Jean Marsh
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Willow as Queen Bavmorda
- 2014 · Outlier as
- 2011 · The Last Post as Colette
- 2010 · Upstairs Downstairs as Rose Buck
- 2010 · The Heavy as Mrs. Mason
- 2008 · Crooked House as
- 2008 · Crooked House as Lady Constance de Momery
- 2008 · Sense and Sensibility as Mrs. Ferrars
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder as Violet Sidney
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2000 · Monarch as The Queens
- 2000 · The Ghost Hunter as Mrs Croker
- 1999 · Holby City as Vera Engells
- 1997 · Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse as Thyrza Grey
- 1994 · Fatherland as Anna von Hagen
- 1994 · The All New Alexei Sayle Show as
- 1992 · Adam Bede as Lisbeth Bede
- 1991 · Bejewelled as Barbara
- 1989 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Morgana
- 1989 · Doctor Who: Battlefield as Morgaine
- 1989 · Danny the Champion of the World as Miss Hunter
- 1989 · No Strings as
- 1988 · Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
- 1988 · Willow as Queen Bavmorda
- 1985 · Return to Oz as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
- 1985 · Answer Me as Joan Matlin
- 1985 · The Corsican Brothers as Mazzere
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Glenda Highsmith
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Joan Matlin
- 1984 · Master of the Game as Mrs. Talley
- 1982 · 9 to 5 as Roz Keith
- 1981 · See China and Die as Sally Hackman
- 1981 · Goliath Awaits as Dr. Goldman
- 1980 · The Changeling as Joanna Russell
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1976 · The Eagle Has Landed as Joanna Grey
- 1974 · UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando! as
- 1973 · Dark Places as Victoria
- 1973 · The Persuaders! as Nicola
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · Frenzy as Monica Barling
- 1972 · A Day in the Death of Joe Egg as Mother on moonrocket
- 1971 · Skin Deep as Madeleine Walsh
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as Rose Buck
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as self
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Mrs. Vanrenen
- 1971 · The Persuaders! as Nicola
- 1970 · Jane Eyre as Mrs. Rochester
- 1970 · Play for Today as Madeleine Walsh
- 1970 · UFO as Janna
- 1969 · Department S as Agatha Pollen
- 1969 · The Limbo Line as
- 1968 · A Bit of Crucifixion, Father as Edna
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Sister Harmony
- 1968 · The Expert as Sybil Houghton
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · Charlie Bubbles as Waitress (uncredited)
- 1966 · Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan as Sara Kingdom
- 1965 · Doctor Who: The Crusade as Joanna
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Sandra Casey
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Elspeth McCrae
- 1964 · Face of a Stranger as
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Sara Kingdom
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Morgaine
- 1963 · Unearthly Stranger as Miss Ballard
- 1963 · Cleopatra as Octavia
- 1963 · Cleopatra as Octavia (uncredited)
- 1962 · Heart to Heart as Peggy Mann
- 1962 · The Saint as Anne Kirby
- 1962 · The Saint as Maria
- 1962 · The Saint as Helen Phillips
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1961 · The Horsemasters as Andrienne
- 1961 · The Horsemasters as Ingrid
- 1961 · The Rebel as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
- 1960 · Danger Man as
- 1959 · Back to Back as Caroline
- 1959 · The Moon and Sixpence as Ata
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Alicia
- 1959 · The Third Man as
- 1953 · The Limping Man as Landlady's Daughter
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mazzere