Jean Marsh

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AKA: Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 07/01/1934
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

biography

A brunette British character player, Jean Marsh is best-remembered in the US as Rose, the maid, on "Upstairs, Downstairs" (PBS, 1974-77), a show that she also co-created.

Marsh began her career in her native England as a cabaret singer and photographer's model. She made her feature film debut in "The Tales of Hoffman" (1951) but did not begin to act on the big screen in earnest until 1963's "Cleopatra". She had a brief role as a receptionist in Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" (1972). Perhaps her best screen role to date was the evil queen in Ron Howard's fantasy "Willow" (1988).

The London-born Continued

Credits

Mrs Joanna Russell
1980
Victoria Marr
Joanna Grey
Queen Bavmorda
Actor

milestones

Year
Milestone
1951 
Feature film debut, a bit part in "Tales of Hoffman"
1958 
Was understudy in US touring company of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger"
1959 
Broadway debut as Hero in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
1959 
Earlliest US TV appearances "The Twilight Zone" and "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation of "THe Moon and Sixpence" (NBC)
1963 
Played small role in "Cleopatra"
Continued

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