Zena Marshall

Zena Moyra Marshall (January 1, 1926 – July 10, 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 "... more

Zena Moyra Marshall (January 1, 1926 – July 10, 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). She appeared in television series in the 1950s and the 1960s, including three appearances (as different characters) on Danger Man. Her last film credit was a 1971 made-for-TV production, Act of Betrayal. less