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).
Filmography
all 83
Movies 44
TV Shows 39
self 6
Writer 1
Willow (2022)
Outlier (2014)
The Last Post (2011)
Upstairs Downstairs (2010)
The Heavy (2010)
Crooked House (2008)
Sense and Sensibility (2008)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
The One Show (2006)
Sensitive Skin (2005)
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (2004)
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
Monarch (2000)
The Ghost Hunter (2000)
Holby City (1999)
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997)
Fatherland (1994)
The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994)
Adam Bede (1992)
The House of Eliott (1991)
Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years (1991)
Bejewelled (1991)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989)
Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)
Act of Will (1989)
Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
No Strings (1989)
Act of Will (1989)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)
Willow (1988)
Return to Oz (1985)
Answer Me (1985)
The Corsican Brothers (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Master of the Game (1984)
Nine to Five (1982)
See China and Die (1981)
Goliath Awaits (1981)
The Changeling (1980)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
The Alan Hamel Show (1976)
UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando! (1974)
Dark Places (1973)
The Persuaders! (1973)
The Waltons (1972)
Frenzy (1972)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
The Befrienders (1972)
Skin Deep (1971)
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Persuaders! (1971)
Jane Eyre (1970)
UFO (1970)
Department S (1969)
The Limbo Line (1969)
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Expert (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan (1966)
Doctor Who: The Crusade (1965)
Gideon's Way (1965)
Face of a Stranger (1964)
Doctor Who (1963)
Unearthly Stranger (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Heart to Heart (1962)
The Saint (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
The Horsemasters (1961)
The Rebel (1961)
Danger Man (1960)
Back to Back (1959)
The Moon and Sixpence (1959)
The Third Man (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Limping Man (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1934-07-01 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceStoke Newington, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJon Pertwee (1955-04-02 - 1960-08-08)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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