Biography
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 p...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Outlier
2014
Cancer patient and successful writer Lilith Winterbottom should be dead by now. But the cynical misanthrope seems to scare even death away, in order t...
The Last Post
2011
as Colette
An old lady in a nursing home is visited by a mysterious man no one else seems to be able to see.
The Heavy
2010
as Mrs. Mason
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady ...
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas ...
Monarch
2000
as The Queens
From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arr...
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
as Thyrza Grey
Writer Mark Easterbrook has a vested interest in solving the murder of a priest. That's because Mark himself is under suspicion. But to save his reput...
Fatherland
1994
as Anna von Hagen
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. ...
Adam Bede
1992
as Lisbeth Bede
Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 18th Century. But beneath the tranquil surfa...
Bejewelled
1991
as Barbara
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...
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, ...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1989
as Morgana
After a horse accident, Karen wakes up to find herself in past Britain, close to Camelot, the famous castle of King Arthur.
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
as Morgaine
Knights from a parallel universe arrive on Earth to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Only the Doctor and Ace, with the assistance of Brigadier Leth...
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Miss Hunter
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...
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988
as Self
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!
Willow
1988
as Queen Bavmorda
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...
Return to Oz
1985
as Nurse Wilson / Mombi
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...
Answer Me
1985
as Joan Matlin
An English actress is unable to get any rest - being constantly annoyed by the sound of a ringing phone from the apartment next door.
The Corsican Brothers
1985
as Mazzere
In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feelings of hate and reconciliation in their blood.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Sara Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Dalek...
See China and Die
1981
as Sally Hackman
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...
The Changeling
1980
as Joanna Russell
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...
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Joanna Grey
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious sc...
UFO Contatto radar... Stanno atterrando!
1974
Dark Places
1973
as Victoria
A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only problem is that the house they plan to hide it in i...
The Persuaders!
1973
as Nicola
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investig...
Frenzy
1972
as Monica Barling
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blan...
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
as Mother on moonrocket
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...
Skin Deep
1971
as Madeleine Walsh
Gerry Muddiman works for a large American corporation, supposedly modern and forward-thinking, but whose style of modern business paternalism and meth...
Jane Eyre
1970
as Mrs. Rochester
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...
The Limbo Line
1969
The Limbo Line tells a story of Cold War double-crossing with British secret agent Manston trying to break up a group of Russian agents who return def...
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
1968
as Edna
A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Waitress (uncredited)
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a...
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1966
as Sara Kingdom
In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destr...
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
as Joanna
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...
Face of a Stranger
1964
A man released from prison falls in love with the blind wife of a cellmate, whom he promised, when inside, to visit. He poses as the real husband, pla...
Unearthly Stranger
1963
as Miss Ballard
A series of scientists working on a new techology to facilitate man's conquest of space are killed in mysterious circumstances. Suspicion falls on the...
Cleopatra
1963
as Octavia
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...
Cleopatra
1963
as Octavia (uncredited)
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...
Heart to Heart
1962
as Peggy Mann
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman ...
The Horsemasters
1961
as Andrienne
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox is overly cautious because of memories of an accide...
The Horsemasters
1961
as Ingrid
American students are having a difficult time at a prestigious English riding school. Dinah Wilcox is overly cautious because of memories of an accide...
The Rebel
1961
as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Never...
Back to Back
1959
as Caroline
These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when h...
The Moon and Sixpence
1959
as Ata
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.
The Love Lottery
1954
as Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he rel...
The Limping Man
1953
as Landlady's Daughter
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a ...