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    Home - UK News - Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

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    • April 13, 2025
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    Cliff Notes – Actress Jean Marsh dies

    • Jean Marsh, renowned for her role as Rose in Upstairs, Downstairs, has passed away at the age of 90, with her friend stating she died peacefully in bed.
    • Marsh co-created Upstairs, Downstairs with Dame Eileen Atkins and won an Emmy in 1976 for her performance, showcasing her talent as both an actress and writer.
    • Born in 1934 in London, Marsh had a successful career in both British and American television, appearing in iconic series and films throughout her lifetime.

    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

    Jean Marsh, star of Upstairs, Downstairs, has died aged 90, a friend has confirmed.

    Marsh’s friend, director Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg, said in a statement to the PA news agency that the actress “died peacefully in bed looked after by one of her very loving carers”.

    “You could say we were very close for 60 years,” he added. “She was as wise and funny as anyone I ever met, as well as being very pretty and kind, and talented as both an actress and writer.

    “An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her. We spoke on the phone almost every day for the past 40 years.”

    Robert Blake and Jean Marsh won Emmy Awards in 1975

    Marsh was best known for her role as Rose in Upstairs, Downstairs, for which she won an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series in 1976.

    She co-created the series – about life in Edwardian England – with Dame Eileen Atkins.

    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies, pictured Jean Marsh in the BBC's version of Upstairs Downstairs in 2022
    Upstairs, Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies

    It all started from Stoke Newington

    Born on 1 July 1934 in Stoke Newington, north London, Marsh’s mother worked in a bar and as a theatre dresser, while her father was a handyman and printer’s assistant.

    Marsh took dance and mime classes as therapy for an illness at a young age, and began acting on stage with a stint at Huddersfield Rep in the 1950s.

    She then transferred to London, and at just 12 years old made her West End debut in The Land Of The Christmas Stockings at The Duke of York’s Theatre.

    A success in the US, Marsh appeared in iconic shows such as The Twilight Zone, Danger Man, Hawaii Five-O and Murder, She Wrote.

    She also made appearances in classic British shows, including Doctor Who – where she played William Hartnell’s short-lived companion Sara Kingdom, among other appearances – and Detective.

    Marsh also had film roles in 1988’s Willow, 1972’s Frenzy, and 1976’s The Eagle Has Landed.

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