Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford
Ford in 1986
Born
Carole Ann Lillian Higgins

(1940-06-16) 16 June 1940
Ilford, Essex, England
EducationBarking Abbey Grammar School
OccupationActress
Years active1948–present
Known forFirst Doctor Who companion
The Day of the Triffids
TelevisionDoctor Who (1963–1964, 1983, 1993, 2025)
Spouses
  • Walter Jokel
    (m. 1959; div. 1967)
  • Harry Kornhauser
    (m. 1974)
Children2

Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of The Day of the Triffids.