Nina Foch Biography (1924-)

Born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock, April 20, 1924, in Leyden, Holland; daughter ofDirk (a conductor) and Consuelo (an actress and singer; maiden name, Flowerton) Fock; married James Lipton, June 6, 1954 (divorced, 1959); married DennisBrite, November 27, 1959 (divorced, 1963); married Michael Dewell, October 31, 1967 (divorced, 1993); children: (second marriage) Dirk de Brito. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA90212-2775.; Office: P.O. Box 1884, Beverly Hills, CA 90213-1884.

Nationality: Dutch
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, teacher, director, acting coach, consultant
Birth Details: April 20, 1924; Leyden, Holland

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) Mary McKinley, John Loves Mary, Booth Theatre, 1947
Countess Olivia, Twelfth Night, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1949
Congressional Baby, Albany, NY, 1950
Dynamene, A Phoenix Too Frequent, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1950
The Philadelphia Story, summer stock production, 1950
Light Up the Sky, summer stock production, 1950
Cordelia, King Lear, National Theatre, New York City, 1950
Isabella, Measure for Measure, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1956 , then Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1957
Katharine, The Taming of the Shrew, American Shakespeare Festival,Stratford, 1956 , then Phoenix Theatre, 1957
Jane, A Second String, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City,1960
Masha, The Three Sisters, University of California at Los Angeles,1960
USA Revue, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962
Brecht on Brecht, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965
Freda Lawrence, "I Rise in Flames Cried the Phoenix," and Frances, "Windows," An Evening of Williams, Pinter and Schisgal, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965
The Seven Deadly Sins, San Francisco Ballet and Opera, CA, 1966
The Wife, All Over, Seattle Repertory Theatre, WA, 1972
Madame Arkadina, The Seagull, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1974
Major Tours
Stage debut, Western Union, Please, U.S. cities, 1941
Stage Director
"Ways and Means," Tonight at 8:30, National Repertory Theatre, American National Theatre Academy Theatre, New York City, and U.S. cities, 1966-67
Film Appearances
Jan Colburn, Wagon Wheels West, 1943
Alice Blake, Nine Girls, Columbia, 1944
Niki Saunders, Return of the Vampire, 1944
Princess Celeste LaTour, Cry of the Werewolf (also known as Daughter of the Werewolf), 1944
Lois Garland, Shadows in the Night, 1944
Frieda Brenner, Strange Affair, 1944
Jeanne, She's a Sweetheart (also known as Hello Mom), 1944
Cabbie, She's a Soldier Too, 1944
Constantia, A Song to Remember, Columbia, 1945
Title role, My Name Is Julia Ross, Columbia, 1945
Eileen Carr, Escape in the Fog, Columbia, 1945
Ellen Monk, I Love a Mystery, 1945
Anne Graham, Prison Ship, 1945
Sally Brown, Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (also known as Blackie's Rendezvous), 1945
Harriet Hobbs, Johnny O'Clock, 1947
Susie Pearson, The Guilt of Janet Ames, 1947
Betty, The Dark Past, 1948
Glenda Chapman, Johnny Allegro (also known as Hounded), 1949
Judith Warren, The Undercover Man, 1949
Milo Roberts, An American in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Linda Kovacs, St. Benny the Dip (also known as Escape If You Can), 1951
Marie Antoinette, Scaramouche, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Joyce Laramie, Young Man with Ideas, 1952
Elena Cantu, Sombrero, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Mercedes Bellway, Fast Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Erica Martin, Executive Suite, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Maggie Flannery, Four Guns to the Border, Universal, 1954
Ellen Miles, Illegal, Warner Bros., 1955
Gretchen Brendan, You're Never Too Young, Paramount, 1955
Lieutenant McCoy, Three Brave Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
Bithiah, The Ten Commandments, Paramount, 1957
Helena Glabrus, Spartacus, Universal, 1960
Maude Kennard, Cash McCall, Warner Bros., 1960
Mrs. Wallman, Such Good Friends, Paramount, 1971
Miss Evans, Mahogany, Paramount, 1975
Mrs. Calley, Jennifer (also known as Jennifer the Snake Goddess), 1978
Literary party guest, Rich and Famous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981
Indian Summer, 1986
Hazel Laidlaw, Dixie Lanes (also known as Relative Secrets), 1988
Alex's mother, Skin Deep, 1989

