Jean Marsh
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).
Filmography
Outlier
as Lilith Winterbottom
Outlier
as Lilith Winterbottom
The Heavy
as Mrs. Mason
The Heavy
as Mrs. Mason
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
After Upstairs Downstairs
as Self
After Upstairs Downstairs
as Self
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Thyrza Grey
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Thyrza Grey
Bejewelled
as Barbara
Bejewelled
as Barbara
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Morgana
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Morgana
Doctor Who: Battlefield
as Morgaine
Doctor Who: Battlefield
as Morgaine
Danny the Champion of the World
as Miss Hunter
Danny the Champion of the World
as Miss Hunter
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
The Corsican Brothers
as Mazzere
The Corsican Brothers
as Mazzere
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
See China and Die
as Sally Hackman
See China and Die
as Sally Hackman
The Changeling
as Joanna Russell
The Changeling
as Joanna Russell
The Eagle Has Landed
as Joanna Grey
The Eagle Has Landed
as Joanna Grey
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Dark Places
as Victoria
Dark Places
as Victoria
The Persuaders!
as Nicola
The Persuaders!
as Nicola
Frenzy
as Monica Barling
Frenzy
as Monica Barling
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Mother on moonrocket
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Mother on moonrocket
Skin Deep
as Madeleine Walsh
Skin Deep
as Madeleine Walsh
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Rochester
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Rochester
The Limbo Line
The Limbo Line
Charlie Bubbles
as Waitress (uncredited)
Charlie Bubbles
as Waitress (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Sara Kingdom
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Sara Kingdom
Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Joanna
Doctor Who: The Crusade
as Joanna
Unearthly Stranger
as Miss Ballard
Unearthly Stranger
as Miss Ballard
Heart to Heart
as Peggy Mann
Heart to Heart
as Peggy Mann
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Horsemasters
as Ingrid
The Horsemasters
as Ingrid
The Horsemasters
as Ingrid
The Horsemasters
as Ingrid
The Rebel
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
The Rebel
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
The Love Lottery
as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
The Love Lottery
as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
The Limping Man
as Landlady's Daughter
The Limping Man
as Landlady's Daughter