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Constance Ford

Constance Ford

Currently Active 1923 — Present
Actress, model

Personal Info

Born
Jul 01, 1923
Age
102
Birth Place
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born Cornelia M. Ford
July 1, 1923
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died February 26, 1993 (aged 69)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupations Actress, model
Years active 1938–1993
Jane Wyatt (left) & Constance Ford on the set of Father Knows Best, episode "An Extraordinary Woman" (1959)
Tom Poston, Constance Ford, and Robert Elston in the Broadway production of Golden Fleecing (1959), written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Constance Ford (born Cornelia Marie Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and model. She portrayed Ada Lucas Hobson on the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, from 1967 until shortly before her death in 1993. She also appeared in nearly two dozen movies from 1956 to 1974, with her most noteworthy role being the matriarch Helen Jorgenson in A Summer Place (1959).

Constance Ford was born Cornelia M. Ford on July 1, 1923, in The Bronx, to parents Cornelia R. (née Smith) and Edwin J. Ford. Her siblings were Arthur, John, and Evelyn. Ford was a graduate of St. Barnabas Grammar and High School, and she attended Hunter College. She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.

Life & Career Details

Born Cornelia M. Ford
July 1, 1923
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died February 26, 1993 (aged 69)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupations Actress, model
Years active 1938–1993
Jane Wyatt (left) & Constance Ford on the set of Father Knows Best, episode "An Extraordinary Woman" (1959)
Tom Poston, Constance Ford, and Robert Elston in the Broadway production of Golden Fleecing (1959), written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Constance Ford (born Cornelia Marie Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and model. She portrayed Ada Lucas Hobson on the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, from 1967 until shortly before her death in 1993. She also appeared in nearly two dozen movies from 1956 to 1974, with her most noteworthy role being the matriarch Helen Jorgenson in A Summer Place (1959).

Constance Ford was born Cornelia M. Ford on July 1, 1923, in The Bronx, to parents Cornelia R. (née Smith) and Edwin J. Ford. Her siblings were Arthur, John, and Evelyn. Ford was a graduate of St. Barnabas Grammar and High School, and she attended Hunter College. She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.

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