Jean Marsh: “The house on the Eaton Place” star has died

The actress Jean Marsh is dead. The British died on Sunday in her house in London on the consequences of dementia. This was confirmed by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (84), a close friend of the actress, as. Jean Marsh turned 90.

Jean Marsh became known primarily through the British cult series “Das Haus am Eaton Place”. In it she embodied the housemaid Rose Buck from 1971 to 1975. The series is about an aristocratic family and its employees in the early 20th century. She is considered an important inspiration for “Downton Abbey”, Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), she once described her as her favorite series.

Jean Marsh not only played one of the leading roles in “Das Haus am Eaton Place”. Together with her acting colleague Eileen Atkins (90), she also provided the idea for the series. Like her figure Rose, Marsh comes from a simple background. To take off her cockney accent, she completed a language training.

Her career began in English and American television in the 1950s. In “Doctor Who”, the British cult series par excellence, she was there several times in guest roles. From 1955 to 1960 Marsh was married to Jon Pertwee (1919-1996), who played the third incarnation of the Doctor.

In addition to Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) in “Cleopatra” or in “Frenzy” by Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), Jean Marsh appeared in the cinema. In the 1980s she was seen as a villain in the fantasy films “Oz – A Fantastic World” and “Willow”.

In 2010, Jean Marsh returned to her most famous role in the revival of “Das Haus am Eaton Place”. In the continuation of 2012 she was only seen sporadically after suffering a stroke. In 2012 she also received a knight’s order for her services to acting.