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|image = | |image = Carole Ann Ford 2.jpg | ||
|aka = Carol Ann Ford | |aka = Carol Ann Ford | ||
|birth date = [[16 June (people)|16 June]] [[1940 (people)|1940]] | |birth date = [[16 June (people)|16 June]] [[1940 (people)|1940]] | ||
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|job title = [[Actor]] | |job title = [[Actor]] | ||
|story = [[#Credits|see credits section]] | |story = [[#Credits|see credits section]] | ||
|time = 1963-1964, 1983, 2008-present | |time = 1963-1964, 1983, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2008-present | ||
|non dwu = ''The Day of the Triffids'', ''The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ''Pointless Celebrities'' | |non dwu = ''The Day of the Triffids'', ''The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ''Pointless Celebrities'' | ||
|imdb = 0285545 | |imdb = 0285545 | ||
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'''Carole Ann Ford''' (born [[16 June (people)|16 June]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>), or '''Carol Ann Ford''' as she is sometimes credited, played [[companion]] [[Susan Foreman]] from "[[The Pilot Episode]]" to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' and again in the anniversary stories ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She also played [[Zorelle]] in the [[Reeltime Pictures]] spin-off video ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''. She voiced [[Sura]] in ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'': ''[[Forever (audio story)|Forever]]''. | '''Carole Ann Lillian Ford''' (born [[16 June (people)|16 June]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>), or '''Carol Ann Ford''' as she is sometimes credited, played [[companion]] [[Susan Foreman]] from "[[The Pilot Episode]]" to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' and again in the anniversary stories ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She also played [[Zorelle]] in the [[Reeltime Pictures]] spin-off video ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''. She voiced [[Sura]] in ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'': ''[[Forever (audio story)|Forever]]''. | ||
Ford has had a long and varied acting career. Her theatrical work includes many comedies, dramas and musicals such as ''[[The Jungle Book]]'', ''Stranger in the House'', ''Bakerloo to Paradise'', {{wi|The Owl and the Pussycat (play)|The Owl and the Pussycat}}, ''The Rumpus'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', ''Inadmissable Evidence'', ''Enrico'', ''Expresso Bongo'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', {{wi|You Never Can Tell}}, {{wi|Ned Kelly (1970 | == Career == | ||
Ford has had a long and varied acting career. Her theatrical work includes many comedies, dramas and musicals such as ''[[The Jungle Book]]'', ''Stranger in the House'', ''Bakerloo to Paradise'', {{wi|The Owl and the Pussycat (play)|The Owl and the Pussycat}}, ''The Rumpus'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', ''Inadmissable Evidence'', ''Enrico'', ''Expresso Bongo'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', {{wi|You Never Can Tell}}, {{wi|Ned Kelly (1970 film)|Ned Kelly}}, ''Mother'', ''MacBett'', {{wi|The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend}}, ''Have You Seen Manchester'' and {{wi|Private Lives}}. | |||
Her films include ''Sarah'' (about the life of {{w|Sarah Bernhardt}}), ''Hiding Place'', {{wi|The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery}}, ''Mix Me a Person'' and the part of the blind French girl Bettina in the 1963 science fiction film ''[[The Day of the Triffids]]''. She also worked as a glamour model in the late 1950s. | Her films include ''Sarah'' (about the life of {{w|Sarah Bernhardt}}), ''Hiding Place'', {{wi|The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery}}, ''Mix Me a Person'' and the part of the blind French girl Bettina in the 1963 science fiction film ''[[The Day of the Triffids]]''. She also worked as a glamour model in the late 1950s. | ||
[[File:Lady larna.jpg|thumb|Carole in the 1960's|left]] | |||
In addition to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', her television appearances include ''Suspense'' (in the play {{wi|Man on a Bicycle}}), {{wi|Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?}}, {{wi|Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye}}, {{wi|Emergency – Ward 10}}, {{wi|Attorney General (TV series)|Attorney General}}, {{wi|Moonstrike}}, ''[[Compact]]'', {{wi|Probation Officer (TV series)|Probation Officer}} and ''Dial M for Murder''. According to the documentary ''[[Doctor Who: Origins]]'', it was an appearance on ''[[Z-Cars]]'' that led to Ford being tested for the role of [[Susan Foreman]] in ''Doctor Who''. According to ''The Handbook: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Production of Doctor Who'', [[Waris Hussein]], director of the first ''Doctor Who'' episodes, recommended Ford after seeing her image on a studio monitor; this came after a number of other actresses (including future companions [[Jackie Lane]] and [[Anneke Wills]]) had been passed over for the part. | |||
[[File:Janet_and_Carole.jpg|thumb|right|Carole with then-current companion [[Janet Fielding]].]] | |||
