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Jean Marsh

Screenwriter / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 07/01/1934 (89) | Stoke Newington, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (born 1 July 1934) is an English actress and writer. She co-created and starred in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–75), for which she won the 1975 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Rose Buck. She later reprised the role in the BBC's revival of the series (2010–2012). Marsh also co-created the television series The House of Eliott in 1991. Her film appearances include Cleopatra (1963), Frenzy (1972), The Changeling (1980), Return to Oz (1985), Willow (1988) and its sequel television series (2023), Fatherland (1994) and ()
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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 SirJohn Gielgud'sBroadwayproduction 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 asReturn to Oz(1985) andWillow(1988). She also co-created another successful series,"The House of Eliott"(1991).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Jean Marsh

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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Movies with Jean Marsh as Actress(37)

2014 Outlier
as Colette2011 The Last Post
as Mrs. Mason2010 The Heavy
as The Queens2000 Monarch
as Anna von Hagen1994 Fatherland
as Lisbeth Bede1992 Adam Bede
as Barbara1991 Bejewelled
as Queen Bavmorda1988 Willow
as Mazzere1985 The Corsican Brothers
as Nurse Wilson / Mombi1985 Return to Oz
as Sally Hackman1981 See China and Die
as Joanna Russell1980 The Changeling
as Joanna Grey1976 The Eagle Has Landed
as Victoria1973 Dark Places
as Mother on moonrocket1972 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Monica Barling1972 Frenzy
as Madeleine Walsh1971 Skin Deep
as Mrs. Rochester1970 Jane Eyre
as Waitress (uncredited)1968 Charlie Bubbles
as Octavia (uncredited)1963 Cleopatra
as Miss Ballard1963 Unearthly Stranger
as Peggy Mann1962 Heart to Heart
as Party Guest (uncredited)1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Andrienne1961 The Horsemasters
as Ingrid1961 The Horsemasters
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)1961 The Rebel
as Landlady's Daughter1953 The Limping Man

TV Shows/Series with Jean Marsh as Actress(32)

as Rose Buck2010 Upstairs Downstairs
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as Mrs Croker2000 The Ghost Hunter
as Vera Engells1999 Holby City
as Mrs. Talley1984 Master of the Game
as Glenda Highsmith1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Joan Matlin1984 Tales from the Darkside
as Roz Keith1982 9 to 5
as Rose Buck1971 Upstairs, Downstairs
as Mrs. Vanrenen1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Agatha Pollen1969 Department S
as Sister Harmony1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Sybil Houghton1968 The Expert
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Sandra Casey1965 Gideon's Way
as Elspeth McCrae1965 Gideon's Way
as Sara Kingdom1963 Doctor Who
as Morgaine1963 Doctor Who
as Anne Kirby1962 The Saint
as Maria1962 The Saint
as Helen Phillips1962 The Saint
as Alicia1959 The Twilight Zone
as Mazzere1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV Shows/Series with Jean Marsh as Crew(2)

Creator/Creator1991 The House of Eliott
Creator/Creator1971 Upstairs, Downstairs

Full Name: Jean Marsh
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 07/01 1934 (July) in Stoke Newington, London (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 89 years + 271 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Jon Pertwee
Jean Marsh frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (39x, Actor)
Robert McCord (18x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (16x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (15x, Actor)
Alan Fudge (12x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (12x, Actor)
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Cy Town (11x, Actor)
Paul Whitsun-Jones (11x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (10x, Actor)
Donald Pleasence (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10183, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024