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 | Outlier | 2014-10-01 | |
Movie | The Heavy | Mrs. Mason | 2010-04-08 |
Series | Upstairs Downstairs | Rose Buck | 2010-12-26 |
Series | Sense and Sensibility | Mrs. Ferrars | 2008-01-01 |
Series | Crooked House | Unknown | 2008-12-22 |
Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Series | The Paul O'Grady Show | Unknown | 2004-10-11 |
Series | The Ghost Hunter | Mrs Croker | 2000-01-04 |
Movie | Monarch | The Queens | 2000-10-08 |
Movie | Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Thyrza Grey | 1997-07-01 |
Movie | Fatherland | Anna von Hagen | 1994-11-26 |
Series | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | 1994-01-06 | |
Movie | Adam Bede | Lisbeth Bede | 1992-03-01 |
Movie | Bejewelled | Barbara | 1991-01-20 |
Movie | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Morgana | 1989-12-18 |
Movie | Danny the Champion of the World | Miss Hunter | 1989-04-29 |
Series | No Strings | 1989-04-12 | |
Movie | Doctor Who: Battlefield | Morgaine | 1989-09-27 |
Movie | Willow | Queen Bavmorda | 1988-05-20 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Self | 1988-10-05 |
Movie | Return to Oz | Nurse Wilson / Mombi | 1985-06-21 |
Series | Master of the Game | Mrs. Talley | 1984-02-19 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | 9 to 5 | 1982-03-25 | |
Series | Goliath Awaits | Dr. Goldman | 1981-11-11 |
Movie | See China and Die | Sally Hackman | 1981-12-09 |
Movie | The Changeling | Joanna Russell | 1980-03-28 |
Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown | 1979-09-23 |
Movie | The Eagle Has Landed | Joanna Grey | 1976-12-24 |
Movie | UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando! | 1974-10-23 | |
Movie | Dark Places | Victoria | 1973-05-01 |
Movie | Frenzy | Monica Barling | 1972-05-25 |
Movie | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Mother on moonrocket | 1972-05-01 |
Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
Series | The Persuaders! | Unknown | 1971-09-17 |
Series | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1971-09-20 |
Series | Upstairs, Downstairs | Rose Buck | 1971-10-10 |
Series | UFO | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
Movie | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Rochester | 1970-12-01 |
Series | Department S | Unknown | 1969-09-09 |
Movie | Charlie Bubbles | Waitress (uncredited) | 1968-02-11 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan | Sara Kingdom | 1966-01-29 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Crusade | Joanna | 1965-04-17 |
Series | Gideon's Way | Unknown | 1965-03-18 |
Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
Movie | Face of a Stranger | 1964-09-01 | |
Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
Movie | Cleopatra | Octavia | 1963-06-12 |
Movie | Unearthly Stranger | Miss Ballard | 1963-09-12 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Movie | Heart to Heart | Peggy Mann | 1962-12-06 |
Series | The Saint | Unknown | 1962-10-04 |
Movie | The Rebel | Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited) | 1961-03-07 |
Movie | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1961-12-28 |
Movie | The Horsemasters | Ingrid | 1961-10-01 |
Series | Danger Man | Unknown | 1960-09-11 |
Series | The Third Man | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Alicia | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | The Limping Man | Landlady's Daughter | 1953-12-11 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |