Jean Marsh
Acting
Born: July 1, 1934 · Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
Died: April 13, 2025 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Willow
1988
Return to Oz
1985
The Twilight Zone
1959
Frenzy
1972
Cleopatra
1963
The Changeling
1980
Doctor Who
1963
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Willow
2022
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
The Love Boat
1977
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Photos (2)
Movies (41)
Willow
Queen Bavmorda
Cleopatra
Octavia (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
Joanna Grey
Frenzy
Monica Barling
Return to Oz
Nurse Wilson / Mombi
The Changeling
Joanna Russell
Fatherland
Anna von Hagen
The Horsemasters
Andrienne
The Horsemasters
Ingrid
Danny the Champion of the World
Miss Hunter
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Rochester
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bejewelled
Barbara
The Heavy
Mrs. Mason
Dark Places
Victoria
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Love Lottery
Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
The Corsican Brothers
Mazzere
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Thyrza Grey
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Morgana
Adam Bede
Lisbeth Bede
The Persuaders!
Nicola
The Rebel
Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Morgaine
Unearthly Stranger
Miss Ballard
The Moon and Sixpence
Ata
Charlie Bubbles
Waitress (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Sara Kingdom
See China and Die
Sally Hackman
The Limping Man
Landlady's Daughter
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Mother on moonrocket
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Joanna
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Skin Deep
Madeleine Walsh
Back to Back
Caroline
Heart to Heart
Peggy Mann
The Limbo Line
1969
The Last Post
Colette
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
Monarch
The Queens
Face of a Stranger
Grace
TV Shows (47)
Play for Today
Madeleine Walsh · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Celia Hoffman · 2 eps
Holby City
Vera Engells · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Glenda Highsmith · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Sara Kingdom · 8 eps
Doctor Who
Morgaine · 4 eps
Doctor Who
Joanna · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Sister Harmony · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Alicia · 1 eps
The Waltons
Hilary von Kleist · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Joan Matlin · 1 eps
The Saint
Anne Kirby · 1 eps
The Saint
Maria · 1 eps
The Saint
Helen Phillips · 1 eps
The Saint
Ann · 1 eps
Grantchester
Daisy Livingstone · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Alex · 1 eps
Danger Man
Kim Russell · 1 eps
Omnibus
Mimi in 'La Boheme' · 1 eps
Upstairs, Downstairs
Rose Buck · 52 eps
The Persuaders!
Nicola · 1 eps
UFO
Janna · 1 eps
Gideon's Way
Sandra Casey · 1 eps
Gideon's Way
Elspeth McCrae · 1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Vanrenen · 1 eps
Upstairs Downstairs
Mrs Rose Buck · 5 eps
Detective
Julie Oliver · 1 eps
Willow
Queen Bavmorda · 1 eps
9 to 5
Roz Keith · 26 eps
The Third Man
Helene · 1 eps
Sense and Sensibility
Mrs Ferrars · 1 eps
The Expert
Sybil Houghton · 1 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Lady Tibbit · 1 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Grace · 1 eps
Department S
Agatha Pollen · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Andrienne · 2 eps
Master of the Game
Mrs. Talley · 9 eps
Crooked House
Lady Constance de Momery · 1 eps
The Informer
Sylvia Parrish · 17 eps
Goliath Awaits
Dr. Goldman · 2 eps
No Strings
Rosie Tindall · 7 eps
Sensitive Skin
Lizzie Galbraith · 4 eps
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Violet Sidney · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mazzere · 1 eps
The Ghost Hunter
Mrs Croker · 18 eps
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
7 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 22 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
Self · 1 eps
Upstairs, Downstairs
self · 10 eps
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
After Upstairs Downstairs
Self
