Nina Foch (1924–2008)

Actress | Miscellaneous Crew | Soundtrack

A leading lady of the 1940s, the tall and blonde Foch usually played cool, aloof and often foreign,...

Born: April 20, 1924
Died: December 5, 2008 (age 84)

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Known For

An American in Paris Milo Roberts (1951)
The Ten Commandments Bithiah (1956)
Spartacus Helena Glabrus (1960)
Known For

Executive Suite Erica Martin (1954)
Actress

The Closer Doris Donnelly (2007)
NCIS Mrs. Victoria Mallard (2005-2006)
Back When We Were Grownups Mrs. Holmes (2004)
How to Deal Grandma Halley (2003)
State of Grace Aunt Elizabeth (2002)
Pumpkin Betsy Collander (2002)
Bull Madeline (2000)
Just Shoot Me! Catherine DuChamp (2000)
Dharma & Greg Beatrice (1999)
Family Blessings Peg Miller (1998)
Shadow of Doubt Sylvia Saxon (1998)
Hush Alice Baring (1998)
'Til There Was You Sophia Monroe (1997)
It's My Party Brandon's Mother (1996)
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon Burak (1994)
Murder, She Wrote Rebecca Kinkaid (1991-1994)
Missing Persons Bernice (1994)
Gloria Vane Luli (1993)
Tales of the City Frannie Halcyon (1993)
Morning Glory Miss Beasly (1993)
Sliver Evelyn McEvoy (1993)
The Sands of Time Ellen Scott (1992)
Reasonable Doubts Carmela Kaufman (1992)
In the Arms of a Killer Mrs. Venible (1992)
Dear John Mrs. Lacey (1990-1991)
Hunter Gloria Morrell (1990)
L.A. Law Marcia Schwartz (1990)
Room for Romance (1990)
Skin Deep Alex's Mother (1989)
War and Remembrance Comtesse de Chambrun (1988)
Outback Bound Samantha's mother (1988)
Dixie Lanes Hazel Laidlaw (1988)
Shadow Chasers Dr. Juliana Moorhouse (1985-1986)
The New Mike Hammer Mildred Hofsteder (1986)
Comedy Factory Hannah Kingsley (1986)
Nomads Real Estate Agent (1986)
Trapper John, M.D. Julie Luden (1984)
Rich and Famous Literary Party Guest (1981)
Lou Grant Mrs. Polk (1979)
Ebony, Ivory and Jade Dr. Adela Teba (1979)
The Magical World of Disney Aunt Lavinia Culp (1978)
Jennifer Mrs. Calley (1978)
McMillan & Wife Marietta Galway (1977)
The Great Houdini Reverend Le Veyne (1976)
Barnaby Jones Myra Westmore (1973-1976)
Mahogany Miss Evans (1975)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Madame Trevi (1975)
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Ceil (1974)
Salty (1974)
The Magician Irene Denore (1974)
Salty Mrs. Penninger (1973)
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Sylvia Mitchell (1973)
The Wide World of Mystery Nellie (1973)
The Brian Keith Show Mrs. Peterson (1973)
Hawaii Five-O Marian Scott (1973)
Mod Squad Mrs. Dykstra (1968-1973)
Female Artillery Amelia Craig (1973)
The Scarecrow Goody Rickby (1972)
Such Good Friends Julie's Mother (1971)
Men at Law Barbara Masters (1971)
That Girl Frances Nelson (1971)
The Name of the Game Mrs. Fredericks (1968-1970)
McCloud Sgt. V.J. Dameron (1970)
To Rome with Love Diana Masterson (1970)
The F.B.I. Terry Simms (1970)
Paris 7000 Emma Torrance (1970)
Gidget Grows Up Bibi Crosby (1969)
Gunsmoke Agatha Corey (1969)
The Wild Wild West Duchess Sophia (1969)
Penelope Beware! Lucretia (1968)
Prescription: Murder Carol Flemming (1968)
Bonanza Clarissa Cartwright (1967)
I Spy Gerta (1967)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Vera Stannard (1966-1967)
The Long, Hot Summer Carlotta (1966)
A Man Called Shenandoah Marlee Cole (1966)
Combat! Madame Carmaux (1965)
Dr. Kildare Georgia Pettigrew (1965)
Mr. Broadway Maggie (1964)
Valentine's Day Miss Landers (1964)
Special for Women: A Child in Danger Ruth Taylor (1964)
Burke's Law Anjanette Delacroix (1964)
Route 66 Samantha (1961-1964)
The Outer Limits Eva Fraser (1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth Angelica Cellini (1963)
Kraft Suspense Theatre Sarah Middleton (1963)
Arrest and Trial Ellen Burnham (1963)
Sam Benedict Nora Hildon (1963)
The Virginian Frances Graham (1963)
Naked City Kitty Lamson (1961-1962)
Theatre '62 Mrs. Danvers (1962)
General Electric Theater Mrs. Davenheim (1953-1962)
The Dick Powell Theatre Ginny Thatcher (1962)
Bus Stop Kitty Blaine (1962)
Checkmate Anne Elliot (1961)
