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Nina Foch

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Nina Foch

Born April 20, 1924 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, NetherlandsDied December 5, 200871 films

Nina Foch (born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock; April 20, 1924 – December 5, 2008) was a Dutch American actress. After signing a contract with Columbia Pictures at age 19, Foch became a regular in the studio's horror pictures and films noir before establishing herself as a leading lady in the mid-1940s through the 1950s, often playing roles as cool, aloof sophisticates. Her career spanned six decades, consisting of over 50 feature films and over 100 television appearances.

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The Ten Commandments posterFirst watchThe Ten Commandments19567.8as BithiahEscaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the…View film

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Spartacus poster7.5Spartacus1960An American in Paris poster7.0An American in Paris1951Sliver poster5.6Sliver1993Hush poster5.7Hush1998Scaramouche poster7.0Scaramouche1952Executive Suite poster7.0Executive Suite1954My Name Is Julia Ross poster6.7My Name Is Julia Ross1945How to Deal poster5.5How to Deal2003

Filmography

71 films as actor
  1. 2008'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
  2. 2004Back When We Were GrownupsMrs. Holmes
  3. 2003How to DealGrandma Halley
  4. 2002PumpkinBetsy Collander
  5. 1998Family BlessingsPeg Miller
  6. 1998Shadow of DoubtSylvia Saxon
  7. 1998HushAlice Baring
  8. 1997'Til There Was YouSophia Monroe
  9. 1996It's My PartyBrandon's mother
  10. 1994Alien Nation: Dark HorizonBurak
  11. 1993Morning GloryMiss Beasly
  12. 1993SliverMrs. McEvoy
  13. 1992The Sands of TimeEllen Scott
  14. 1992In the Arms of a KillerMrs. Venible
  15. 1989Skin DeepAlex's Mother
  16. 1988Outback BoundSamantha's mother
  17. 1988Dixie LanesHazel Laidlaw
  18. 1986NomadsReal Estate Agent
  19. 1981Rich and FamousLiterary Party Guest
  20. 1979Ebony, Ivory and JadeDr. Adela Teba
  21. 1978Child of GlassAunt Lavinia Culp
  22. 1978JenniferMrs. Calley
  23. 1976The Great HoudinisReverend Le Veyne
  24. 1975MahoganyMiss Evans
  25. 1973A Little Bit Like MurderNellie
  26. 1973Female ArtilleryAmelia Craig
  27. 1973SaltyMrs. Penninger
  28. 1972ScarecrowGoody Rickby
  29. 1971Such Good FriendsJulie's Mother
  30. 1969Gidget Grows UpBibi Crosby
  31. 1968Prescription: MurderCarol Flemming
  32. 1962Theatre 62: RebeccaMrs. Danvers
  33. 1960SpartacusHelena Glabrus
  34. 1960Cash McCallMaude Kennard
  35. 1959Ten Little IndiansVera Claythorne
  36. 1957The PlayroomMrs. Dorothy Kelly
  37. 1956Three Brave MenLt. Mary Jane McCoy
  38. 1956Heritage of AngerLibby Hanneman
  39. 1956The Ten CommandmentsBithiah
  40. 1955IllegalEllen Miles
  41. 1955Night of ExecutionEmily Rone
  42. 1955You're Never Too YoungGretchen Brendan
  43. 1954Four Guns to the BorderMaggie Flannery
  44. 1954Executive SuiteErica Martin
  45. 1953Fast CompanyMercedes Bellway
  46. 1953SombreroElena Cantu
  47. 1952The KillCarrie Brown Huddleston
  48. 1952ScaramoucheMarie Antoinette
  49. 1952Young Man with IdeasJoyce Laramie
  50. 1951An American in ParisMilo Roberts
  51. 1951St. Benny the DipLinda Kovacs
  52. 1949Johnny AllegroGlenda Chapman
  53. 1949The Undercover ManJudith Warren
  54. 1948The Dark PastBetty
  55. 1947The Guilt of Janet AmesSusie Pearson
  56. 1947Johnny O'ClockHarriet Hobson
  57. 1945Prison ShipAnne Graham
  58. 1945My Name Is Julia RossJulia Ross
  59. 1945A Thousand and One NightsHarem Girl
  60. 1945Boston Blackie's RendezvousSally Brown
  61. 1945Escape in the FogEileen Carr
  62. 1945I Love a MysteryEllen Monk
  63. 1945A Song to RememberConstantia
  64. 1944She's a SweetheartJeanne
  65. 1944Strange AffairFrieda Brenner
  66. 1944Cry of the WerewolfCeleste
  67. 1944Shadows in the NightLois Garland
  68. 1944She's a Soldier TooTessie Legruda
  69. 1944Nine GirlsAlice Blake
  70. 1943The Return of the VampireNicki Saunders
  71. 1943Wagon Wheels WestJan Colburn