
Acting
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (1 July 1934 β 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 SirΒ John Gielgud'sΒ BroadwayΒ production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and numerous TV shows, including an episode ofΒ "The Twilight Zone"(1959). Returning to London, she won roles on stage, film and TV. It was during this period that she appeared inΒ "Doctor Who"Β (1963), first as Princess Joanna in "The Crusade" and then as Sara Kin...