Frances Ford Biography (1939-)
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- actress, director, singer
- Birth Details
- November 10, 1939
- Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Famous Works
- Non-Theatrical Career
- Artist-in-Residence, PACE, Huntington, NY School Systems, 1968; Artist-in-Residence (Director), Friends Seminary, 1974-82; Teacher-Director, BrooklynFriends School, 1978-79.
- Debut
- Betty Price, Middle of the Night, Green Ram Baraboo, WI.
- New York Debut
- Baby, The Fairhaired Boy, Amateur Comedy Club, October 29-November9, 1963, ten performances.
- Principal Stage Appearances
- Barbara Allen, Dark of the Moon, Calumet Playhouse, MI, 1966; MaryMcKellway, Mary, Mary, Calumet Playhouse, Ml, 1966; Miep, Diary ofAnne Frank, PACE, Huntington, NY, 1968; Mary Cratchitt, The StingiestMan in Town, Town Hall, NY/Shubert, Cincinnati, OH, 1972; Liza Elliott,Lady in the Dark, Queensboro Community College, 1977; Katrin Rommel, Howling in the Night, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 1979; also: Mrs. Pearce/Mrs. Higgins, Pygmalion, Classic Theatre, NY; Lady Bracknell, TheImportance of Being Earnest, Meat and Potatoes, NY; Edith Piaf, others,The Paris of Jean Cocteau, Classic, NY; Mrs. Hardcastle, She Stoopsto Conquer, Meat and Potatoes, NY; Mariette, Medusa in the Suburbs, ELT Informal at Lincoln Center, NY; Madame, The Maids, Entermedia Marquee, NY.
- Major Tours
- Understudy to The Woman, The Coach with Six Insides, upstate New York, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, 1965-66; ensemble and understudy, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Gloriana Productions, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Florida, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, 1980-83.
- Principal Films
- Mrs. Kaufman, Darkness at Night; Simon.
- Television Debut
- Miss Ophelia, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Brooklyn College Cable TV, 1982.
- Cabaret Appearances
- singer, The Bushes of Central Park West, Tramps, The Art of the Accompanist, at the Ballroom.