Shirley Temple's Storybook Merwitch (1961)
The Americans Rose Greenbow (1961)
The United States Steel Hour Julia Walton (1954-1960)
Spartacus Helena Glabrus (1960)
Moment of Fear Sally Mellanby (1960)
Play of the Week Andromache (1960)
Cash McCall Maude Kennard (1960)
The Loretta Young Show Joan Rogers (1955-1959)
Rawhide Madrina Wilcox (1959)
The Thin Man Beatrice Dane (1959)
Ten Little Indians Vera Claythorne (1959)
Playhouse 90 Wanda Newton (1956-1958)
Pursuit Mrs. Claire Holden (1958)
Studio One in Hollywood Anthony's wife (1952-1958)
Matinee Theatre Beatrice (1958)
Wagon Train Clara Beauchamp (1957)
Climax! Caroline Emmet (1955-1957)
Kraft Theatre (1957)
The Alcoa Hour Brita (1957)
Three Brave Men Lt. Mary Jane McCoy (1956)
The Ten Commandments Bithiah (1956)
Playwrights '56 Belle Thurmond (1955-1956)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Susan Harland (1956)
Illegal Ellen Miles (1955)
You're Never Too Young Gretchen Brendan (1955)
The Colgate Comedy Hour Sophie Teale (1955)
Producers' Showcase Kay Thorndyke (1954)
Four Guns to the Border Maggie Flannery (1954)
Danger (1953-1954)
Suspense (1949-1954)
Justice (1954)
Executive Suite Erica Martin (1954)
The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953)
Fast Company Mercedes Bellway (1953)
Sombrero Elena Cantu (1953)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950-1953)
Hollywood Opening Night (1953)
Lux Video Theatre Jane Conway (1950-1952)
The Gulf Playhouse (1952)
Scaramouche Marie Antoinette (1952)
Young Man with Ideas Joyce Laramie (1952)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Sabrina (1951-1952)
Tales of Tomorrow (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse (1952)
Chesterfield Presents (1952)
Lights Out (1951-1952)
An American in Paris Milo Roberts (1951)
St. Benny the Dip Linda Kovacs (1951)
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1951)
Cameo Theatre (1951)
Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (1951)
Nash Airflyte Theatre (1951)
Two Girls Named Smith (1951)
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Wife (1949)
Repertory Theatre Elizabeth (1949)
Johnny Allegro Glenda Chapman (1949)
The Undercover Man Judith Warren (1949)
The Dark Past Betty (1948)
The Guilt of Janet Ames Susie Pearson (1947)
Johnny O'Clock Harriet Hobson (1947)
Prison Ship Anne Graham (1945)
My Name Is Julia Ross Julia Ross (1945)
A Thousand and One Nights Harem Girl (1945)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous Sally Brown (1945)
Escape in the Fog Eileen Carr (1945)
I Love a Mystery Ellen Monk (1945)
A Song to Remember Constantia (1945)
She's a Sweetheart Jeanne (1944)
Strange Affair Frieda Brenner (1944)
Cry of the Werewolf Princess Celeste LaTour (1944)
Shadows in the Night Lois Garland (1944)
She's a Soldier Too Tessie Legruda (1944)
Nine Girls Alice Blake (1944)
The Return of the Vampire Nicki Saunders (1943)
Actress

Wagon Wheels West Jan Colburn (1943)
Soundtrack

War and Remembrance (1988)
Soundtrack

Route 66 (1962)
Director

Family Blessings (1998)
Miscellaneous Crew

Moll Flanders (1996)
It's My Party (1996)
The Grass Harp (1995)
The Cure (1995)
Speechless (1994)
Blown Away (1994)
Miscellaneous Crew

Encino Man (1992)
Getting It Right (1989)
Archive footage

The Ten Commandments: Making Miracles (2011)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010)
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Cinema 3 (2008)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
Archive footage

Classified X (1998)
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Awards

Did You Know

In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta, but was also dubbed by Lydia Simoneschi (in My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)); Rina Morelli (in The Ten Commandments (1956)) and Giovanna Scotto.

Quotes

[on her The Dark Past (1948) co-stars] Bill Holden [William Holden] was a sweetheart. He was lovely to work with. I think Bill's father had made him believe that acting wasn't really a fit occupation for a man, which gave him great unhappiness. But ...