Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Actress and Creator, Dies at 90

Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Actress and Creator, Dies at 90


Marsh came of age in a London that was war-torn and tired; as she told the outlet, her family lived in a home made up of two rooms (and none of them was a bathroom or a kitchen). As a child Marsh took ballet classes and expressed an interest in acting; she went to theater school instead of regular classes and made her cinematic debut in 1952’s “The Infinite Shoeblack.” After starring in a few British productions she went to the US in 1959 and added an episode in “The Twilight Zone” to her resume. “And the idea gelled through two different experiences: One was watching ‘The Forsyte Saga’ that was made sometime in the ’60s, and we thought, ‘Well, that’s all really wonderful, but who washed the clothes?

Author: Stephanie Kaloi


Published at: 2025-04-13 21:08:42

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