Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

1934-07-01

Biography

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).

Also appears in

Willow

Willow

7.0

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.0

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

6.6

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

6.7

The Changeling

The Changeling

7.0

Frenzy

Frenzy

7.1

Fatherland

Fatherland

6.2

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

6.7

The Rebel

The Rebel

7.8

The Heavy

The Heavy

4.9

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

6.3

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

7.1

Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse

5.6

Dark Places

Dark Places

5.6

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Not yet rated

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

6.3

The Limping Man

The Limping Man

5.2

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

6.2

The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

Not yet rated

Adam Bede

Adam Bede

7.3