Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard, better known as Marsha Fitzalan (born 10 March 1953, Bonn

Bonn

Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

) is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 actress.

Personal

Lady Marcia Fitzalan is the third daughter of the late Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk

Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk

Major-General Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, , was the eldest son of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop and his wife Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont....

 and Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, CBE is a British peeress.Born as Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell, she is the eldest daughter of Wing Commander Gerald Constable-Maxwell and his wife, Caroline. On 4 July 1949, she married Hon. Miles Fitzalan-Howard, the eldest son of Bernard...

. She was educated at Woldingham School

Woldingham School

Woldingham School is an all-girls, independent, Roman Catholic, boarding and day school in Woldingham, Surrey, England.-History:The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart...

, in Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

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She is divorced from the English actor Patrick Ryecart

Patrick Ryecart

Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart is an English actor.Ryecart was born in Leamington Spa. He has predominantly acted on British television shows since the mid-seventies including Lillie, Romeo and Juliet, The Professionals, Minder, Rumpole of the Bailey, Lovejoy, Coming Home, and Holby City...

, by whom she has three children, and in June 2007 married her second husband Nick George.

Fitzalan is a sister-in-law of Sir David Frost

David Frost (broadcaster)

Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE is a British journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and daytime TV game show host best known for his two decades as host of Through the Keyhole and serious interviews with various political figures, the most notable being Richard Nixon...

 who is married to her elder sister, Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard. Her brother is the current Duke of Norfolk

Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. The principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle....

 and Premier Peer of England; another sister is married to the 5th Earl of Balfour

Earl of Balfour

Earl of Balfour is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1922 for the prominent Conservative politician Arthur Balfour. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919...

. Among other relations, a niece Lady Kinvara Balfour

Kinvara Balfour

Lady Kinvara Clare Rachel Balfour , second daughter of Roderick Francis Arthur Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour, and a niece of the Duke of Norfolk, is an English playwright, novelist, fashion commentator and performer....

 is an English playwright.

Career

Fitzalan acts in British TV and movies; she is perhaps best known for her role opposite Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s...

 as Sarah B'Stard in the ITV sitcom, The New Statesman

The New Statesman

The New Statesman is an award-winning British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time...

. Other television roles include guest appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...

, The Professionals

The Professionals (TV series)

The Professionals was a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mk1 Productions and London Weekend Television that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon...

, and Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid is a BBC dark comedy anthology series starring comedian Dawn French. It ran for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999....

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