Playing the granddaughter of [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], she was one of the first [[companion]]s to appear in the show in 1963; although Ford was twenty-three at the time, Susan was depicted as being fifteen. She left the series in an emotional farewell scene in 1964 at the conclusion of ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but briefly returned for the twentieth anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' in 1983 and also appeared in the thirtieth-anniversary charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She has also appeared on ''[[Juke Box Jury]]'' (in fact she appeared on the programme only a couple of days after her first wardrobe fitting for ''Doctor Who'') and numerous quiz shows. She has done a multitude of voiceovers, dubbing, post-synching and audio tapes. | Playing the granddaughter of [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], she was one of the first [[companion]]s to appear in the show in 1963; although Ford was twenty-three at the time, Susan was depicted as being fifteen. She left the series in an emotional farewell scene in 1964 at the conclusion of ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', but briefly returned for the twentieth anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' in 1983 and also appeared in the thirtieth-anniversary charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She has also appeared on ''[[Juke Box Jury]]'' (in fact she appeared on the programme only a couple of days after her first wardrobe fitting for ''Doctor Who'') and numerous quiz shows. She has done a multitude of voiceovers, dubbing, post-synching and audio tapes. | ||
Ford remained close friends with [[William Hartnell]] after leaving ''Doctor Who'' and was devastated by his death in 1975. | Ford remained close friends with [[William Hartnell]] after leaving ''Doctor Who'' and was devastated by his death in 1975. | ||
She is currently teaching voice, presentation skills and dialogue coaching to politicians, businessmen, after dinner speakers and actors. | |||
She has also reprised the role of Susan in two ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio plays by [[Big Finish Productions]], ''[[Auld Mortality (audio story)|Auld Mortality]]'' and ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]''. She again returned to the role in several other Big Finish dramas, including ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'', ''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]'' and ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'', the latter of which co-starred her daughter [[Tara-Louise Kaye]] as the story's villain [[Meedla]]. | She has also reprised the role of Susan in two ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio plays by [[Big Finish Productions]], ''[[Auld Mortality (audio story)|Auld Mortality]]'' and ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]''. She again returned to the role in several other Big Finish dramas, including ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'', ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'', ''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]'' and ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'', the latter of which co-starred her daughter [[Tara-Louise Kaye]] as the story's villain [[Meedla]]. | ||
She is older than [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Peter Capaldi]], almost twice the age of [[David Tennant]], and more than twice the age of [[Matt Smith]] | She is older than [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Peter Capaldi]], almost twice the age of [[David Tennant]], and more than twice the age of [[Matt Smith]], [[Jodie Whittaker]] and [[Ncuti Gatwa]], all of whom play her on-screen grandparent. | ||
In 2024, she became the last surviving member of the original ''Doctor Who'' cast. | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Ford is married with two daughters. One of her daughters, [[Tara-Louise Kaye]], is also an actress and starred alongside her in the Big Finish audio ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]''. | |||
== | == DWU credits == | ||
As [[Susan Foreman]] | |||
=== Television === | === Television === | ||
==== | ==== Doctor Who ==== | ||
* [[The Pilot Episode]] | * ''[[The Pilot Episode]]'' | ||
* ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' | * ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' | * ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' | * ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' | * ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' | ||
* ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of | * ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | * ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | * ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
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=== Direct-to-video === | === Direct-to-video === | ||
* ''[[Planet of Giants (home video)|Planet of Giants]]'' [[DVD]] release (voice) | |||
* ''[[Planet of Giants ( | |||
=== Audio | === Audio === | ||
==== | ==== Special Releases ==== | ||
* ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'' | * ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)|An Earthly Child]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'' | * ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'' | ||
==== ''Eighth Doctor Adventures | ==== The Lost Stories ==== | ||
* ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' | |||
==== The Eighth Doctor Adventures ==== | |||
* ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'' | * ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'' | ||
* ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'' | * ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'' | ||
* ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'' | * ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'' | ||
==== | ==== Once and Future ==== | ||
* ''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]'' | |||
==== | |||
