British actress Jennie Linden made the transition from stage to films in 1963. Linden has the distinction of co-starring in the first Dr. Who movie, playing the resourceful Barbara in Dr. Who and the Daleks. Her later film roles include Mrs. Elvsted in Glenda Jackson's 1973 filmization of Hedda Gabler and silent-screen star Agnes Ayres in Ken Russell's Valentino (1977). On television, Jennie Linden starred as Patsy Cornwallis-West in the 1978 miniseries Lillie, and was later seen in the 1991 weekly Trainer.