Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Acting
Born 1934-07-01 - Died 2025-04-13Stoke 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 (46)

Willow
7.0

Willow

1988Movie7.0
Cleopatra
7.1

Cleopatra

1963Movie7.1
The Changeling
7.0

The Changeling

1980Movie7.0
Fatherland
6.3

Fatherland

1994Movie6.3
The Eagle Has Landed
6.7

The Eagle Has Landed

1976Movie6.7
Return to Oz
6.7

Return to Oz

1985Movie6.7
Frenzy
7.1

Frenzy

1972Movie7.1
The Horsemasters
7.0

The Horsemasters

1961Movie7.0
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
6.9

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961Movie6.9
The Heavy
4.9

The Heavy

2010Movie4.9
Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1970Movie6.9
Danny the Champion of the World
6.1

Danny the Champion of the World

1989Movie6.1
Dark Places
5.5

Dark Places

1973Movie5.5
Bejewelled
4.9

Bejewelled

1991Movie4.9
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007Movie
See China and Die
8.0

See China and Die

1981Movie8.0
Doctor Who: The Crusade
6.1

Doctor Who: The Crusade

1965Movie6.1
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
6.0

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990Movie6.0
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.7

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1989Movie6.7
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
6.1

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

1997Movie6.1
Outlier

Outlier

2014Movie
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
4.4

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

1972Movie4.4
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
7.9

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

1984Movie7.9
Unearthly Stranger
6.0

Unearthly Stranger

1963Movie6.0
The Corsican Brothers
6.5

The Corsican Brothers

1985Movie6.5
The Love Lottery
5.1

The Love Lottery

1954Movie5.1
The Rebel
7.8

The Rebel

1961Movie7.8
Adam Bede
7.2

Adam Bede

1992Movie7.2
The Persuaders!
8.2

The Persuaders!

1973Movie8.2
Doctor Who: Battlefield
7.3

Doctor Who: Battlefield

1989Movie7.3
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988Movie6.8
The Moon and Sixpence
7.0

The Moon and Sixpence

1959Movie7.0
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
8.0

A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

1968Movie8.0
Charlie Bubbles
6.6

Charlie Bubbles

1968Movie6.6
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984Movie
Heart to Heart
8.0

Heart to Heart

1962Movie8.0
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
6.3

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

1974Movie6.3
The Limping Man
5.4

The Limping Man

1953Movie5.4
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
7.9

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

1965Movie7.9
The Limbo Line
6.0

The Limbo Line

1969Movie6.0
Face of a Stranger
7.7

Face of a Stranger

1964Movie7.7
Skin Deep
7.0

Skin Deep

1971Movie7.0
Monarch
7.0

Monarch

2000Movie7.0
After Upstairs Downstairs
8.0

After Upstairs Downstairs

2002Movie8.0
The Last Post

The Last Post

2011Movie
Back to Back
8.0

Back to Back

1959Movie8.0

TV Shows (48)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

1963Series7.9
Holby City
5.8

Holby City

1999Series5.8
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Tales from the Darkside
7.2

Tales from the Darkside

1984Series7.2
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
Grantchester
7.3

Grantchester

2014Series7.3
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
The Paul O'Grady Show
5.1

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004Series5.1
Danger Man
7.3

Danger Man

1960Series7.3
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979Series6.6
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
The Persuaders!
7.7

The Persuaders!

1971Series7.7
Upstairs, Downstairs
7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971Series7.8
UFO
7.8

UFO

1970Series7.8
Upstairs Downstairs
7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

2010Series7.4
Gideon's Way
7.0

Gideon's Way

1965Series7.0
The Third Man
7.2

The Third Man

1959Series7.2
Kavanagh Q.C.
7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995Series7.3
The Expert
9.0

The Expert

1968Series9.0
Willow
6.6

Willow

2022Series6.6
Sense and Sensibility
7.5

Sense and Sensibility

2008Series7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971Series7.5
Detective
9.0

Detective

1964Series9.0
9 to 5
7.2

9 to 5

1982Series7.2
Story Parade
8.0

Story Parade

1964Series8.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
7.5

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959Series7.5
Department S
5.5

Department S

1969Series5.5
Goliath Awaits
6.9

Goliath Awaits

1981Series6.9
Master of the Game
6.2

Master of the Game

1984Series6.2
No Strings
6.0

No Strings

1989Series6.0
The Informer

The Informer

1966Series
Crooked House
6.8

Crooked House

2008Series6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Sensitive Skin
7.4

Sensitive Skin

2005Series7.4
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

2004Series
The Ghost Hunter
6.5

The Ghost Hunter

2000Series6.5
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
6.3

The All New Alexei Sayle Show

1994Series6.3