Jean Marsh
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Jean Marsh OBE | |
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Born | Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh 1 July 1934 Stoke Newington, London, England |
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Years active | 1953–2014 |
Known for | Upstairs, Downstairs Doctor Who Willow |
Spouse |
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh
Marsh also co-created the television series
Early life
Marsh was born and grew up in Stoke Newington, London.[1]
Career
During the 1950s and 1960s, Marsh made many appearances on British and American television, including an episode of
Marsh has appeared several times in the BBC series
Marsh featured as Bertha Mason Rochester in the George C. Scott-Susannah York version of Jane Eyre, directed by Delbert Mann. The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom in 1970 and shown in the United States on NBC television in 1971.
Marsh's 2000 film about the death of Henry VIII, Monarch, was re-released in cinemas in 2014.
With
She and Atkins created The House of Eliott, another television series broadcast between 1991 and 1994. This time, Marsh did not act in the series, but she did write some of the episodes.
Marsh's film credits include the
Marsh served as the presenter for International Animation Festival, an American public television series featuring award-winning animated short films from around the world. The thirteen-part series was broadcast in 1975 on PBS.[2]
From 2000 until 2002, Marsh appeared in
A three-part revival of Upstairs, Downstairs was commissioned by the BBC with the first episode broadcast on BBC One on 26 December 2010. Marsh reprised her role as Rose Buck, who had returned to London to run an agency for domestic servants after a period spent nursing her mother in Suffolk. Eileen Atkins, who co-created the original series with Marsh, also starred in the revived series. It was set in the same London house as the original ITV series, 165 Eaton Place, resuming in 1936.[citation needed] Subsequently, a six-part second series was commissioned, and began transmission in February 2012 with Marsh's character appearing less frequently due to the stroke suffered by the actress.[3]
Marsh has written several books: Fiennders Abbey, The House of Eliott, and Iris.[4]
Personal life
Marsh was married to the actor Jon Pertwee from 1955 until their divorce in 1960.[5][6][7] She has had relationships with Albert Finney, Kenneth Haigh, and film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg.[8]
On 3 October 2011, the BBC announced that Marsh had suffered a minor stroke and would miss the beginning of the second series of Upstairs, Downstairs.[3] She was ultimately able to appear in only two scenes over the series.[citation needed] A third series was not commissioned.[9]
Honours
Marsh was appointed
Selected filmography
- Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) - Beauty Queen Contestant (uncredited)
- The Limping Man (1953) - The Landlady's Daughter
- The Love Lottery (1954) - Dancer in Sally's Dream (uncredited)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) Episode: The Lonely - Alicia
- The Rebel (1961) - Strange Woman at Party (uncredited)
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) - (uncredited)
- Cleopatra (1963) - Octavia (uncredited)
- Unearthly Stranger (1964) - Miss Ballard
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries: "Face of a Stranger" (1964) - Grace Howard
- Charlie Bubbles (1967) - Waitress (uncredited)
- The Limbo Line (1968) - Dilys
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) - Mother in Toy Store (uncredited)
- Frenzy (1972) - Monica Barling
- Dark Places (1973) - Victoria
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - Joanna Grey
- Hawaii Five-O
- The Waltons (1977) Episode: "The Hiding Place" - Hilary von Kleist; (1978) Episode: "The Miracle Man" - Sister Harmony
- The Changeling(1980) - Joanna Russell
- Goliath Awaits (1980) –Dr Goldman
- Return to Oz (1985) - Nurse Wilson / Mombi
- Tales from the Darkside (1985) - Joan Matlin ("Answer Me" episode)
- Willow (1988) - Queen Bavmorda
- Monarch (2000) - The Queens
- Sensitive Skin (2007) - Lizzie Galbraith
- The Heavy (2010) - Mrs. Mason
- Willow (2022) - Queen Bavmorda ("The Whispers of Nockmaar" episode) (Voice)
Books
- Jean Marsh, The House of Eliott, ISBN 978-0-312-10996-7
- Jean Marsh, Fiennders Keepers, Macmillan (1996), ISBN 978-0-312-15528-5
- Jean Marsh, Iris, St Martin's Press (July 2000), ISBN 978-0-333-71154-5
- Jean Marsh, Fiennders Abbey, Pan (5 August 2011), ISBN 978-1-4472-0007-9
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jean Marsh". British Film Institute.
- ISBN 0918432618.
- ^ a b "Jean Marsh to miss start of Upstairs Downstairs". BBC News. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "I'll keep acting forever". Gloucestershire Echo. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
- ^ van Emst, Christine (8 February 2006). "Great in Old Country". Watford Observer. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages: JUN 1955 5f 63 MIDDLESEX S. – Jon D. R. Pertwee = Jeann L. T. Marsh
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1960 6a 1385 WYCOMBE – Jon D. R. Pertwee = Ingeborg R. Rhosa
- ^ "Upstairs Downstairs' Jean Marsh interview: A touch of class below stairs". The Daily Telegraph. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010.
- ^ "'Upstairs Downstairs' dropped by BBC — TV News". Digital Spy. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 11.
- ^ "Kenneth Branagh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC News. 15 June 2012.
External links
- Jean Marsh at IMDb
- Jean Marsh at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jean Marsh at the TCM Movie Database
- Jean Marsh at AllMovie
- Jean Marsh at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jean Marsh(Aveleyman)