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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... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (93 titles)
2010-2012 Upstairs Downstairs (TV series)
Mrs. Rose Buck
The Cuckoo (2010) … Mrs. Rose Buck
The Ladybird (2010) … Mrs. Rose Buck
The Fledgling (2010) … Mrs. Rose Buck
 
2011 The Last Post (short)
Colette
 
2010 The Heavy
Mrs. Mason
 
2008 Crooked House (TV series)
Lady Constance de Momery
 
2008 Sense & Sensibility (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Ferrars
Episode #1.3 (2008) … Mrs. Ferrars
 
2007 Sensitive Skin (TV series)
Lizzie Galbraith
Here I Am (2007) … Lizzie Galbraith
The Signals (2007) … Lizzie Galbraith
 
2003 Doctors (TV series)
Liz
Today's the Day (2003) … Liz
 
2002 Holby City (TV series)
Vera Engells
Pills and Frills (2002) … Vera Engells
 
2000-2001 The Ghost Hunter (TV series)
Mrs. Croker
Ghost Children (2001) … Mrs. Croker
A Trap Is Set (2001) … Mrs. Croker
 
1999 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Lady Tibbit
End Game (1999) … Lady Tibbit
 
1997 The Pale Horse (TV movie)
Thyrza Grey
 
1997 Dangerfield (TV series)
Mrs. Matthews
Guilt (1997) … Mrs. Matthews
 
1996 The Ring (TV movie)
 
1994 Fatherland (TV movie)
Anna Von Hagen
 
1994 Capital Lives (TV series)
Poppy
Jealousy (1994) … Poppy
 
1994 The All New Alexei Sayle Show (TV series)
Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
Episode #1.6 (1994) … Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
Episode #1.5 (1994) … Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
Episode #1.4 (1994) … Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
Episode #1.3 (1994) … Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
Episode #1.2 (1994) … Matron in 'Psycho Ward 11'
 
1993 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Glenda Highsmith
Murder in White (1993) … Glenda Highsmith
 
1993 The Poetry Hall of Fame (TV movie)
 
1992 Adam Bede (TV movie)
Lisbeth Bede
 
1991 Bejewelled (TV movie)
Barbara
 
1965-1989 Doctor Who (TV series)
Sara Kingdom / Morgaine / Joanna
Battlefield: Part 4 (1989) … Morgaine
Battlefield: Part 3 (1989) … Morgaine
Battlefield: Part 2 (1989) … Morgaine
Battlefield: Part 1 (1989) … Morgaine
 
1989 Act of Will (TV series)
Eliza Crowther
 
1989 No Strings (TV series)
Rosie Tindall
Just a Bowl of Cherries (1989) … Rosie Tindall
State of Affairs (1989) … Rosie Tindall
Let's Do It (1989) … Rosie Tindall
One Man's Meat (1989) … Rosie Tindall
On Such a Night as This (1989) … Rosie Tindall
 
1989 Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie)
Miss Hunter
 
1985 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Joan Matlin
Answer Me (1985) … Joan Matlin
 
1985 The Corsican Brothers (TV movie)
Mazzere
 
1984 Master of the Game (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Talley
 
1982-1983 Nine to Five (TV series)
Roz Keith
The Phantom (1983) … Roz Keith
Off Broadway (1983) … Roz Keith
Eight Hours (1983) … Roz Keith
Movin' On (1983) … Roz Keith
I Want to Dance (1983) … Roz Keith
 
1981 See China and Die (TV movie)
Sally Hackman
 
1981 Goliath Awaits (TV movie)
Dr. Goldman
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Claire Browning
Earthquake (1981) … Claire Browning
 
1980 Jack-a-boy (short)
 
1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Sister Harmony
The Miracle Man (1978) … Sister Harmony
 
1977 The Waltons (TV series)
Hilary von Kleist
The Hiding Place (1977) … Hilary von Kleist
 
1977 International Festival of Animation (TV series)
Presenter
 
1975 The Russell Harty Show (TV series)
Rose
 
1971-1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Rose
Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) … Rose
All the King's Horses (1975) … Rose
Alberto (1975) … Rose
The Understudy (1975) … Rose
The Nine Days Wonder (1975) … Rose
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mrs. Vanrenen
The Looting of the Species Room (1973) … Mrs. Vanrenen
 
1973 Dark Places
Victoria
 
1972 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Woman on the Moon Rocket (uncredited)
 
1970-1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Jenny / Mrs. Phillpott
Major Lavender (1972) … Jenny
Married Alive (1970) … Mrs. Phillpott
 
1972 The Befrienders (TV series)
Miranda Rawling
Nobody Understands Miranda (1972) … Miranda Rawling
 
1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Nicola
Five Miles to Midnight (1972) … Nicola
 
1971 Play for Today (TV series)
Madeleine Walsh
Skin Deep (1971) … Madeleine Walsh
 
1970 Jane Eyre (TV movie)
Mrs. Rochester
 
1970 UFO (TV series)
Janna Wade
Exposed (1970) … Janna Wade
 
1969 The Root of All Evil? (TV series)
Anabel
What's in It for Me? (1969) … Anabel
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Agatha
The Perfect Operation (1969) … Agatha
 
1969 The Expert (TV series)
Sybil Houghton
The Yellow Torrish (1969) … Sybil Houghton
 
1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Cross Examine (1968)
 
