Jean Marsh

Born in London, 'Jean Marsh' (qv) 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' (qv)'s Broadway production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and numerous TV shows, including an episode of _The Twilight Zone (1959)_ (qv). Returning to London, she won roles on stage, film and TV. It was during this period that she appeared in _Doctor Who (1963)_ (qv), first as Princess Joanna in "The Crusade" and then as Sara Kingdom in "The Daleks' Master Plan." In the early 1970s she co-created and starred in LWT's _Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)_ (qv). Since then she has maintained a very busy career in the theatre, on TV - including a starring role in the US sitcom _Nine to Five (1982)_ (qv) and films such as _Return to Oz (1985)_ (qv) and _Willow (1988)_ (qv). She also co-created another successful series, _The House of Eliott (1991)_ (qv).::Anonymous