Actress Jean Marsh
Lifeless at 90 …
‘Willow,’ ‘Return to Oz’ Star
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Jean Marsh — a longtime British star who appeared in a number of hit ’80s films — has handed away … based on one in every of her longtime pals.
Michael Lindsay-Hogg — a pioneer within the music video trade and pal of Marsh’s — introduced the information to the New York Occasions … revealing she handed at her dwelling in London Sunday as a consequence of issues of dementia.
Marsh started her display screen profession within the late Nineteen Forties … showing in a sequence of uncredited roles in smaller reveals earlier than grabbing bit elements on “The Twilight Zone” and “I Spy” in addition to a small position within the Elizabeth Taylor-led flick “Cleopatra.”
Jean grabbed Britain’s consideration within the mid-Nineteen Seventies by creating the present “Upstairs, Downstairs” … a drama following the prosperous Bellamy and their servants — not not like “Downton Abbey.”
The present — on which Marsh performed the character Rose Buck — ran in England from 1971 to 1975 and in the USA from 1974 to 1977 … netting Marsh two Golden Globe nominations and three Emmy nods — successful one of many latter awards in 1975.
Through the Eighties, Marsh grabbed a number of outstanding roles … together with enjoying the villain Queen Bavmorda in Ron Howard and George Lucas‘ fantasy drama ‘Willow” and enjoying a number of recurring characters within the traditional “Physician Who” sequence.
Amongst her quite a few different credit … “Return to Oz,” “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court docket,” “Homicide, She Wrote,” “Dangerfield,” “Grantchester,” “The Love Boat,” and “Goliath Awaits.”
Marsh reprised her position as Queen Bavmorda within the 2022 TV spin-off of “Willow” … marking her remaining display screen look earlier than her demise.
Jean was 90.
RIP
