Constance Ford

Constance Ford

Nascimento : 1923-07-01,

Morte : 1993-02-26

História

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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Constance Ford

Filmes

Até o Último Disparo
Dolly
Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.
Almas nas Trevas
Nurse Bracken
Narra as provações dos doentes mentais e seus cuidadores em uma enfermaria superlotada de um hospital. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Shootout at Big Sag
Goldie Bartholomew
A man has his eyes set on controlling the Big Sag territory in Montana and hopes to achieve his goal by forcing a newly-arrived family from Texas from their land. Hoping to convince the local saloonkeeper to help him, the man sends his daughter into town with instructions for his potential partner. A storm waylays the daughter during her trip to town and she is forced to stay at the home of her father's intended victims, leading to an interesting turn or two.
The Cabinet of Caligari
Christine
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
Candelabro Italiano
Daisy Bronson
Prudence, uma jovem professora americana, pede demissão da escola depois de ser criticada por dar para uma aluna a sua cópia de um livro sobre romance. Ela viaja para a Itália de navio, aceita um emprego em uma pequena livraria em Roma, e encontra Don, que acaba de romper com sua namorada. Prudence e Don viajam juntos pela Itália e, naturalmente, surge o romance.
House of Women
Sophie Brice
An innocent, pregnant prison inmate (Shirley Knight) becomes the bad warden's (Andrew Duggan) personal favorite.
O Anjo Violento
Mrs. Mandel
Ralph and Annabell Willart are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry. When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman named Echo O’Brien, he really gets his parents at each others’ throats.
Claudelle Inglish
Jessie Inglish
A young daughter of poor farmers is forced by her mother to ditch her young boyfriend in order to marry an old rich neighbor but the girl rebels by becoming the town's harlot.
A Casa da Colina
Opal Bixby
História dramática de influente família Texana, os Hunnicutt, ambientada no final dos anos 50. O capitão Wade Hunnicutt é o cidadão mais rico e poderoso de sua cidade texana; Ele também é um notório mulherengo, que transformou sua esposa Hannah contra ele. Ela criou o filho Theron para ser dependente dela; mas quando ele atinge a idade adulta, Hunnicutt insiste em assumir sua educação, iniciando-o na caça e em outras atividades masculinas, sob o olhar atento de Rafe, o funcionário leal de Hunnicutt. Mas o novo estilo de vida de Theron o leva a um caso de amor com uma garota local e, daí, ao aprendizado de coisas sobre os pais que antes estavam escondidos dele. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Amores Clandestinos
Helen Jorgenson
Ken Jorgeson (Richard Egan) é um importante homem de negócios que resolve levar sua esposa Helen (Constance Ford) e sua filha Molly (Sandra Dee) a uma ilha fora da costa de Maine, local onde foi salva-vidas, para passar as tão esperadas férias. Já no resort, Molly conhece Johnny Hunter (Troy Donahue) por quem se apaixona perdidamente. O que eles não sabem é que o pai de Molly, Ken, e a mãe de Johnny, Sylvia (Dorothy McGuire), tiveram uma ardente e intensa paixão na adolescência, exatamente no mesmo resort. O reencontro dos dois irá reacender um amor adolescente que nunca se apagou completamente, criando um clima tenso mesclado de paixão e traição.
Bailout at 43,000
Mrs. Frances Nolan
An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.
The Iron Sheriff
Claire
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of evidence directly to his own son, Benjie. Sworn to uphold the law at all costs, Galt is grimly determined to see that Benjie will receive a fair trial without any coercion on his part. But the townsfolk have already decided that the sheriff will try to spring the boy, and a lynch-mob mentality slows festers its way through the community. As the trial proceeds, it becomes obvious that Benjie is going to hang for his alleged crime, but there's still one or two surprises in store.
The Comedian
Connie
Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.
A Última Caçada
Peg
A Última Caçada(The Last Hunt). Sandy McKenzie (Stewart Granger), um famoso caçador de búfalos, cansado da profissão, tenta investir por volta de 1880 no negócio de gado mas não alcança muito sucesso. Ele encontra o temível pistoleiro Charlie Gilson (Robert Taylor), que conhece a reputação de Sandy e o convence a partir para mais uma caçada de búfalos. Gilson só pensa no dinheiro e não se importa com quem tem que matar para conseguir, homem ou animal.
Once Too Often
Norma (uncredited)
A soldier has a ten-day leave from his military duties. He’s an easygoing guy who rarely thinks about his sometimes reckless behavior until he tempts fate once too often.