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Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Acting July 1, 1934 (90 years old) April 13, 2025 Stoke Newington, London, England, UK

Biography

Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (1 July 1934 – 13 April 2025) was an English actress and writer. Born in London, Jean Marsh became interested in show business while taking dancing and mime classes as therapy for a childhood illness. After attending a charm school and working as a model, she started acting in repertory and took voice lessons. Her repertory work was supplemented by a number of film appearances as a dancer. She then spent three years in America, appearing in Sir John Gielgud's Broadway production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and numerous TV shows, including an episode of "The Twilight Zone"(1959). Returning to London, she won roles on stage, film and TV. It was during this period that she appeared in "Doctor Who" (1963), first as Princess Joanna in "The Crusade" and then as Sara Kingdom in "The Daleks' Master Plan." In the early 1970s she co-created and starred in LWT's "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971). Since then she has maintained a very busy career in the theatre, on TV - including a starring role in the US sitcom "9 to 5"(1982) and films such as Return to Oz (1985) and Willow (1988). She also co-created another successful series, "The House of Eliott" (1991).

Movies 47

Cleopatra 7.1

Cleopatra

as Octavia (uncredited)

1963
Willow 7.0

Willow

as Queen Bavmorda

1988
Frenzy 7.1

Frenzy

as Monica Barling

1972
The Eagle Has Landed 6.7

The Eagle Has Landed

as Joanna Grey

1976
Return to Oz 6.7

Return to Oz

as Nurse Wilson / Mombi

1985
The Changeling 7.0

The Changeling

as Joanna Russell

1980
Fatherland 6.3

Fatherland

as Anna von Hagen

1994
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 6.9

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1961
Danny the Champion of the World 6.2

Danny the Champion of the World

as Miss Hunter

1989
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks 7.9

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

2007
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse 6.1

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

as Thyrza Grey

1997
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 6.5

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Morgana

1989
Bejewelled 4.9

Bejewelled

as Barbara

1991
Jane Eyre 6.8

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Rochester

1970
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father 8.0

A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

as Edna

1968
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as Self

1988
The Love Lottery 5.1

The Love Lottery

as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)

1954
The Moon and Sixpence 7.0

The Moon and Sixpence

as Ata

1959
The Rebel 7.8

The Rebel

as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)

1961
Dark Places 5.4

Dark Places

as Victoria

1973
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as Self (archive footage)

1990
See China and Die 8.0

See China and Die

as Sally Hackman

1981
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan 7.9

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

as Sara Kingdom

1965
Doctor Who: Battlefield 7.3

Doctor Who: Battlefield

as Morgaine

1989
The Heavy 4.9

The Heavy

as Mrs. Mason

2010
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
Doctor Who: The Crusade 6.6

Doctor Who: The Crusade

as Joanna

1965
The Corsican Brothers 6.5

The Corsican Brothers

as Mazzere

1985
Face of a Stranger 7.7

Face of a Stranger

as Grace

1964
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 4.8

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

as Mother on moonrocket

1972
Skin Deep 7.0

Skin Deep

as Madeleine Walsh

1971
The Horsemasters 7.0

The Horsemasters

as Andrienne

1961
The Horsemasters 7.0

The Horsemasters

as Ingrid

1961
Charlie Bubbles 6.6

Charlie Bubbles

as Waitress (uncredited)

1968
The Limping Man 5.4

The Limping Man

as Landlady's Daughter

1953
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing! 6.3

UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!

1974
After Upstairs Downstairs 8.0

After Upstairs Downstairs

as Self

2002
Unearthly Stranger 5.9

Unearthly Stranger

as Miss Ballard

1963
Adam Bede 7.2

Adam Bede

as Lisbeth Bede

1992
The Persuaders! 8.2

The Persuaders!

as Nicola

1973
The Limbo Line 6.0

The Limbo Line

1969
Heart to Heart 8.0

Heart to Heart

as Peggy Mann

1962
Monarch 7.0

Monarch

as The Queens

2000
Outlier

Outlier

as Lilith Winterbottom

2014
Back to Back 8.0

Back to Back

as Caroline

1959
The Last Post

The Last Post

as Colette

2011

TV Shows 55

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Sara Kingdom

1963
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Morgaine

1963
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Joanna

1963
Holby City 5.8

Holby City

as Vera Engells

1999
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Glenda Highsmith

1984
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Celia Hoffman

1977
Hawaii Five-O 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Sister Harmony

1969
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

as Hilary von Kleist

1972
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Madeleine Walsh

1970
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Alicia

1959
The Paul O'Grady Show 5.1

The Paul O'Grady Show

as Self

2004
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Anne Kirby

1962
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Maria

1962
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Helen Phillips

1962
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Ann

1962
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Alex

1965
Tales from the Darkside 7.2

Tales from the Darkside

as Joan Matlin

1984
Trapper John, M.D. 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
Grantchester 7.3

Grantchester

as Daisy Livingstone

2014
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

as Mimi in 'La Boheme'

1952
Danger Man 7.3

Danger Man

as Kim Russell

1960
Upstairs, Downstairs 7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

as Rose Buck

1971
Upstairs, Downstairs 7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

as self

1971
The Persuaders! 7.7

The Persuaders!

as Nicola

1971
UFO 7.7

UFO

as Janna

1970
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Andrienne

1954
The Third Man 7.2

The Third Man

as Helene

1959
The Expert 9.0

The Expert

as Sybil Houghton

1968
9 to 5 7.2

9 to 5

as Roz Keith

1982
Willow 6.6

Willow

as Queen Bavmorda

2022
Department S 5.5

Department S

as Agatha Pollen

1969
Kavanagh Q.C. 7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Lady Tibbit

1995
Gideon's Way 7.0

Gideon's Way

as Sandra Casey

1965
Gideon's Way 7.0

Gideon's Way

as Elspeth McCrae

1965
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Vanrenen

1971
Sense and Sensibility 7.5

Sense and Sensibility

as Mrs Ferrars

2008
Edgar Wallace Mysteries 7.5

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Grace

1959
Upstairs Downstairs 7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

as Mrs Rose Buck

2010
Detective 9.0

Detective

as Julie Oliver

1964
Story Parade 8.0

Story Parade

as Lorraine

1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mazzere

1951
Master of the Game 6.2

Master of the Game

as Mrs. Talley

1984
The Informer

The Informer

as Sylvia Parrish

1966
Crooked House 6.8

Crooked House

as Lady Constance de Momery

2008
Sensitive Skin 7.4

Sensitive Skin

as Lizzie Galbraith

2005
Goliath Awaits 6.7

Goliath Awaits

as Dr. Goldman

1981
The Ghost Hunter 6.5

The Ghost Hunter

as Mrs Croker

2000
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

as Violet Sidney

2004
The All New Alexei Sayle Show 6.3

The All New Alexei Sayle Show

1994
No Strings 6.0

No Strings

as Rosie Tindall

1989

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