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Constance Ford

Actress / Model (person) / Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 07/01/1923 († 69, 02/26/1993) | The Bronx / Bronx, New York (United States of America (USA))
Constance Ford (born Cornelia M. Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and model. She portrayed Ada Lucas Hobson on the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, from 1967 until shortly before her death in 1993. She also appeared in nearly two dozen movies from 1956 to 1974, with her most noteworthy role being the matriarch Helen Jorgenson in A Summer Place (1959). ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Crime

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A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples. ...

A Summer Place

NR

1959 | 3.2/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. She sails for Italy, takes a job at a small bookstore in Rome, and meets Don, who h ...

Rome Adventure

NR

1962 | 2.8/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Romance / Love
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The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him. ...

Home from the Hill

NR

1960 | 3.4/5 | 2h 30min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opens with announc ...

Another World

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1964 | 2.9/5 | 1h per episode
Soap / Telenovela
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Movies with Constance Ford as Actress(14)

as Dolly1974 99 and 44/100% Dead
as Nurse Bracken1963 The Caretakers
as Christine1962 The Cabinet of Caligari
as Sophie Brice1962 House of Women
as Goldie Bartholomew1962 Shootout at Big Sag
as Daisy Bronson1962 Rome Adventure
as Mrs. Mandel1962 All Fall Down
as Jessie Inglish1961 Claudelle Inglish
as Opal Bixby1960 Home from the Hill
as Helen Jorgenson1959 A Summer Place
as Claire1957 The Iron Sheriff
as Mrs. Frances Nolan1957 Bailout at 43,000
as Peg1956 The Last Hunt
as Norma (uncredited)1950 Once Too Often

TV Shows/Series with Constance Ford as Actress(54)

as Longhorn Jenny1966 Shane
1964 Another World
1963 The Dakotas
1962 Sam Benedict
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as Reba Guy1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 87th Precinct
as Louise Jenkins1960 Thriller
as Connie Walworth1960 Thriller
1960 Surfside 6
1960 Outlaws
1959 The Deputy
as Georgia1959 Rawhide
as Jessie Lawrence1959 Law of the Plainsman
as Reba1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Barbara Polk1959 The Twilight Zone
as Rhonda Cameron1958 Naked City
as Sarah Lawton1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Gwen Parsons1958 Bat Masterson
as Ivy Dickson1958 Bat Masterson
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Helen Reed1957 Perry Mason
as Frances1957 Perry Mason
as Sylvia Thompson1957 Perry Mason
1957 Trackdown
1956 State Trooper
as Connie1956 Playhouse 90
1956 The Edge of Night
as Laura Lovett1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Ellen Grant1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Shasta Cooney1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Anna Hartley1955 The Millionaire
as Pearl Bender1955 Gunsmoke
as Florida1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Matinee Theater
1954 Woman With A Past
as Ellen MacKenzie1954 Climax!
as Helen1954 Climax!
as Harriet Adams1954 Climax!
as Betty1953 GE Theater
as Mrs. Bannon1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 Search for Tomorrow
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Marty1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Edie1950 Lux Video Theatre
1950 Danger
1949 Suspense
1948 Studio One
as Adrian Falcon1948 Studio One
as Blanche Gallagher1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
1946 Lights Out

Full Name: Constance Ford
Born: Sunday, 07/01 1923 (July) in The Bronx / Bronx, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 02/26 1993 (February) in Manhattan (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: HB Studio
Other names for Constance Ford (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"コンスタンス・フォード"
Constance Ford frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (48x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (47x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (44x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (43x, Actor)
John Anderson (41x, Actor)
Claude Akins (39x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (39x, Actor)
William Schallert (39x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (38x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (37x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (37x, Actress)
Delmer Daves (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:308791, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024