
Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
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 Glenda Highsmith

as Self
1962

as Self
1961

as Glenda Highsmith
1984

as Sara Kingdom
1963

as Celia Hoffman
1977

as Vera Engells
1999

as Sister Harmony
1968

as Madeleine Walsh
1970

as Hilary von Kleist
1972

as Alicia
1959

as Self - Guest
2006

as Self
1962
as Self
2007
as Lilith Winterbottom
2014

as Colette
2011

as Mrs. Mason
2010

as Self
2007

as Self
2002

as The Queens
2000

as Thyrza Grey
1997

as Anna von Hagen
1994

as Lisbeth Bede
1992

as Barbara
1991

as Self (archive footage)
1990

as Morgana
1989

as Morgaine
1989

as Miss Hunter
1989

as Self
1988

as Queen Bavmorda
1988

as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
1985

as Mazzere
1985

1984

as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984

as Sally Hackman
1981

as Joanna Russell
1980

as Joanna Grey
1976

1974
as Glenda Highsmith
1 ep.

as Self
22 episodes

as Self
4 episodes

as Glenda Highsmith
1 episodes

as Sara Kingdom
8 episodes

as Celia Hoffman
2 episodes

as Vera Engells
1 episodes

as Sister Harmony
1 episodes

as Madeleine Walsh
1 episodes

as Hilary von Kleist
1 episodes

as Alicia
1 episodes

as Self - Guest
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Anne Kirby
1 episodes

as Daisy Livingstone
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Joan Matlin
1 episodes

as Self - Guest
1 episodes

as Nicola
1 episodes

as Mimi in 'La Boheme'
1 episodes

as Rose Buck
52 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Alex
1 episodes

as Kim Russell
1 episodes

as Janna
1 episodes
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