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 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).
as Queen Bavmorda(1 ep)
as Daisy Livingstone(1 ep)
as Lilith Winterbottom
as Colette
as Mrs Rose Buck(5 eps)
as Mrs. Mason
as Lady Constance de Momery(1 ep)
as Mrs Ferrars(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Lizzie Galbraith(4 eps)
as Violet Sidney(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self
as The Queens
as Mrs Croker(18 eps)
as Vera Engells(1 ep)
as Thyrza Grey
as Lady Tibbit(1 ep)
as Anna von Hagen
as Lisbeth Bede
as Barbara
as Self (archive footage)
as Morgaine
as Miss Hunter
as Rosie Tindall(7 eps)
as Queen Bavmorda
as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
as Mazzere
as Glenda Highsmith(1 ep)
as Joan Matlin(1 ep)
as Mrs. Talley(9 eps)
as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Roz Keith(26 eps)
as Dr. Goldman(2 eps)
as Sally Hackman
as Joanna Russell
as Celia Hoffman(2 eps)
as Joanna Grey
as Victoria
as Nicola
as Hilary von Kleist(1 ep)
as Monica Barling
as Mother on moonrocket
as Madeleine Walsh
as Rose Buck(52 eps)
as self(10 eps)
as Mrs. Vanrenen(1 ep)
as Nicola(1 ep)
as Mrs. Rochester
as Madeleine Walsh(1 ep)
as Janna(1 ep)
as Agatha Pollen(1 ep)
as Sister Harmony(1 ep)
as Edna
as Sybil Houghton(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Waitress (uncredited)
as Sylvia Parrish(17 eps)
as Sara Kingdom
as Alex(1 ep)
as Joanna
as Sandra Casey(1 ep)
as Elspeth McCrae(1 ep)
as Grace
as Lorraine(1 ep)
as Julie Oliver(1 ep)
as Sara Kingdom(8 eps)
as Morgaine(4 eps)
as Joanna(1 ep)
as Miss Ballard
as Octavia (uncredited)
as Peggy Mann
as Anne Kirby(1 ep)
as Maria(1 ep)
as Helen Phillips(1 ep)
as Ann(1 ep)
as Self(22 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Self(4 eps)
as Andrienne
as Ingrid
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
as Kim Russell(1 ep)
as Caroline
as Ata
as Alicia(1 ep)
as Helene(1 ep)
as Grace(1 ep)
as Andrienne(2 eps)
as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
as Landlady's Daughter
as Mimi in 'La Boheme'(1 ep)
as Mazzere(1 ep)