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Jean Marsh Biography (1934-)

Full name, Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh; born July 1, 1934, in London, England;daughter of Henry Charles John (a printer's assistant and outdoor maintenanceperson) and Emmeline Susannah Nightingale Poppy (a dresser for the theatre and bar employee; maiden name, Bexley) Marsh; married Jon Devon Roland Pertwee(an actor, as Jon Pertwee), April 2, 1955 (divorced, 1960). Addresses: Agent: Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc., 24 West 40th St., New York, NY 10018-3904.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, writer

Birth Details

July 1, 1934

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Girlfriend, The Informer, syndicated, 1966-1967
• Rose Buck, Upstairs, Downstairs, LWT (England), 1971-1975, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1974-1977
• Roz Keith, 9 to 5, ABC, 1982-1983
• Mrs. Tindel, No Strings, YTV (England), 1989
• Host, The House of Eliott, BBC (England), 1991-1994, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Matron of psychiatric ward 11, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, BBC,1994
• Culex, a recurring role, The Tomorrow People, ITV (England), 1994
• Also appeared as Mrs. Croker in the series Ghosthunter, BBC.
• Miniseries
• Dr. Goldman, Goliath Awaits, syndicated, 1981
• Mrs. Talley, Master of the Game, CBS, 1984
• Lisbeth Bede, "Adam Bede," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1992
• Host, Brides of Christ, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• The Ring (also known as Danielle Steel's "The Ring"), NBC,1996
• Movies
• Ata, "The Moon and Sixpence," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1959
• Adrienne, "The Horsemasters," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1961
• Cross Examine (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: Cross Examine), BBC (England), 1968
• Bertha Rochester, Jane Eyre, NBC, 1971
• Madeleine Walsh, Skin Deep (also known as Play for Today: SkinDeep), BBC, 1971
• Mazzere, The Corsican Brothers (also known as Vendetta), CBS, 1985
• Eliza, Act of Will, [England], 1989
• Miss Hunter, Danny, the Champion of the World, The Disney Channel,1989
• Morgana, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, NBC, 1989
• Barbara, Bejewelled, The Disney Channel, 1991
• Anna Von Hagen, Fatherland, HBO, 1994
• Thyrza Grey, The Pale Horse (also known as Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• Furmity woman, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Arts and Entertainment,2003
• Specials
• "Back to Back," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1959
• Peggy Mann, Heart to Heart, BBC (England), 1962
• The Grover Monster/Jean Marsh Cartoon Special, PBS, 1975
• Host, The International Animation Festival, PBS, 1975
• Mad about the Boy: Noel Coward--A Celebration, CBS, 1976
• A State Dinner with Queen Elizabeth II, PBS, 1976
• Presenter, The 33rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1979
• "Twelfth Night," BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2 (England), 1980
• Circus of the Stars #7, CBS, 1982
• Masterpiece Theatre: Fifteen Years, PBS, 1986
• Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie),PBS, 1988
• Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS,1991
• Herself, Upstairs, Downstairs Remembered: 25th Anniversary, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
• After Upstairs Downstairs, ITV (England), 2002
• Also appeared in On the Rocks Theatre, Pygmalion, and Uncle Vanya.
• Episodic
• "What Makes Opera Grand?," Omnibus, NBC, 1958
• Alicia, "The Lonely," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1959
• Helene, "The Angry Young Man," The Third Man, BBC (England), 1959
• Kim Russell, "Name, Date and Place," Danger Man, ITV (England), 1961
• Maria, "The Good Medicine," The Saint, NBC, 1964
• Helen Phillips, "The Imprudent Politician," The Saint, NBC, 1964
• Princess Joanna, "The Crusades," Doctor Who (also known as Dr.Who), BBC, 1965
• Sara Kingdom, "Dalek's Master Plan," Doctor Who (also known as Dr. Who), BBC, 1965
• Sandra Casey, "A Perfect Crime," Gideon's Way, ITC (England), 1965
• "The Sound of Distant Guns," Blackmail, ITV, 1965
• Lady Lydia, "Face in a Mirror," Adam Adamant Lives!, BBC, 1967
• Catherine Faulkner, "The War Lord," I Spy, NBC, 1967
• Ann, "Escape Route," The Saint, NBC, 1967
• Anne Kirby, "The Scales of Justice," The Saint, NBC, 1968
• Agatha, "The Perfect Operation," Department S, ITV, 1969
• Janna Wade, "Exposed," UFO, ITV, 1971
• Nicola, "Five Miles to Midnight," The Persuaders!, ABC, 1972
• Mrs. Vanrenen, "The Looking of the Specie Room," The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, 1973
• "The Hiding Place," The Waltons, CBS, 1977
• Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1977
• "Glorious Romantics," Anyone for Tennyson?, PBS, 1978
