Carole Ann Ford

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

16 June 1940, 85 years old

Known For

An Adventure in Space and Time

The Day of the Triffids

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Horrors of the Black Museum

The Hiding Place

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Doctor Who: The Daleks

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Susan Foreman

2025

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2023

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

2017

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Self

2013

An Adventure in Space and Time

Joyce

2013

Doctor Who at the Proms

Self - Special Guest Appearance

2013

Rediscovering the Urge to Live

2012

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

Herself

2012

Vision On

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2012

Daleks! Conquer and Destroy

Self

2010

The Sets of Marinus

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2009

Mounting the Rescue

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2009

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2008

Five Doctors, One Studio

2008

Creation of the Daleks

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2006

Doctor Who: Origins

Self

2006

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

Self / Susan Foreman

2006

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

Self / Susan Foreman

2006

Masters of Sound

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2006

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

Susan Foreman (archive footage)

2003

Then & Now

2001

Soul's Ark

Stella Grant

1999

Lust in Space

Self

1998

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

1995

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

Zorelle

1994

30 Years in the TARDIS

Herself

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Susan Foreman

1993

Myth Runner

Herself

1987

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Susan Foreman (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Susan Foreman

1983

The Incredible Sarah

Women (uncredited)

1976

The Hiding Place

Woman

1975

Dial M for Murder

1967

The Man Outside

Cindy

1967

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

1966

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: The Daleks

Susan Foreman

1964

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Susan Foreman

1963

The Day of the Triffids

Bettina

1963

The Punch and Judy Man

Girl in Kiosk

1963

The Punch and Judy Man

Girl in Seaside Kiosk (Uncredited)

1963

Mix Me a Person

Jen

1962

The Night We Got the Bird

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

1960

Horrors of the Black Museum

Teen in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)

1959

The Last Load

1948