Zena Marshall

Zena Marshall
Born	(1926-01-01)1 January 1926 Nairobi, Kenya
Died	London, England
Nationality	British
Years active	1945–1967
Spouse(s)	Paul Adam (1947–?) (divorced) Ivan Foxwell (1991–2002) (his death)

Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya.

Career

She 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.

Marshall's film career began with a small role in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. 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). 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.

Personal life

She was twice married before her final marriage, to film producer Ivan Foxwell (died 2002); they had no children. Marshall died after a short illness in 2009, aged 83.

Partial filmography

• The End of the River (1947)
• So Evil My Love (1948)
• Miranda (1948)
• Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
• Marry Me! (1949)
• Helter Skelter (1949)
• Morning Departure (1950)
• So Long at the Fair (1950)
• Soho Conspiracy (1950)
• Blind Man's Bluff (1952)
• Deadly Nightshade (1953)
• The Embezzler (1954)
• Three Cases of Murder (1955)
• A Story of David (1961)
• Crosstrap (1962)
• Dr. No (1962)
• The Switch (1963)
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
• The Terrornauts (1967)

External links

• Zena Marshall at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• Obituary in The Times