Carole Ann Ford
Biography
Carole Ann Ford is an English actress who became known as Susan Foreman, the granddaughter of the Doctor, in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. Born in Ilford, she was one of the Doctor's first three companions alongside William Hartnell. She stayed until the 1964 Doctor Who serial The Dalek Invasion of Earth. Her film credits include The Day of the Triffids (1963), The Hiding Place (1975) and The Incredible Sarah, and on television she appeared in Suspense, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Public Eye. She returned to Doctor Who for the anniversary special The Five Doctors (1983) and later played a different character in Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans. From the 2000s she has reprised Susan in Big Finish audio plays, and she had a small role in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013).
86years old
Turns 87 on June 16in 218 days
- Born Ilford
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Carole Ann Lillian Ford
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 50 years1963 to 2013
Every film, newest first
- 2013An Adventure in Space and TimeIMDb rating 8.2
- 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsIMDb rating 8.1
- 1975The Hiding PlaceIMDb rating 7.4
- 1963The Day of the TriffidsIMDb rating 6.1
Genres
Share
Did you know?!
Big break
Carole Ann Ford's screen test for the part of Susan in Doctor Who in 1963 came about after she appeared on Z-Cars, according to the documentary Doctor Who: Origins.
Getting ready for a role
Ford said Susan was meant to resemble characters from The Champions, able to fly the TARDIS and use telepathy, but the series made her much more ordinary.
A first
In May 2025, Ford came back to Doctor Who as Susan in "The Interstellar Song Contest". Her first and latest turns as the character are 62 years apart.
Carole Ann Ford movies on Netflix
Worked with
Carole Ann Ford made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brian Cox's page
Arthur O'Connell's page
Lesley Manville's page
Julie Harris's page
David Bradley's page
Robert Rietty's page
All films by Freddie Francis
Steve SekelyDirector, 1 film, 1963
All films by Steve Sekely
Terry McDonoughDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Terry McDonough
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.