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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Outlier
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2014
The Last Post
Character:Colette
Release Date:01/07/2011
The Heavy
Character:Mrs. Mason
Release Date:08/04/2010
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2007
After Upstairs Downstairs
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/2002
Monarch
Character:The Queens
Release Date:08/10/2000
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Character:Thyrza Grey
Release Date:01/07/1997
Fatherland
Character:Anna von Hagen
Release Date:26/11/1994
Adam Bede
Character:Lisbeth Bede
Release Date:01/03/1992
Bejewelled
Character:Barbara
Release Date:20/01/1991
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/04/1990
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Character:Morgana
Release Date:18/12/1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Character:Morgaine
Release Date:27/09/1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Character:Miss Hunter
Release Date:28/07/1989
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/1988
Willow
Character:Queen Bavmorda
Release Date:20/05/1988
Return to Oz
Character:Nurse Wilson / Mombi
Release Date:21/06/1985
The Corsican Brothers
Character:Mazzere
Release Date:05/02/1985
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Character:
Release Date:25/11/1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Character:Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1984
See China and Die
Character:Sally Hackman
Release Date:09/01/1981
The Changeling
Character:Joanna Russell
Release Date:28/03/1980
The Eagle Has Landed
Character:Joanna Grey
Release Date:24/12/1976
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Character:
Release Date:23/10/1974
Dark Places
Character:Victoria
Release Date:01/05/1973
The Persuaders!
Character:Nicola
Release Date:01/04/1973
Frenzy
Character:Monica Barling
Release Date:25/05/1972
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Character:Mother on moonrocket
Release Date:01/05/1972
Skin Deep
Character:Madeleine Walsh
Release Date:25/11/1971
Jane Eyre
Character:Mrs. Rochester
Release Date:01/12/1970
The Limbo Line
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1969
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
Character:Edna
Release Date:30/10/1968
Charlie Bubbles
Character:Waitress (uncredited)
Release Date:11/02/1968
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Character:Sara Kingdom
Release Date:29/01/1966
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Character:Joanna
Release Date:17/04/1965
Face of a Stranger
Character:Grace
Release Date:01/09/1964
Unearthly Stranger
Character:Miss Ballard
Release Date:12/09/1963
Cleopatra
Character:Octavia
Release Date:12/06/1963
Cleopatra
Character:Octavia (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1963
Heart to Heart
Character:Peggy Mann
Release Date:06/12/1962
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1961
The Horsemasters
Character:Andrienne
Release Date:01/10/1961
The Horsemasters
Character:Ingrid
Release Date:01/10/1961
The Rebel
Character:Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
Release Date:07/03/1961
Back to Back
Character:Caroline
Release Date:02/11/1959
The Moon and Sixpence
Character:Ata
Release Date:30/10/1959
The Love Lottery
Character:Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
Release Date:30/01/1954
The Limping Man
Character:Landlady's Daughter
Release Date:01/11/1953
Television Appearances
Willow
Character:Queen Bavmorda
Grantchester
Character:Daisy Livingstone
Upstairs Downstairs
Character:Rose Buck
Crooked House
Character:Lady Constance de Momery
Sense and Sensibility
Character:Mrs Ferrars
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Character:Violet Sidney
The Paul O'Grady Show
Character:
The Ghost Hunter
Character:Mrs Croker
Holby City
Character:Vera Engells
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
Character:
No Strings
Character:Rosie Tindall
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Glenda Highsmith
Tales from the Darkside
Character:Joan Matlin
Master of the Game
Character:Mrs. Talley
9 to 5
Character:Roz Keith
Goliath Awaits
Character:Dr. Goldman
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Celia Hoffman
The Waltons
Character:Hilary von Kleist
Upstairs, Downstairs
Character:Rose Buck
Upstairs, Downstairs
Character:self
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Mrs. Vanrenen
The Persuaders!
Character:Nicola
Play for Today
Character:Madeleine Walsh
UFO
Character:Janna
Department S
Character:Agatha Pollen
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Sister Harmony
The Expert
Character:Sybil Houghton
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Informer
Character:Sylvia Parrish
Gideon's Way
Character:Sandra Casey
Gideon's Way
Character:Elspeth McCrae
Story Parade
Character:Lorraine
Doctor Who
Character:Sara Kingdom
Doctor Who
Character:Morgaine
The Saint
Character:Anne Kirby
The Saint
Character:Maria
The Saint
Character:Helen Phillips
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Danger Man
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Alicia
The Third Man
Character:Helene
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Mazzere
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