Nina Consuelo Maud Fock
Sign | Taurus |
Born | Apr 20, 1924 Leiden, Netherlands |
Died | Dec 5, 2008 Los Angeles, CA |
Age | Died at 84 |
Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
Nina Foch | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1943-2007 |
Top Roles | Gretchen Brendan, Harem Girl, Helena Glabrus, Bithiah, Judith Warren |
Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Film Noir, Adventure, Mystery |
Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Book-Based, Ancient World |
Top Collaborators | Franklyn Farnum, Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Henry Wilcoxon, Henry Corden |
Shares birthday with | Harold Lloyd, Gregory Ratoff, Bruce Cabot see more.. |
Nina Foch Overview:
Legendary actress, Nina Foch, was born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock on Apr 20, 1924 in Leiden, Netherlands. Foch died at the age of 84 on Dec 5, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Aristocratic, cool, resourceful, blonde, Dutch-born Hollywood actress, the daughter of composer-conductor Dirk Fock and actress Consuelo Flowerton (1900-1965). She gave some excellent performances in the mid-forties that might have set her up for a star career, but she lacked a definitive personality and, after a spell in television and theatre, was confined to top supporting roles. Oscar nominated for Executive Smile. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Foch was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1954 | Best Supporting Actress | Executive Suite (1954) | Erica Martin | Nominated |
She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television.
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By Dawn on Oct 23, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks
(April 20, 1924 - December 5, 2008). Her mother was the actress and singer Consuelo Flowerton, who returned to the U.S. after her marriage to Foch's father, classical music conductor Dirk Fock ended. Nina could play the piano but, was more interested in acting. Foch, mostly played, foreig... Read full article
By Art on Apr 21, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold
“Believe it or not, teaching is the most rewarding thing I do. It has been the most successful thing I’ve done in my life.” ~ was a Dutch-born American actress and leading lady in many 1940s and 1950s films. Foch’s movie fame came during the height of th... Read full article
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Nina Foch Quotes:
[Reminding Memnet of her vow, when she noticed the ark, 30 years earlier]
Bithiah: I am the Pharaoh's daughter, and this is my son. He shall be reared in my house, as the prince of the two lands.
Memnet: My mother and her mother before her were branded into the Pharaoh's service. I will not see you make this son of slaves a prince of Egypt.
Bithiah: You will see it, Memnet. You will see him walk with his head among the eagles. You will serve him as you serve me. Fill the ark with water sink it into silence.
[Memnet then shoved the floating ark, into the Nile, but kept the Hebrew cloth]
Bithiah: Raise your hands, Memnet. What you have buried in the Nile will remain buried in your heart. Swear it.
Memnet: I will be silent.
Bithiah: The day you break that oath will be the last your eyes shall ever see.
Jerry Mulligan: That's... quite a dress you almost have on.
Milo Roberts: Thanks.
Jerry Mulligan: What holds it up?
Milo Roberts: Modesty.
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