Jean Marsh

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Jean Marsh OBE
Marsh in 2009
Born	Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (1934-07-01) 1 July 1934 (age 90) Stoke Newington, London, England
Occupations	Actress writer
Years active	1953–2014, 2022
Known for	Upstairs, Downstairs Doctor Who Willow
Spouse	Jon Pertwee ​ ​ (m. 1955; div. 1960)​

Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh OBE (born 1 July 1934) is an English actress and writer. She co-created and starred in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–75), for which she won the 1975 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Rose Buck. She later reprised the role in the BBC's revival of the series (2010–2012).

Marsh also co-created the television series The House of Eliott in 1991. Her film appearances include Cleopatra (1963), Frenzy (1972), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Changeling (1980), Return to Oz (1985), Willow (1988) and its sequel television series (2023), Fatherland (1994) and Monarch (2000).