nearsighted vision.
2
Katy has returned to live in Australia and does regular voice-over work. She has just directed a stage play "Banjo Patterson" starring her partner, Barry Crocker. [January 2001]
After living in Australia for several years, moved to the USA, but returns to Australia on a regular basis to take part in stage plays.
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Took part in many Australian stage productions, including "Run For Your Wife" and "Educating Rita", among others.
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1978: Moved to Australia to live when her twin son and daughter were very young, and has been a special guest at many Australian "Doctor Who" conventions.
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Trained at Webber Douglas Drama School.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Casualty
2015
TV Series
Marjorie Miller
The Haunting of Harry Payne
2014
Susan Payne
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
TV Movie
Katy Manning
Journey Men
2012
Short
Elsa
Run for Your Wife
2012
Oakie's Outback Adventures
2011
Oakie (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2010
TV Series
Jo Jones
When Darkness Falls
2006/I
Miss Harrington
All Saints
2002
TV Series
Greta Franck
Jungle Girl & the Lost Island of the Dinosaurs
2002
Video voice
Gloria's House
2000
TV Series
Gloria (2000) (voice)
Easter in Bunnyland
2000
voice
The Quest
1986
Mrs. Cannon
Melvin, Son of Alvin
1984
Estelle
Target
1977
TV Series
Joanne
Theatre of the Absurd: Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author
1976
Video
Whodunnit?
1975
TV Series
Miss Woods
Eskimo Nell
1975
Hermione
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1974
Damina
Armchair Theatre
1973
TV Series
Anna
Doctor Who
1971-1973
TV Series
Jo Grant
Man at the Top
1971
TV Series
Julia Dungarvon
Mr Tumbleweed
1971
TV Movie
Bride (as Kate Manning)
Softly Softly: Task Force
1970
TV Series
Peggy
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
TV Movie
Herself
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
TV Movie
Herself
Axon Stations!
2012
Video short
Herself
Tales of Television Centre
2012
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Actress
Happy Birthday to Who
2012
Video documentary short
Herself
The U.N.I.T Family: Part Two
2011
Video documentary short
Herself
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
TV Short documentary
Herself
Celebrity Eggheads
2010
TV Series
Herself
Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils
2008
Video documentary short
Herself / Jo Grant
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
'Doctor Who': A New Dimension
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Planet of the Doctor
2005
Documentary
Herself
Lust in Space
1998
Video
Herself
Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning Because She'd Really Like to Know!