Carole Ann Ford

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Carole Ann Ford

Acting 86 June 16, 1940

Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, an…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

6.4 2024 TV Show
An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

7.7 2013 Movie
The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

6.1 1963 Movie
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

7.8 2013 Movie
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

7.7 1973 TV Show
Horrors of the Black Museum

Horrors of the Black Museum

5.9 1959 Movie
The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

6.9 1975 Movie
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

6.5 1957 Movie
Doctor Who: The Daleks

Doctor Who: The Daleks

7.3 1964 Movie
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

6.2 1966 Movie

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Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of The Day of the Triffids.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Harbinger

    Movie Sue

  2. 2025
    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Movie Susan Foreman

  3. 2024
    Doctor Who

    TV show Susan Foreman

  4. 2023
    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

    TV show Self

  6. 2017
    The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

    Movie

  7. 2015
    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

    Movie

  8. 2015
    Myth Makers

    TV show Herself

  9. 2013
    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    Movie Self

  10. 2013
    An Adventure in Space and Time

    Movie Joyce

  11. 2013
    Doctor Who at the Proms

    Movie Self - Special Guest Appearance

  12. 2012
    Rediscovering the Urge to Live

    Movie

  13. 2012
    Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'

    Movie Herself

  14. 2012
    Vision On

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  15. 2010
    Daleks! Conquer and Destroy

    Movie Self

  16. 2009
    The Sets of Marinus

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

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  1. 2009
    Mounting the Rescue

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  2. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  3. 2008
    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    Movie

  4. 2008
    Five Doctors, One Studio

    Movie

  5. 2006
    Creation of the Daleks

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  6. 2006
    Doctor Who: Origins

    Movie Self

  7. 2006
    Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

    Movie Self / Susan Foreman

  8. 2006
    Masters of Sound

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  9. 2006
    Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

    Movie Self / Susan Foreman

  10. 2003
    The Story of Doctor Who

    Movie

  11. 2003
    Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  12. 2001
    Then & Now

    Movie

  13. 1999
    Soul's Ark

    Movie Stella Grant

  14. 1998
    Lust in Space

    Movie Self

  15. 1995
    The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    Movie

  16. 1994
    Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    Movie Zorelle

  17. 1993
    30 Years in the TARDIS

    Movie Herself

  18. 1993
    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Movie Susan Foreman

  19. 1987
    Doctor Who Then & Now

    TV show Susan

  20. 1987
    Myth Runner

    Movie Herself

  21. 1984
    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

    Movie Susan Foreman (archive footage) (uncredited)

  22. 1983
    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    Movie Susan Foreman

  23. 1976
    The Incredible Sarah

    Movie Women (uncredited)

  24. 1975
    The Hiding Place

    Movie Woman