Constance Ford

Acting

Constance Ford

Born July 1, 1923The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA61 credits

Constance Ford began her career in television in the 1950s, performing in live television dramas on "Studio One in Hollywood" (1948),"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950), "Goodyear Playhouse" (1951), and other acclaimed series, and playing recurring characters in four afternoon serials; "Rose Peabody" in "Search for Tomorrow" (1951), "Lynn Sherwood" in "Woman with a Past" (1954), "Eve Morris" in "The Edge of Night"(1956) and "Ada Davis Downs Hobson" in "Another World" (1964). Ford's assertive style made her a favorite of TV casting directors, and she was often featured in episodes of "Ponds Theater" (1953), "Bat Masterson" (1958), "Rawhide" (1959), "Gunsmoke" (1955), "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955), "Twilight Zone" (1959), and other series, as tough but sensible career women.

Known For

Filmography

Shane
1966Shane
as Longhorn JennyTV
The Caretakers
1963The Caretakers
as Nurse BrackenMovie
Shootout at Big Sag
1962Shootout at Big Sag
as Goldie BartholomewMovie
Rome Adventure
1962Rome Adventure
as Daisy BronsonMovie
House of Women
1962House of Women
as Sophie BriceMovie
All Fall Down
1962All Fall Down
as Mrs. MandelMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Reba GuyTV
Claudelle Inglish
1961Claudelle Inglish
as Jessie InglishMovie
Thriller
1960Thriller
as Louise JenkinsTV
Home from the Hill
1960Home from the Hill
as Opal BixbyMovie
A Summer Place
1959A Summer Place
as Helen JorgensonMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as Barbara PolkTV
Law of the Plainsman
1959Law of the Plainsman
as Jessie LawrenceTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as GeorgiaTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Masterson
as Gwen ParsonsTV
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Rhonda CameronTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sarah LawtonTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Helen ReedTV
Bailout at 43,000
1957Bailout at 43,000
as Mrs. Frances NolanMovie
The Iron Sheriff
1957The Iron Sheriff
as ClaireMovie
The Comedian
1957The Comedian
as ConnieMovie
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90
as ConnieTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Pearl BenderTV
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaire
as Anna HartleyTV
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Ellen MacKenzieTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. BannonTV
O
1950Once Too Often
as Norma (uncredited)Movie
T
1950The Two Kingdoms
as Erika KoernerMovie