* ''[[The | |||
==== | ==== The First Doctor Adventures ==== | ||
* ''[[Tick-Tock World (audio story)|Tick-Tock World]]'' | * ''[[Tick-Tock World (audio story)|Tick-Tock World]]'' | ||
==== | ==== The Early Adventures ==== | ||
* ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'' | * ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Age of Endurance (audio story)|The Age of Endurance]]'' | * ''[[The Age of Endurance (audio story)|The Age of Endurance]]'' | ||
* ''[[After the Daleks (audio story)|After the Daleks]]'' | |||
==== | ==== The Companion Chronicles ==== | ||
* ''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]'' | * ''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]'' | ||
* ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'' | * ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'' | * ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Sleeping Blood (audio story)|The Sleeping Blood]]'' | * ''[[The Sleeping Blood (audio story)|The Sleeping Blood]]'' | ||
* ''[[E is for... (audio story)|E is for... ]]'' | * ''[[E is for... (audio story)|E is for...]] '' | ||
==== | ==== Destiny of the Doctors ==== | ||
* ''[[Hunters of Earth (audio story)|Hunters of Earth]]'' | * ''[[Hunters of Earth (audio story)|Hunters of Earth]]'' | ||
==== | ==== Short Trips ==== | ||
* ''[[All Hands on Deck (audio story)|All Hands on Deck]]'' | * ''[[All Hands on Deck (audio story)|All Hands on Deck]]'' - Narrator (in-character as Susan) | ||
* ''[[A Small Semblance of Home (audio story)|A Small Semblance of Home]]'' - Narrator | |||
==== | ==== Susan's War ==== | ||
* ''[[Prequel (Susan's War)|Prequel]]'' | * ''[[Prequel (Susan's War)|Prequel]]'' | ||
* ''[[Sphere of Influence (audio story)|Sphere of Influence]]'' | * ''[[Sphere of Influence (audio story)|Sphere of Influence]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Shoreditch Intervention (audio story)|The Shoreditch Intervention]]'' | * ''[[The Shoreditch Intervention (audio story)|The Shoreditch Intervention]]'' | ||
==== '' | Other Roles | ||
=== Direct-to-video === | |||
* ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'' - [[Zorelle]] | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Novel Adaptations ==== | |||
* ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'' - [[The Sentience (Nightshade)|The Sentience]] | |||
==== Doctor Who Unbound ==== | |||
* ''[[Auld Mortality (audio story)|Auld Mortality]]'' - [[Susan (Auld Mortality)|alternate Susan]] | |||
* ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]'' - alternate Susan | |||
==== Gallifrey ==== | |||
* ''[[Forever (audio story)|Forever]]'' - [[Sura|Unit 190]] | * ''[[Forever (audio story)|Forever]]'' - [[Sura|Unit 190]] | ||
=== Audiobook readings === | === Audiobook readings === | ||
==== Target Novelisations ==== | |||
* ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'' | * ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Lust in Space]]'' | * ''[[Lust in Space]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]'' | * ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who: Origins]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who: Origins (documentary)|Doctor Who: Origins]]'' | ||
* ''Myth Makers: William Hartnell'' | * ''Myth Makers: William Hartnell'' | ||
* ''[[Adventures in Space and Time]]'' | * ''[[Adventures in Space and Time]]'' | ||
* ''[[Over the Edge]]'' | * ''[[Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" (documentary)|Over the Edge]]'' | ||
* ''[[Inside the Spaceship (documentary)|Inside the Spaceship]]'' | * ''[[Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (documentary)|Inside the Spaceship]]'' | ||
* ''[[Celebration (documentary)|Celebration]]'' | * ''[[Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (documentary)|Celebration]]'' | ||
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!]]'' | * ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!: The 1960s (documentary)|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]'' | ||
* ''[[Rediscovering the Urge to Live]]'' | * ''[[Rediscovering the Urge to Live (documentary)|Rediscovering the Urge to Live]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]'' | ||
* ''[[Looking for David (documentary)|Looking for David]]'' | |||
* ''[[Flight Through Eternity (documentary)|Flight Through Eternity]]'' | |||
=== Other === | === Other === | ||
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* ''[[Myth Runner (home video)|Myth Runner]]'' | * ''[[Myth Runner (home video)|Myth Runner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)|Doctor Who at the Proms]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)|Doctor Who at the Proms]]'' | ||
* ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' | * ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' - [[Joyce (An Adventure in Space and Time)|Joyce]] | ||
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' | * ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast]] | [[Category:Doctor Who regular cast]] | ||
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[[Category:Special Releases voice actors]] | [[Category:Special Releases voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Big Finish regular cast]] | [[Category:Big Finish regular cast]] | ||
[[Category:Actors who portrayed | [[Category:Actors who portrayed Susan Foreman]] | ||
[[Category:The First Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | [[Category:The First Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Susan's War voice actors]] | [[Category:Susan's War voice actors]] | ||
[[ru:Кэрол Энн Форд]] | |||
[[Category:Once and Future voice actors]] |
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