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[[Image:Marshj02.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Jean Marsh in an agency publicity photo, circa 1992]]
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'''Jean Marsh''', ([[1st July]] [[1934]]-[[29th April]] [[2009]]), played [[companion]] [[Sara Kingdom]] in "[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]." Prior to that story, she appeared as [[Joanna]], [[Richard the Lionheart]]'s sister, in "[[The Crusade]]," and later played [[Morgaine]] in "[[Battlefield]]."  Outside her appearances on ''[[Doctor Who]],'' she is best known for creating the [[television]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Upstairs, Downstairs|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (with Dame [[Wikipedia:Eileen Atkins|Eileen Atkins]]) and for portraying maid Rose Buck in the same series. She and Atkins also co-created the [[1991]] television series ''[[Wikipedia:The House of Eliott|The House of Eliott]]''.
| image          = Jean Marsh.jpg
| birth date    = [[1 July (people)|1 July]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]
| role          = [[Sara Kingdom]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| time          = 1965-66, 1989, 2007-16
| non dwu        = ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''Return to Oz'', ''Willow'', ''Upstairs Downstairs''
| imdb          = 0550577
}}
'''Jean Marsh, OBE''' (born on [[1 July (people)|1 July]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref> in [[Stoke Newington]], [[London]]) played [[Sara Kingdom]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (a role she has reprised subsequently in Big Finish's audio adventures). Prior to that story, she had appeared as [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]], [[Richard the Lionheart]]'s sister, in ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''. She later played [[Morgaine]] in ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''. She also voiced [[Maria Applewhite]] in ''[[The Wishing Beast (audio story)|The Wishing Beast]]'' and made an uncredited cameo as a party guest in the 50th anniversary ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''.


Marsh has had several film appearances, including the fantasy films ''[[Wikipedia:Return to Oz|Return to Oz]]'' ([[1985]]) and ''[[Wikipedia:Willow (movie)|Willow]]'' ([[1988]]) in which she plays similar characters of an evil Princess and an evil Queen. Around the same time as her appearance as Morgaine in "Battlefield," she also played Morgana in an [[United States|American]] television adaptation of ''[[Wikipedia:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]],'' starring ''[[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]'''s [[Wikipedia:Keshia Knight Pullam|Keshia Knight Pullam]]. She also played Roz in the original version of the ''9 to 5'' television series, based on the [[1980]] comedy film, and had a small but significant role in the [[Wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]] film, ''Frenzy''.
She was also considered for the roles of [[Tanha]] in ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' ([[TCH 36]]) and [[Katryca|Queen Katryca]] in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. ([[TCH 42]])


Marsh also made many appearances on British and American television programs in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]], including ''[[Wikipedia:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:UFO (TV series)|UFO]]''. She was once married to [[Jon Pertwee]], the third actor to play the character of [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] on ''Doctor Who''. One favourite anecdote of her time playing Sara Kingdom is of how she used the space pack which was part of her costume to store her [[sandwich]]es, as related in a ''Doctor Who'' anniversary publication produced by ''[[Radio Times]]'' in [[1983]].
== Career ==
Outside her appearances on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', she is best known for creating the [[television]] series ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (with Dame {{w|Eileen Atkins}}) and for portraying maid Rose Buck in that series. She and Atkins also co-created the 1991 television series {{wi|The House of Eliott}}.


==External links==
Marsh has made many film appearances, including the fantasy films {{wi|Return to Oz}} (1985) and {{wi|Willow (1988 film)|Willow}} (1988), in which she plays similar characters of an evil Princess and an evil Queen. Around the same time as her appearance as Morgaine in "Battlefield," she also played Morgana in an [[United States|American]] television adaptation of {{wi|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}, starring {{wi|The Cosby Show}}{{'}}s {{w|Keshia Knight Pullam}}. She also played Roz in the original version of the ''9 to 5'' television series, based on the 1980 comedy film, and had a small but significant role in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''Frenzy''.
*{{imdb name|id=0550577|name=Jean Marsh}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Jean_Marsh}}
Marsh made many appearances on British and American television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' (she played an android in the iconic anthology's first season in 1959), {{wi|The Third Man (TV series)|The Third Man}} (opposite future Saint and [[James Bond]] star Roger Moore), and {{wi|UFO (British TV series)|UFO}}.
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors|Marsh, Jean]]
 
