Acting
Jean Marsh
Born Jul 1, 1934 · Stoke Newington, London, England, UK · Died Apr 13, 2025
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).
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Acting
Willow
2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Grantchester
2014
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Last Post
2011
Drama
Upstairs Downstairs
2010
Drama
The Heavy
2010
Thriller · Action · Adventure
Crooked House
2008
Mystery
Sense and Sensibility
2008
Drama
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Documentary · TV Movie
Sensitive Skin
2005
Comedy
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004
Drama · Crime
After Upstairs Downstairs
2002
Documentary
Monarch
2000
Drama · History
The Ghost Hunter
2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Holby City
1999
Soap · Drama
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
Crime · Drama
Fatherland
1994
Drama · Thriller · Action
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994
Comedy
Adam Bede
1992
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Bejewelled
1991
Action · TV Movie · Family
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Music · Family · Comedy
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1989
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
Fantasy · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
Drama · TV Movie · Family
No Strings
1989
Comedy
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Family · Music · TV Movie
Willow
1988
Fantasy · Adventure · Action
Return to Oz
1985
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
The Corsican Brothers
1985
TV Movie · Adventure
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Music · Comedy · TV Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Master of the Game
1984
Drama
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure
9 to 5
1982
Comedy
Goliath Awaits
1981
Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
See China and Die
1981
Horror · Drama · Thriller
The Changeling
1980
Horror
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Drama
The Love Boat
1977
Drama · Comedy
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Adventure · Drama · Action
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
Science Fiction · Thriller · Action
Dark Places
1973
Horror
The Persuaders!
1973
Adventure · Comedy
The Waltons
1972
Drama
Frenzy
1972
Crime · Thriller · Horror
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
Comedy · Drama
Skin Deep
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Drama
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Mystery · Crime · Drama
The Persuaders!
1971
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Crime
Jane Eyre
1970
Drama · TV Movie
Play for Today
1970
Drama
UFO
1970
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Department S
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Limbo Line
1969
Thriller
The Expert
1968
Drama
Charlie Bubbles
1968
Comedy · Drama
The Informer
1966
Crime · Drama
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Drama
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
History · Action · Adventure
Gideon's Way
1965
Drama
Face of a Stranger
1964
Drama · TV Movie · Mystery
Detective
1964
Crime
Doctor Who
1963
Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Unearthly Stranger
1963
Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror
Cleopatra
1963
Drama · History · Romance
Heart to Heart
1962
Drama · TV Movie
The Saint
1962
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
Drama · Romance
The Horsemasters
1961
Adventure · TV Movie
The Rebel
1961
Comedy
Danger Man
1960
Action & Adventure · Drama
Back to Back
1959
Comedy
The Moon and Sixpence
1959
Drama · TV Movie
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Third Man
1959
Drama
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Mystery · Drama
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Action & Adventure · Animation · Documentary
The Love Lottery
1954
Comedy
The Limping Man
1953
Thriller
Omnibus
1952
Talk
Written
Upstairs Downstairs
2010
Drama