Jean Marsh

Biography

Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (1 July 1934 – 13 April 2025) was an English actress and writer. 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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2014
    Outlier

    Lilith Winterbottom • Acting

  2. 2011
    The Last Post

    Colette • Acting

  3. 2010
    The Heavy

    Mrs. Mason • Acting

  4. 2007
  5. 2002
  6. 2000
    Monarch

    The Queens • Acting

  7. 1997
    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Thyrza Grey • Acting

  8. 1994
    Fatherland

    Anna von Hagen • Acting

Jean Marsh - Aperture