• Sister Harmony, "The Miracle Man," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1978
• "Image of Fear," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1979
• Claire, "Earthquake," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1981
• "The Emperor's Fortune," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
• Joan Matlin, "Answer Me," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984
• Morgaine, "Battlefield," Doctor Who (also known as Dr. Who), BBC, 1989
• Glenda Highsmith, "Murder in White," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
• Lady Tibbit, "End Game," Kavanagh QC, ITV, 1995
• Mrs. Matthews, "Guilt," Dangerfield, BBC, 1997
• Vera Engells, "Pills and Frills," Holby City, BBC, 2002
• Liz, "Today's the Day," Doctors, BBC, 2003
• Also appeared as Katariva in an episode of Doctor Who (also knownas Dr. Who), BBC.
• Other
• Margo Robertson, Danger Zone, 1963
• What's in It for Me, 1969
• Sally Hackman, Momma the Detective (pilot; also known as Chinaand Die), NBC, 1981
• Appeared in Carlton Lives and The Rory Bremner Show.
• Television Work
• Series
• Associate creator, Upstairs, Downstairs, LWT (England), 1971-1975,broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1974-1977
• Associate creator, The House of Eliott, BBC (England), 1991-1994,Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Film Appearances
• The Tales of Hoffmann, Lopert, 1951
• Landlady's daughter, The Limping Man, Lippert, 1953
• The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (also known as The Widow and theGigolo), 1961
• (Uncredited) Octavia, Cleopatra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
• (Uncredited) Face of a Stranger (also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Face of a Stranger), Allied Artists, 1964
• Miss Ballard, Unearthly Stranger (also known as Beyond the Stars), American International Pictures, 1964
• Dilys, The Limbo Line, London Independent Producers, 1969
• Monica Barling, Frenzy, Universal, 1972
• Victoria Derr, Dark Places, Cinerama, 1974
• Joanna Grey, The Eagle Has Landed, Columbia, 1977
• Joanna Russell, The Changeling (also known as L'enfant du diable), Associated Film Distributors, 1980
• Nurse Wilson and Princess Mombi, Return to Oz (also known as The Adventures of the Devil from the Sky and Oz), Buena Vista, 1985
• Queen Bavmorda, Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Monarch, Hourglass Productions/Walsh Bros., 2000
• Stage Appearances
• Understudy, Look Back in Anger, Ford's Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1958, then Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1959
• (Broadway debut) Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1959
• Constance Wicksteed, Habeas Corpus, Martin Beck Theatre, New YorkCity, 1975-1976
• Travesties, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1977
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Mark Taper Forum, 1977
• Susan Simkins, Too True to Be Good, Academy Festival Theatre, LakeForest, IL, 1977
• My Fat Friend, 1979
• Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Broadway production, 1979
• Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion, Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, RI, 1983
• Guest narrator, Let Us Go Then, You and I, Lyric Theatre-Hammersmith, London, 1987
• The Chalk Garden, 1992
• Appeared as Olivia, Twelfth Night, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England; appeared as a principal dancer in Where's Charley?; also appeared in Blithe Spirit, Hamlet, and Uncle Vanya; appeared in various other productions in London.
• Major Tours
• Understudy, Look Back in Anger, U.S. cities, 1958
• Susan Simkins, Too True to Be Good, U.S. cities, 1977
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Herself, Pan Frying--The Omelette, Hemisphere Productions/Time-Life Video, 1980
• Taped Readings
• Witches, 1995
• Narrator, London Walks, by Anton Powell, Sound Travel, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Novels
• Love in Hazard, Linford, 1993
• Shades of Aphrodite, Linford, 1994
• The House of Eliott, St. Martin's Press, 1994
• Fiennders Keepers, St. Martin's Press, 1997
• Iris, St. Martin's Press, 1999
• Other
• (Author of text) Kate Greenaway, The Illuminated Language of Flowers, Macdonald & Jane's, 1978
• Also writer for the radio program Bleak House, BBC (England).

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Marsh's appearance as Princess Joanna in an episode of the television series Doctor Who was included in the compilation video Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years, 1991; her appearance as Sara Kingdom in a later episodewas included in the video Doctor Who: Daleks--The Early Years, 1993.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Booklist, May 15, 1995, p. 1664; May 1, 1997, p. 1480
• Publishers Weekly, April 7, 1997, p. 76