Biography
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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2008
This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis of the cinematic adaptation, casting, the shoot, ...
Back When We Were Grownups
2004
as Mrs. Holmes
A 53-year-old widow believes she's turned into the wrong person in this bittersweet tale based on Anne Tyler's best-seller. Beck's (Blythe Danner) pla...
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B....
How to Deal
2003
as Grandma Halley
Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her mother is divorcing her father who is dating a younger wo...
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop...
Pumpkin
2002
as Betsy Collander
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when...
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Self
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.
Family Blessings
1998
as Peg Miller
Lee Reston is a widow whose police officer son Greg dies in a car accident. Greg's friend and fellow officer Chris Lallek tries to help the Reston fam...
Family Blessings
1998
Director
Lee Reston is a widow whose police officer son Greg dies in a car accident. Greg's friend and fellow officer Chris Lallek tries to help the Reston fam...
Universal Horror
1998
as Self - Interviewee
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Shadow of Doubt
1998
as Sylvia Saxon
An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.
Hush
1998
as Alice Baring
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family...
'Til There Was You
1997
as Sophia Monroe
Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.
It's My Party
1996
as Brandon's mother
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function ...
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self
The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
1994
as Burak
Followup movie to the TV series about 250,000 aliens, or "newcomers" as they are known, who have by now settled alongside the humans in California. Mo...
Morning Glory
1993
as Miss Beasly
An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.
Sliver
1993
as Mrs. McEvoy
A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.
The Sands of Time
1992
as Ellen Scott
Three nuns are caught up in the midst of Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
In the Arms of a Killer
1992
as Mrs. Venible
A young detective falls in love with a witness in a murder case and suddenly becomes a suspect herself.
Skin Deep
1989
as Alex's Mother
Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's blo...
Outback Bound
1988
as Samantha's mother
A girl from Beverly Hills tries to find her fathers opal mine in the Australian outback.
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Hazel Laidlaw
Small town America, 1945. The boys are coming home, as is Clarence Laidlaw who served overseas in lieu of serving time in prison. Chaos and confusion ...
Nomads
1986
as Real Estate Agent
One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words ...
Rich and Famous
1981
as Literary Party Guest
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979
as Dr. Adela Teba
In this prospective pilot, Mick Jade, a tennis bum-turned-Las Vegas-song-and-dance man, doubles as a private eye with two female dancers, Ebony and Iv...
Child of Glass
1978
as Aunt Lavinia Culp
Alexander Armsworth and his family move to an authentic antebellum mansion which once was owned by a river pirate. Alexander is drawn into a century-o...
Jennifer
1978
as Mrs. Calley
Ostracized at a snooty private school because of her rural, poor background, a scholarship student is tormented to the point where her only remaining ...
The Great Houdinis
1976
as Reverend Le Veyne
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he...
Mahogany
1975
as Miss Evans
An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambi...
A Little Bit Like Murder
1973
as Nellie
A malevolent old house is pervaded by evil spirits who inflict harm upon the occupants. Their latest victim is a woman who is overcome with hatred for...
Female Artillery
1973
as Amelia Craig
An outlaw joins up with a wagon train of pioneer women and secretly hides some money there, but his old gang shows up and wants their money - and the ...
Salty
1973
as Mrs. Penninger
After their parents are killed in a hurricane, brothers Taylor and Tim Reed are taken in by the owner of a fledgling marina in the Florida Everglades,...
Scarecrow
1972
as Goody Rickby
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as pa...
Such Good Friends
1971
as Julie's Mother
Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As s...
Gidget Grows Up
1969
as Bibi Crosby
After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The l...
Prescription: Murder
1968
as Carol Flemming
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart a...
Theatre 62: Rebecca
1962
as Mrs. Danvers
A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife.
Spartacus
1960
as Helena Glabrus
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena,...
Cash McCall
1960
as Maude Kennard
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. W...
Ten Little Indians
1959
as Vera Claythorne
Ten strangers are invited to a mansion on a remote island, where they are killed one by one by a mysterious assailant. Based on the Agatha Christie no...
Three Brave Men
1956
as Lt. Mary Jane McCoy
A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.
Heritage of Anger
1956
as Libby Hanneman
Industrialist Eddie Hanneman learns that his sons do not wish to take over the business that he has built. Son Johnny aspires to be a jet pilot. Howev...
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Bithiah
Escaping 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 qu...
Illegal
1955
as Ellen Miles
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney...
Night of Execution
1955
as Emily Rone
A woman is forced to leave her marriage by her violent, over-bearing husband whose objective is to train their young son to follow his evil footsteps.
You're Never Too Young
1955
as Gretchen Brendan
When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child -...
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Maggie Flannery
A group of outlaws plan and execute a robbery in a small town. However, things go awry as the team attempt a getaway, when a couple of the locals atte...
Executive Suite
1954
as Erica Martin
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Fast Company
1953
as Mercedes Bellway
The temperamental Carol Maldon leaves New York behind to take control of her father's stable, she inherited. Rick Grayton is a horse racing trainer wh...
Sombrero
1953
as Elena Cantu
Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.
The Kill
1952
as Carrie Brown Huddleston
Jeff and his family just moved into a small, rural community. When two sinister locals tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the thr...
Scaramouche
1952
as Marie Antoinette
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Joyce Laramie
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
An American in Paris
1951
as Milo Roberts
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist ...
St. Benny the Dip
1951
as Linda Kovacs
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having a...
Johnny Allegro
1949
as Glenda Chapman
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hun...
The Undercover Man
1949
as Judith Warren
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal t...
The Dark Past
1948
as Betty
A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be ab...
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as Susie Pearson
A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life during the war.
Johnny O'Clock
1947
as Harriet Hobson
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partn...
Prison Ship
1945
as Anne Graham
Panic arises among Allied POWs aboard a Japanese freighter when they learn that the ship is actually a decoy target for American submarines on night p...
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945
as Julia Ross
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothe...
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Harem Girl
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it ...
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Sally Brown
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
Escape in the Fog
1945
as Eileen Carr
A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a m...
I Love a Mystery
1945
as Ellen Monk
In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the ai...
A Song to Remember
1945
as Constantia
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, wher...
She's a Sweetheart
1944
as Jeanne
In this musical drama, a woman turns her mansion into a boarding house for soldiers on furlough, providing them with room, board, and musical entertai...
Strange Affair
1944
as Frieda Brenner
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up f...
Cry of the Werewolf
1944
as Celeste
A young gypsy girl turns into a wolf to destroy her enemies.
Shadows in the Night
1944
as Lois Garland
A criminal psychologist tries to help a beautiful heiress going mad in a haunted mansion.
She's a Soldier Too
1944
as Tessie Legruda
Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics.
Nine Girls
1944
as Alice Blake
One of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to investigate, some of the girls decide to do some sleuthing on...
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Nicki Saunders
In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in W...
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Jan Colburn
In this short western, a U.S. marshal seeks vengeance against the man who killed his father.
Don't Kill Your Friends
1943
as Young Girl
By setting a bad example, pilot Dilbert shows the necessary safety rules for fighter pilots, and the ones training them.