Renowned Actress Sarah Marshall Has Passed Away at Age 80

Renowned British actress Sarah Marshall, who was well known for her talented acting skills on stage, movie and TV, has passed away on Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was suffering from cancer and finally lost the battle for her life at the age of 80. She was born in London to noble actors Herbert Marshall and Edna Best. She made her movie debut in 1958′s “The Long, Hot Summer”. However, she rose to fame from her outstanding performance on Broadway, where she worked along with her mom in “Jane”. Director Cyril Ritchard was really impressed with her acting skills and gave her another opportunity in the film “Visit to a Small Planet”, which was directed by Gore Vidal and was released on the Rialto in 1958. She kept a lasting friendship with Vidal consequently.

Marshall traveled around the world with American stage director and actor Alfred Lunt and British-born American-based actress Lynn Fontanne. She was nominated for the best supporting actress in Tony Award for her outstanding performance in the film “Goodbye Charlie” in 1960. Moreover, she also won the New York Drama Critics Award for her outstanding work in the novel based film “The Ponder Heart”.

The talented British actress had also come into sight on Broadway in a number of films like “Charley’s Aunt,” “Idiot’s Delight” and “The World of Suzie Wong”, where she came across Carl Held, with whom she later married and lived happily. In 1972, she along with her husband had shifted to London where she showed her brilliant performance in the film “Children” directed by A.R. Gurney. For above twenty years, Marshall along with her hubby served for the organization called Western board of the Actors support of America.

In addition, she was also admired for her work in “Applause” in which she played the role of Lauren Bacall. She brought the character of Elaine Stritch into life in film “The Gingerbread Lady” that was directed by Neil Simons. Her successful career continued and she was casted for a role in CBS miniseries “The Bunker” in which she worked with renowned actor Anthony Hopkins.

After that she came back to Los Angeles where she was casted for a role in the CBS TV show “Miss Winslow and Son” in which she worked along with co-star Roscoe Lee Browne. She was also known for a number of other TV shows including “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone.”