Upstairs, Downstairs' Jean Marsh dies at 90

ACTRESS Jean Marsh, who co-created and starred in the iconic period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, has died at the age of 90.

- By Tony Whitfield

The Emmy winner passed away peacefully at her London home yesterday, her close friend, filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, said.

The cause of death was reported as complications from dementia.

She became a household name in the 1970s after starring in the ITV Edwardian drama as Rose Buck, the no-nonsense but warm-hearted head parlour maid.