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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 10.881 |
| Birthday | 1934-07-01 |
| Place of Birth | Stoke Newington, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh, |
1972
Frenzy
7.09/898
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
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Frenzy
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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1981
See China and Die
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A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from...
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See China and Die
1988
Willow
7.018/1924
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Will...
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Willow
1963
Cleopatra
7.036/745
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1994
Fatherland
6.193/119
Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret....
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Fatherland
1976
The Eagle Has Landed
6.603/326
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1985
Return to Oz
6.7/1011
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and...
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Return to Oz
1980
The Changeling
7/626
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house tha...
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The Heavy
4.9/42
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady...
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The Heavy
1968
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
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A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.
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A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
1989
Danny the Champion of the World
6.2/22
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a pi...
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Danny the Champion of the World
1989
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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1953
The Limping Man
5.2/17
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1973
Dark Places
5.6/27
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1963
Unearthly Stranger
5.732/28
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Unearthly Stranger
1985
Answer Me
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An English actress is unable to get any rest - being constantly annoyed by the sound of a ringing phone from the apartment next door.
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Answer Me
1974
UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando!
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1985
The Corsican Brothers
6/1
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2000
Monarch
6/1
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Monarch
1992
Adam Bede
7.3/13
Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 18th Century. But beneath the tranquil surfa...
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1973
The Persuaders!
8.7/3
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2014
Outlier
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Outlier
1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
6.7/31
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1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield
7.2/6
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1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
5.6/11
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1964
Face of a Stranger
8/1
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1991
Bejewelled
4.4/4
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a private investigator-in-training to try and recov...
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Bejewelled
1966
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
7.8/5
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Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1961
The Horsemasters
7/2
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox is overly cautious because of memories of an accide...
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1961
The Horsemasters
7/2
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1968
Charlie Bubbles
6.3/14
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Charlie Bubbles
1971
Skin Deep
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1962
Heart to Heart
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1959
Back to Back
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Back to Back
1988
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
6/1
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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2011
The Last Post
0/0
An old lady in a nursing home is visited by a mysterious man no one else seems to be able to see.
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1970
Jane Eyre
7.1/12
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1961
The Rebel
7.8/26
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1969
The Limbo Line
4/1
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1965
Doctor Who: The Crusade
6.2/4
In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces of King Richard the Lionheart and the Saracen rul...
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1972
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
4.4/14
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's vo...
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1959
The Moon and Sixpence
0/0
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.
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The Moon and Sixpence
1963
Cleopatra
7.036/745
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1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
6/3
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