United Kingdom, April 13 -- Jean Marsh has died.

The 'Upstairs, Downstairs' co-creator and actress - who won an Emmy award in 1975 for her portrayal of maid Rose Buck in the TV drama - passed away at the age of 90 from complications of dementia in her London home on Sunday (13.04.25).

Jean's friend, director Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg, said in a statement issued through her agent: "Jean died peacefully in bed looked after by one of her very loving carers.

"You could say we were very close for 60 years. She was as wise and funny as anyone I ever met, as well as being very pretty and kind, and talented as both an actress and writer.

"An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her. We spoke on the phone almost eve...