[[Category:Doctor Who voice actors|Marsh, Jean]]
One favourite anecdote of her time playing Sara Kingdom is of how she used the space pack which was part of her costume to store her [[sandwich]]es, as related in a ''Doctor Who'' anniversary publication produced by ''[[Radio Times]]'' in 1983.
 
== Ill-health ==
In the 2010s she was also involved in a revival/remake of ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' which at one point included [[Alex Kingston]] in the cast, though Marsh's involvement was curtailed after she suffered a minor [[stroke]]. She had since recovered and carried on working, including resuming her involvement with ''Doctor Who'' audios for Big Finish.
 
== Personal life ==
She was once married to [[Jon Pertwee]], the actor who played the [[Third Doctor]] on ''Doctor Who''.
 
== Credits ==
As [[Sara Kingdom]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
 
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]''
 
==== The Early Adventures ====
* ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]''
* ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]''
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]''
* ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]''
* ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]''
* ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' - Princess [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]]
* ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' - [[Morgaine]]
 
==== Other ====
* ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' - Party Guest
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Wishing Beast (audio story)|The Wishing Beast]]'' - [[Maria Applewhite]]
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Daleks: Mission to the Unknown]]'' (with [[Peter Purves]])
* ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|Daleks: The Mutation of Time]]'' (with Peter Purves)
 
=== Documentary ===
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!: The 1960s (documentary)|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]''
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0550577}}
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
 
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Jean Marsh, OBE (born on 1 July 1934[1] in Stoke Newington, London) played Sara Kingdom in the Doctor Who story The Daleks' Master Plan (a role she has reprised subsequently in Big Finish's audio adventures). Prior to that story, she had appeared as Joanna, Richard the Lionheart's sister, in The Crusade. She later played Morgaine in Battlefield. She also voiced Maria Applewhite in The Wishing Beast and made an uncredited cameo as a party guest in the 50th anniversary An Adventure in Space and Time.

She was also considered for the roles of Tanha in Snakedance (TCH 36) and Queen Katryca in The Mysterious Planet. (TCH 42)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside her appearances on Doctor Who, she is best known for creating the television series Upstairs, Downstairs (with Dame Eileen Atkins) and for portraying maid Rose Buck in that series. She and Atkins also co-created the 1991 television series The House of Eliott.

Marsh has made many film appearances, including the fantasy films Return to Oz (1985) and Willow (1988), in which she plays similar characters of an evil Princess and an evil Queen. Around the same time as her appearance as Morgaine in "Battlefield," she also played Morgana in an American television adaptation of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, starring The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pullam. She also played Roz in the original version of the 9 to 5 television series, based on the 1980 comedy film, and had a small but significant role in the Alfred Hitchcock film Frenzy.

Marsh made many appearances on British and American television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including The Twilight Zone (she played an android in the iconic anthology's first season in 1959), The Third Man (opposite future Saint and James Bond star Roger Moore), and UFO.

One favourite anecdote of her time playing Sara Kingdom is of how she used the space pack which was part of her costume to store her sandwiches, as related in a Doctor Who anniversary publication produced by Radio Times in 1983.

Ill-health[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 2010s she was also involved in a revival/remake of Upstairs, Downstairs which at one point included Alex Kingston in the cast, though Marsh's involvement was curtailed after she suffered a minor stroke. She had since recovered and carried on working, including resuming her involvement with Doctor Who audios for Big Finish.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

She was once married to Jon Pertwee, the actor who played the Third Doctor on Doctor Who.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Sara Kingdom

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Early Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany


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