Nina Foch
Nina Foch
Blonde, ice cool, and sophisticated actress Nina Foch has worked steadily in feature films and television since making her film debut in Return of the Vampire (1943). As a contracted starlet for Columbia Pictures, Foch spent several years appearing in many B-films before she was able to prove herself ready for bigger fare. Born to Dutch conductor/composer Dirk Fock and an American chorine/WWI-era pin-up girl, Foch was born in Holland but raised in Manhattan. Before enrolling in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts to study acting, she had briefly been a concert pianist and an amateur painter. As an actress, Foch gained experience with local theater and touring companies until signing with Columbia in 1943. In 1947, Foch made the first of many forays on Broadway. By the early '50s, she was being cast in secondary but better roles in such films as An American in Paris (1951) and Scaramouche (1952). In 1954, Foch appeared in Executive Suite for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. But for a few television appearances and some stage work, Foch took a respite from acting in 1960 that lasted over ten years. She made a comeback in Such Good Friends (1971) and continued to appear sporadically in films as a character actress. Foch also worked steadily in television, was a respected drama coach in Hollywood, and taught at UCLA's School of Cinematic Arts for 40 years before her death in late 2008. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Nina Foch:
- Hush with Jessica Lange , Gwyneth Paltrow , Hal Holbrook
- Dixie Lanes with Hoyt Axton , Karen Black , John Vernon , Ruth Buzzi , Moses Gunn
- The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston , Yul Brynner , Anne Baxter , Edward G. Robinson , Yvonne DeCarlo , Debra Paget , Cedric Hardwicke , Martha Scott , Judith Anderson , Vincent Price , John Carradine , Douglas Dumbrille , Frank DeKova , Henry Wilcoxon , Lawrence Dobkin , H.B. Warner , Woody Strode , Charlton Heston , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Michael Ansara , Henry Brandon , Frankie Darro , Edward Earle , Franklin Farnum , Frank Lackteen , Kenneth MacDonald , Peter Mamakos , Robert Vaughn , Clint Walker , Michael Connors , Cecil B. DeMille , John Hart , Stanley Price , James Coburn
- Spartacus with Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier , Jean Simmons , Charles Laughton , Peter Ustinov , Tony Curtis , John Gavin , Herbert Lom , John Ireland , Joanna Barnes , Harold J. Stone , Woody Strode , John Hoyt , Ted DeCorsia , Saul Gorss , Charles Frank Horvath , Cliff Lyons , Charles McGraw , Eddie Parker , Gil Perkins , Chuck Roberson , Dale vanSickel , Anthony Hopkins
- Sliver with Sharon Stone , William Baldwin , Tom Berenger , Martin Landau , CCH Pounder
- Nomads with Pierce Brosnan , Lesley-Anne Down , Mary Woronov
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