Zena Marshall

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

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).

Marshall also appeared in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) as the Countess Ponticelli. She appeared in television series in the 1950s and the 1960s, including three appearances (as different characters) onDanger Man. Her last film credit was a 1971 made-for-TV production, Act of Betrayal.

In 2009, Marshall died after a short illness.

Partial filmography

• So Evil My Love (1948)
• Miranda (1948)
• Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
• Marry Me (1949)
• Helter Skelter (1949)
• So Long at the Fair (1950)
• Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
• Soho Conspiracy......
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