Jean Marsh
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1934-07-01
- Died
- 2025-04-13
- Place of birth
- Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh · جین مارش
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
TV Shows (48)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Holby City
1999
as Vera Engells
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Glenda Highsmith
The Love Boat
1977
as Celia Hoffman
Play for Today
1970
as Madeleine Walsh
Doctor Who
1963
as Sara Kingdom / Morgaine
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Sister Harmony
The Waltons
1972
as Hilary von Kleist
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Alicia
The Saint
1962
as Anne Kirby / Maria / Helen Phillips
Grantchester
2014
as Daisy Livingstone
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Joan Matlin
The Persuaders!
1971
as Nicola
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Omnibus
1952
as Mimi in 'La Boheme'
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Alex
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
as Self
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Rose Buck / self
Gideon's Way
1965
as Sandra Casey / Elspeth McCrae
Danger Man
1960
as Kim Russell
UFO
1970
as Janna
Upstairs Downstairs
2010
as Mrs Rose Buck
The Expert
1968
as Sybil Houghton
Story Parade
1964
as Lorraine
Department S
1969
as Agatha Pollen
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Mrs. Vanrenen
Willow
2022
as Queen Bavmorda
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lady Tibbit
Sense and Sensibility
2008
as Mrs Ferrars
The Third Man
1959
as Helene
Detective
1964
as Julie Oliver
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Andrienne
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
as Grace
9 to 5
1982
as Roz Keith
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mazzere
The Informer
1966
as Sylvia Parrish
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Dr. Goldman
Master of the Game
1984
as Mrs. Talley
Crooked House
2008
as Lady Constance de Momery
No Strings
1989
as Rosie Tindall
Sensitive Skin
2005
as Lizzie Galbraith
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004
as Violet Sidney
The Ghost Hunter
2000
as Mrs Croker
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994
Movies (46)
Willow
1988
as Queen Bavmorda
Cleopatra
1963
as Octavia (uncredited)
Return to Oz
1985
as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Joanna Grey
The Changeling
1980
as Joanna Russell
Frenzy
1972
as Monica Barling
The Horsemasters
1961
as Andrienne / Ingrid
Fatherland
1994
as Anna von Hagen
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
as Morgaine
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Miss Hunter
Bejewelled
1991
as Barbara
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1970
as Mrs. Rochester
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Rebel
1961
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
Dark Places
1973
as Victoria
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
as Thyrza Grey
See China and Die
1981
as Sally Hackman
Outlier
2014
as Lilith Winterbottom
Unearthly Stranger
1963
as Miss Ballard
The Heavy
2010
as Mrs. Mason
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
1968
as Edna
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Corsican Brothers
1985
as Mazzere
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
as Sara Kingdom
The Limping Man
1953
as Landlady's Daughter
The Persuaders!
1973
as Nicola
Adam Bede
1992
as Lisbeth Bede
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1989
as Morgana
Face of a Stranger
1964
as Grace
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
as Joanna
The Moon and Sixpence
1959
as Ata
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
as Mother on moonrocket
The Love Lottery
1954
as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Heart to Heart
1962
as Peggy Mann
The Last Post
2011
as Colette
The Limbo Line
1969
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
After Upstairs Downstairs
2002
as Self
Back to Back
1959
as Caroline
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
Skin Deep
1971
as Madeleine Walsh
Monarch
2000
as The Queens
About 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 numerou… With 94 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Jean Marsh has appeared in 46 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Marsh Movies
- Willow (1988) — as Queen Bavmorda
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Octavia (uncredited)
- Return to Oz (1985) — as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — as Joanna Grey
- The Changeling (1980) — as Joanna Russell
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