| Zena Marshall | |
| Birth Name: | Zena Moyra Marshall |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Years Active: | 1945–1967 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya.
Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent.Though born in Kenya, after her father's death and her mother's remarriage, Zena Marshall was brought up in Leicestershire, England.
Marshall attended St Mary's, Ascot, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with Ensa (the Entertainments National Service Association) during the Second World War.[1]
Marshall first acted on stage. Her film career began with a small role in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh.[2] Her exotic looks resulted in her being cast in "ethnic" roles, such as Asian women, including her role as the Chinese character Miss Taro, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962).[3] She also appeared in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) as the Countess Ponticelli, and made numerous television appearances. Her last film performance was in The Terrornauts in 1967.[4]
Marshall married bandleader Paul Adam in 1947 and later wed Alexander Ward,[5] before her final marriage to film producer Ivan Foxwell (1914–2002).
Zena Marshall died of cancer on 10 July 2009, aged 83. She was interred in St Thomas a Becket Churchyard, Skeffington, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England.[6] [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Lady-in-Waiting | Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Sante | |||
| 1948 | So Evil My Love | Lisette | ||
| 1948 | Snowbound | Italian Girl | ||
| 1948 | Miranda | Secretary | ||
| 1948 | Good-Time Girl | Annie Farrell | ||
| 1948 | Sleeping Car to Trieste | Suzanne | ||
| 1949 | An Italian Woman | Uncredited | ||
| 1949 | Marry Me! | Marcelle Duclos | ||
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Giselle | ||
| 1949 | Anna | |||
| 1949 | Meet Simon Cherry | Lisa Colville | ||
| 1950 | Operation Disaster | The Wren | ||
| 1950 | So Long at the Fair | Nina | ||
| 1950 | Soho Conspiracy | Dora Scala | ||
| 1950 | Dark Interval | Sonia Jordan | ||
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Honeychild | ||
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluff | Christine Stevens | ||
| 1952 | Fritzi Villiers | |||
| 1953 | Deadly Nightshade | Ann Farrington | ||
| 1953 | Men Against the Sun | Elizabeth | ||
| 1954 | Laura Vane | |||
| 1954 | Mrs. Forrest | |||
| 1955 | Three Cases of Murder | Beautiful Blonde | (segment "Lord Mountdrago"), Uncredited | |
| 1956 | Bermuda Affair | Chris Walters | ||
| 1956 | My Wife's Family | Hilda | ||
| 1957 | Let's Be Happy | Helene | ||
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV series) ('Fashions in Crime', episode) | Laura Harris | ||
| 1960 | A Story of David The Hunted | Naomi | ||
| 1962 | Crosstrap | Rina | ||
| 1962 | Dr. No | Miss Taro | ||
| 1962 | Backfire! | Pauline Logan | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | |
| 1962 | The Guilty Party | Thelma Sinclair | The Scales of Justice | |
| 1963 | The Switch | Caroline Markham | ||
| 1964 | The Verdict | Carola | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | Countess Sofia Ponticelli | ||
| 1967 | Sandy Lund | (final film role) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Margueritte | TV short | ||
| 1952 | Helen Anastiadi | Episode: "The Quiet Voice" | ||
| 1952 | Sunday Night Theatre | Catherine | Episode: "The Portugal Lady" | |
| 1953 | Your Favorite Story | Episode: "Work of Art" | ||
| 1954 | Liebelei | Mitzi Schlager | TV film | |
| 1955 | Saber of London | Audrey Lipton | Episode: "The Serpent Beneath" | |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Madeleine | Episode: "The Silent Vow" | |
| 1957 | O.S.S. | Lucille Genet | Episode: "Operation Flint Axe" | |
| 1958 | African Patrol | Stella Stevens | Episode: "No Place to Hide" | |
| 1958 | Tania | Episode: "The Locked Room" | ||
| 1960–1965 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (two appearances) (Edgar Wallace Mysteries) | |||
| 1960–1964 | Danger Man | Dr. LeClair, Mrs. Ramfi, Nadia | Episodes: "The Leak", "Find and Return", "Fish on the Hook" | |
| 1962 | Sir Francis Drake | Maria | Episode: "The Bridge" | |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart | Zara | Episode: "The Challenge" | |
| 1962 | Man of the World | Madame Thiboeuf | Episode: "Death of a Conference" | |
| 1962 | Thelma Sinclair | Episode: "The Guilty Party" | ||
| 1963 | Vera Barclay | Episode: "Over and Out" | ||
| 1963 | Melina, Rita | Episodes: "A Little Sweetness and Light", "A Box of Tricks" | ||
| 1964 | Ghost Squad | Yvonne | Episode: "Dead Men Don't Drive" | |
| 1965 | Dixon of Dock Green | Carol Wright | Episode: "Find the Lady" | |
| 1965 | Public Eye | Jean Lawford | Episode: "You Have to Draw the Line Somewhere" | |
| 1966 | Court Martial | Mara | Episode: "Let Slip the Dogs of War" | |