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Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford

Actor · Born June 16, 1940 (86)

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 16, 1940 (86)
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 52% in 30 days

What are Carole Ann Ford's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
36%
Morality
27%
Survival
26%
Power
10%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Warm
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carole Ann Ford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carole Ann Ford's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Harbinger(2026)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susan Foreman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Daleks in Colour(2023)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • An Adventure in Space and Time(2013)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor(2013)

    as Susan Foreman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Rediscovering the Urge to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Vision On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • The Sets of Marinus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • Mounting the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2008)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Five Doctors, One Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Verity Lambert: Drama Queen(2008)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Creation of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • Masters of Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • The Story of Doctor Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage)

  • Then & Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Soul's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stella Grant

  • The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Zorelle

  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who Then & Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan

  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Susan Foreman (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Susan Foreman

  • The Incredible Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Women (uncredited)

  • The Hiding Place(1975)

    as Woman

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie

  • Dial M for Murder(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Cindy

  • The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery(1966)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Sensorites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Aztecs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who: The Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Susan Foreman

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 51 episodes · as Susan Foreman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Susan Foreman

  • The Day of the Triffids(1963)

    as Bettina

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Punch and Judy Man(1963)

    as Girl in Kiosk · as Girl in Seaside Kiosk (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Moonstrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mix Me a Person(1962)

    as Jen

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Night We Got the Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Horrors of the Black Museum(1959)

    as Teen in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dance Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saint Joan(1957)

    as Young Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Last Load (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1948 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Daleks in Colour (2023)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s4 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Carole Ann Ford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 13 of 14 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

89th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Carole Ann Ford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carole Ann Ford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacqueline Hill shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers