Jean Marsh
Date of birth: 1934-07-01
Place of birth: Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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).
Movie Credits
Frenzy
1972-05-25
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal sla
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed progra
See China and Die
1981-01-09
A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real-life mystery involving her dead
Willow
1988-05-20
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about he
Cleopatra
1963-06-12
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar
Fatherland
1994-11-26
Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Ger
The Eagle Has Landed
1976-12-24
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a cou
Return to Oz
1985-06-21
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of
The Changeling
1980-03-28
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build
The Heavy
2010-04-08
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister,
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
1968-10-30
A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic u
Danny the Champion of the World
1989-07-28
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life toget
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1989-12-18
After a horse accident, Karen wakes up to find herself in past Britain, close to Camelot, the famous
The Limping Man
1953-11-01
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved
Dark Places
1973-05-01
A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only p
Unearthly Stranger
1963-09-12
A series of scientists working on a new techology to facilitate man's conquest of space are killed i
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974-10-23
The Corsican Brothers
1985-02-05
In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feel
Monarch
2000-10-08
From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and u
Adam Bede
1992-03-01
Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England i
The Persuaders!
1973-04-01
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Ro
Outlier
2014-10-01
Cancer patient and successful writer Lilith Winterbottom should be dead by now. But the cynical misa
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961-12-28
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989-09-27
Knights from a parallel universe arrive on Earth to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Only the Doc
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997-07-01
Writer Mark Easterbrook has a vested interest in solving the murder of a priest. That's because Mark
Face of a Stranger
1964-09-01
A man released from prison falls in love with the blind wife of a cellmate, whom he promised, when i
Bejewelled
1991-01-20
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1966-01-29
In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery a
The Horsemasters
1961-10-01
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox i
The Horsemasters
1961-10-01
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox i
Charlie Bubbles
1968-02-11
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of b
Skin Deep
1971-11-25
Gerry Muddiman works for a large American corporation, supposedly modern and forward-thinking, but w
Heart to Heart
1962-12-06
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
Back to Back
1959-11-02
These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief,"
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988-10-05
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable mom
The Last Post
2011-07-01
An old lady in a nursing home is visited by a mysterious man no one else seems to be able to see.
Jane Eyre
1970-12-01
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi
The Rebel
1961-03-07
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, bu
The Limbo Line
1969-03-03
The Limbo Line tells a story of Cold War double-crossing with British secret agent Manston trying to
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965-04-17
In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972-05-01
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely b
The Moon and Sixpence
1959-10-30
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Sea
Cleopatra
1963-06-12
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990-04-30
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs
The Love Lottery
1954-01-30
Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pres
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984-11-25
In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Pri
After Upstairs Downstairs
2002-08-04
Reunion documentary in which the surviving cast and crew of the original 1970s series Upstairs, Down