Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford
Ford in 1986
Born
Carole Ann Lillian Higgins[1]

(1940-06-16) 16 June 1940 (age 84)
Ilford, Essex, England
EducationBarking Abbey Grammar School
OccupationActress
Years active1948–2013 • 2024–present[2]
Known forFirst Doctor Who companion
The Day of the Triffids
TelevisionDoctor Who (1963–64, 1983, 1993)
Spouses
  • Walter Jokel
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1959; div. 1967)​
    [3]
  • Harry Kornhauser
    ​
    (m. 1974)​
    [4]
Children2

Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940)[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Entry Info". FreeBMD. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ^ https://gamerant.com/3-doctor-who-ogs-return-new-spinoffs/
  3. ^ "Decree for actress". The Daily Telegraph. 18 April 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2020 – via Doctor Who Cuttings Archive.
  4. ^ "Curse of Dr Who (or why do so many of the time traveller's mini-skirted assistants seem to have been lost in space?)". Doctor Who Cuttings Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Doctor Who Guide". Retrieved 9 February 2013.