Mrs. McEvoy, Sliver (also known as Sliver-Gier der Augen),1993
Miss Beasley, Morning Glory, 1993
Brandon's mother, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
Sophia Monroe, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
Alice Baring, Hush, TriStar, 1998
Film Work
Associate director, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959 . Acting coach, The Encino Man (also known as California Man), 1992
Consultant to Ron Underwood, Speechless, 1994
Consultant to Stephen Hopkins, Blown Away, 1994
Consultant, The Grass Harp, 1995
Consultant to Peter Horton, The Cure, 1995
Consultant to Randal Kleiser, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
Consultant to Pen Densham, Moll Flanders, 1996
Television Appearances
Series
Panelist, Q.E.D., ABC, 1951
Panelist, That Reminds Me, 1952
Panelist, It's News to Me, CBS, 1954
Moderator, Let's Take Sides, 1957-59
Mrs. Pettigar, Salty, 1974
Dr. Juliana Moorehouse, Shadow Chasers, ABC, 1985-86
Movies
Carol Flemming, Prescription: Murder (also known as Columbo: Prescription Murder), 1968
Bibi Crosby, Gidget Grows Up, 1969
Goodby Rickby, The Scarecrow, 1972
Amelia Craig, Female Artillery, 1972
Reverend Le Veyne, The Great Houdini (also known as The Great Houdinis), 1976
Lavinia, Child of Glass, 1978
Dr. Adela Teba, Ebony, Ivory and Jade, 1980
Samantha's mother, Outback Bound, CBS, 1988
Mrs. Venible, In the Arms of a Killer, NBC, 1992
Burak, Alien Nation: Dark Horizon, Fox, 1994
Peg Miller, Family Blessings (also known as LaVyrle Spencer's "Family Blessings"), CBS, 1999
Sylvia Saxon, Shadow of Doubt (also known as Reasonable Doubt), Reasonable Doubt Productions, Cinemax, 1999
Miniseries
Comtesse de Chambrun, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1989
Ellen Scott, Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time, CBS, 1992
Frances "Frannie" Halcyon, Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City), PBS, 1993
Specials
Mrs. Davenham, Hercule Poirot, 1962
Ceil, Oh! Baby, Baby, Baby ... , 1974
Gardy Farraday, Pottsville, 1980
Hannah Kingsley, Chameleon, CBS, 1986
Charlton Heston, Arts and Entertainment, 1995 .Universal Horror, TCM, 1998
Pilots
Dr. Juliana Moorehouse, Shadow Chasers, 1985
Episodic
Performer, The Chevrolet Tele-Theater, 1948
"Three Cornered Moon," The Philco Television Playhouse, 1949
"The House of Dust," Lights Out, 1951
Your Show of Shows, 1951-53
Performer, Gulf Playhouse, 1952
"The Rise of Carthage," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1954
"State of the Union," Producer's Showcase, NBC, 1954
The Steve Allen Show, CBS, 1956
"A Double Life," The Alcoa Hour, 1957
Clara Beauchamp, "The Clara Beauchamp Story," Wagon Train, 1957
"Whisper of Evil," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
"Incident of the Judas Trap," Rawhide, 1959
"The Case of Julia Walton," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
"A Time to Decide," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1960
"The Fingers of Henri Tourelle," Naked City, ABC, 1961
Lillian, "A Bridge Across Five Days," Route 66, CBS, 1961
"The Sweetly Smiling Face of Truth," Naked City, ABC, 1962
Autumn Ely, "Across Walnuts and Wine," Route 66, CBS, 1962
"Vengeance is the Spur," The Virginian, 1963
Eva, "The Borderland," The Outer Limits, syndicated, 1963
Mr. Broadway, CBS, 1964
The mother, "The Casket," Combat!, 1965
"Marlee," A Man Called Sheandoah, 1966
Clarissa, "Clarissa," Bonanza, 1967
"Child out of Time," I Spy, 1967
Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1968
Duchess Sophia, "The Night of the Cossacks," The Wild, Wild West,1969
Agatha Corey, "Coreyville," Gunsmoke, 1969
"The Dollar," The F.B.I., 1970
McCloud, 1970
Sylvia Mitchell, "A Lesson in Loving," Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, 1973
Madame Trevi, "The Trevi Collection," Kolchak: The Night Stalker,1975
Mrs. Polk, "Hollywood," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979
Lawyer Camille Carlton, "Smoke Gets in Your Thighs," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
Leslie Maynard, "Acapulco Holiday," Hunter, 1990
Charlotte Lacey, Dear John, NBC, 1990-91
Katie Emhardt, "Tainted Lady," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
Carmela Kaufman, Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992
Rebecca Kinkaid, "Death in Hawaii," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
Beatrice, "Death & Violins," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1999
Catherine DuChamp, "Dial 'N' for Murder," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2000
Also appeared in Danger, CBS; Lux Video Theatre, CBS; Philip Morris Playhouse, CBS; Studio One, CBS; Kraft Suspense, CBS; Playhouse 90, CBS; Burke's Law, ABC; Bus Stop, syndicated; The Trailmaster, ABC; Arrest and Trial, ABC; Pulitzer Playhouse; Playwrights 56; Mike Hammer; The Dinah Shore Show; Merv Griffin Show; Today Show; Dick Cavett; The Tonight Show.
Television Director
Movies
Family Blessings (also known as LaVyrle Spencers "Family Blessings"), CBS, 1999
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
(With Earl Holliman and Denver Pyle) Program 3--If the Two of Them AreDead Hosted by Rod Serling, 1996

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