1968 The Limbo Line
Dilys
 
1964-1968 The Saint (TV series)
Ann / Anne Kirby / Helen Phillips / …
The Scales of Justice (1968) … Anne Kirby
Escape Route (1966) … Ann
The Imprudent Politician (1964) … Helen Phillips
The Good Medicine (1964) … Maria
 
1968 A Bit of Crucifixion, Father (TV movie)
Edna
 
1968 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Edna
A Bit of Crucifixion Father (1968) … Edna
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Julie Oliver
The Deadly Climate (1968) … Julie Oliver
 
1967 Charlie Bubbles
Waitress (uncredited)
 
1967 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Lady Lydia
Face in a Mirror (1967) … Lady Lydia
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Katherine Faulkner
The War Lord (1967) … Katherine Faulkner
 
1966 Blackmail (TV series)
 
1965-1966 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Elspeth McRae / Sandra Casey
A Perfect Crime (1966) … Sandra Casey
The Nightlifers (1965) … Elspeth McRae
 
1965 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Sheila
Suspense Hour: Curtains for Sheila (1965) … Sheila
 
1964 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Grace
Face of a Stranger (1964) … Grace
 
1964 Diary of a Young Man (TV series)
Fred
Life, or a Girl Called Fred (1964) … Fred
 
1964 Unearthly Stranger
Miss Ballard
 
1963 Cleopatra
Octavia (uncredited)
 
1963 Back to Back (TV movie)
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Margo Robertson
Danger Zone (1963) … Margo Robertson
 
1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (uncredited)
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Andrienne
The Horsemasters: Tally Ho (1961) … Andrienne
The Horsemasters: Follow Your Heart (1961) … Andrienne
 
1961 Call Me Genius
Strange Woman at Party (uncredited)
 
1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Kim Russell
Name, Date and Place (1961) … Kim Russell
 
1959 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Alicia
The Lonely (1959) … Alicia
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Caroline
Back to Back: The Dock Brief and What Shall We Tell Caroline? (1959) … Caroline (as Jeane Marsh)
 
1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)
Ata
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Helene
The Angry Young Man (1959) … Helene
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
Mimi in acted version of 'La Boheme'
 
1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Christine
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1956) … Christine
 
1954 The Love Lottery
Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
 
1953 The Limping Man
Landlady's Daughter
 
1952 The Infinite Shoeblack (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1991 The House of Eliott (TV series) (associate series creator)
 
1971-1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series) (associate series creator - 66 episodes)
Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) (associate series creator)
All the King's Horses (1975) (associate series creator)
Noblesse Oblige (1975) (associate series creator)
Joke Over (1975) (associate series creator)
Will Ye No Come Back Again (1975) (associate series creator)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2010-2012 Upstairs Downstairs (TV series)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2012) (originally created by)
The Last Waltz (2012) (originally created by)
All the Things You Are (2012) (originally created by)
A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood (2012) (originally created by)
The Love That Pays the Price (2012) (originally created by)
 
1991-1994 The House of Eliott (TV series)
Episode #3.3 (1994) (devised by)
Episode #3.2 (1994) (devised by)
Episode #3.1 (1994) (devised by)
Episode #2.12 (1992) (series deviser)
Episode #2.11 (1992) (series deviser)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie" 1986 - uncredited)
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1994 Major League II (thanks)
 
1991 The Object of Beauty (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2013 Perspectives (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress
Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain (2013) … Herself - Actress
 
2012 The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Maid in Britain (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 John Mortimer: A Life in Words (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Story of the Costume Drama (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Drama Trails (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Happy Birthday BAFTA (TV movie)
 
2007 The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Must See TV (TV series documentary)
Herself
Upstairs, Downstairs (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.11 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Story of Upstairs Downstairs (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 ITV 50 Greatest Shows (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 Art of the Garden (TV series documentary)
Jekyll's Housekeeper
 
2002 After Upstairs Downstairs (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992-1993 Masterchef (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.10 (1993) … Herself
Episode #3.5 (1992) … Herself
 
1993 The 14th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
 
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie)
Herself (segment "Put Down the Duckie")
 
1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Fifteen Years (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Circus of the Stars #7 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1977-1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 April 1979 (1979) … Herself
Episode dated 26 October 1978 (1978) … Herself
Episode dated 21 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Herself
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 December 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1976-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress
Episode dated 4 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 24 November 1976 (1976) … Herself - Actress
 
1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 December 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself - Guest
Pauline Collins (1972) … Herself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 The End of the Line? (video documentary short)
Sara Kingdom
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
1999 Doctor Who: The Crusade (video)
Joanna
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Daleks - The Early Years (video documentary)
Sara Kingdom
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Hartnell Years (video documentary)
Joanna (Crusade segment)
 
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short)
Herself
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Mombi
 
1977 Disco (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Much Ado About Nothing" (1959). Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Dances by Pauline Grant. Incidental music by Leslie Bridgewater. Production Stage Manager: Keene Curtis. Assistant Stage Mgr: Howard Fischer. Directed by John Gielgud. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: 17 Sep 1959- 7 Nov 1959 (58 performances)... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jeane Marsh

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Downton Abbey] I think we were all surprised. The new Upstairs, Downstairs had been in the works for about three years. We were trying to sort out... 40 years of rights and then it also started - Downton Abbey - in the Edwardian era, which Upstairs, Downstairs did. So it might be a coincidence and I might be the queen of Belgium. See more »

Trivia:

Co-created (with actress Eileen Atkins), her most memorable series Upstairs, Downstairs which ran from 1971 to 1975. The two actresses later co-created The House of Eliott for BBC TV. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer