Zena Moyra Marshall was born on January 1, 1926, in Nairobi, Kenya into a family of English, Irish and French ancestry, and after her father’s early death and her mother’s remarriage she was raised in Leicestershire, England. She was educated at St. Mary’s School, Ascot, and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Her interest in acting matured during her teens when she toured with