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Jean Marsh
Highest Rated: 91% Frenzy (1972)
Lowest Rated: 50% Fatherland (1994)
Birthday: Jul 1, 1934
Birthplace: Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
A genuine class act, Jean Marsh won raves in her native England and on American soil for taking on nuanced roles onscreen. The Emmy Award-winning actress first made her mark in British productions, from Shakespearean stage revivals, to sci-fi epics, to costume dramas. However, it was Marsh's breakout performance on "Upstairs, Downstairs" (ITV, 1971-75), a period drama series she also created, that earned the actress favorable reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Her role as a prim and proper housemaid to an aristocratic British family won Marsh an Emmy in 1975, establishing her presence in Hollywood. She parlayed her success on British television into big screen projects, often playing the villain in feature films such as "Return to Oz" (1985) and "Willow" (1985). In 2010, Marsh starred on the three-part revival of "Upstairs, Downstairs," which garnered more critical praise and gave her the opportunity to reprise one of the best characters in her long revered career.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Outlier | Lilith Winterbottom (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | The Heavy | Mrs. Mason (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monarch | The Queens (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monarch: Henry VIII | The Queens (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Thyrza Grey (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | The Ring | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 50% | 52% | Fatherland | Anna von Hagen (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bejewelled | Barbara (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Morgana (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 53% | 80% | Willow | Queen Bavmorda (Character) | $55.6M | 1988 |
| 58% | 71% | Return to Oz |
Nurse Wilson/ |
- | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Corsican Brothers | Mazzere (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 85% | 79% | The Changeling | Joanna Russell (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | See China and Die | Sally Hackman (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 71% | 67% | The Eagle Has Landed | Joanna Grey (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Dark Places | Victoria (Character) | - | 1974 |
| 91% | 78% | Frenzy | Monica Barling (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Horsemasters | Andrienne (Character) | - | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | The Limping Man | Landlady's Daughter (Character) | - | 1953 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 80% | Upstairs Downstairs | Rose Buck (Character) | 2010 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sensitive Skin | Lizzie Galbraith (Character) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holby City | Vera Engells (Character) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerfield | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Glenda Highsmith (Guest Star) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Classic Doctor Who |
Morgaine (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1989 |
| 68% | 79% | Doctor Who | Sara Kingdom (Character) | 1965-1966 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nine to Five | Roz Keith (Character) | 1982-1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Upstairs, Downstairs | Rose (Character) | 1971-1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | El Santo | Ann (Guest Star) | 1964 1966 1968 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
| 92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Alicia (Character) | 1959 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Master of the Game | Mrs. Talley (Character) |