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Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Birthday: 1934-07-01 | Place of Birth: Stoke Newington, London, UK

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2010
The Heavy

as    Mrs. Mason

2008
Crooked House

as    Lady Constance de Momery

2008
Sense and Sensibility

as    Mrs. Ferrars

2000
Monarch

as    The Queens

1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

as    Thyrza Grey

1994
Fatherland

as    Anna von Hagen

1992
Adam Bede

as    Lisbeth Bede

1989
Danny the Champion of the World

as    Miss Hunter

1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield

as    Morgaine

1988
Willow

as    Queen Bavmorda

1985
Return to Oz

as    Nurse Wilson / Mombi

1981
Goliath Awaits

as    Dr. Goldman

1977
The Eagle Has Landed

as    Joanna Grey

1974
Dark Places

as    Victoria

1963
Unearthly Stranger

as    Miss Ballard

1953
The Limping Man

as    Landlady's Daughter