Jo Rowbottom

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.

Film credits

 * Night of the Prowler (1962) - Elsie
 * The Bargee (1964) - Cynthia (credited as Jo Rowbotham)
 * You Must Be Joking! (1965) - Librarian (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
 * Doctor Who (in the serial The Evil of the Daleks) (1967) - Mollie Dawson
 * Sinister Street (1969) - Daisy Palmer
 * Romany Jones (1972–1973) - Betty Jones
 * The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) - The Assyrian Rejuvenator - Suzie Shepherd
 * Sam and the River (1975) - Katie Leigh
 * I, Claudius (1976) - Calpurnia
 * Dick Turpin (1979–1980) - Mary / Mrs. Smith
 * The Professionals (1980) - Barmaid
 * Terry and June (1980) - Cynthia
 * 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.