Biography
Foch made a good impression as one of Bela Lugosi's victims in the enjoyable "Return of the Vampire" (1943) and played another victimized heroine in cult director Joseph H. Lewis's unnerving Gothic noir, "My Name Is Julia Ross" (1945). Foch is perhaps best known for her striking performance as Milo ("as in Venus de"), the wealthy arts patron who attempts to snare painter Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) with her money in Vincente Minnelli's …
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Career Milestones
| Acted with touring and stock companies and various little theater groups | ||
| Pursued painting and briefly worked as a concert pianist | ||
| Raised in Manhattan | ||
1943 | Signed by Columbia Pictures; made her film debut in "Return of the Vampire" | |
1947 | Broadway debut, "John Loves Mary" | |
1951 | Appeared with Gene Kelly in the award-winning musical "An American in Paris" | |
1951 | Panelist for the current events game show, "It's News to Me"; hosted by Walter Cronkite and John Daly | |
1954 | Received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Executive Suite" | |
1956 | Played Pharaoh's sister who found the baby Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" | |
1956 | Regular on John Houseman's CBS "Playhouse 90" television series | |
1959 | Served as George Stevens' associate director for the film, "The Diary of Anne Frank" | |
1960 | Last film for over a decade, "Spartacus" opposite Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier | |
1962 | Played Mrs. Danvers in a TV adaptation of "Rebecca" starring James Mason and Joan Hackett | |
1967 | Directed the stage play, "Ways and Means" | |
1971 | Returned to films with a supporting role in Otto Preminger's black comedy, "Such Good Friends" | |
1975 | Appeared in the film "Mahogany" starring Diana Ross | |
1985 | Played Dr. Julianna Moorhouse on the short-lived occult drama series, "Shadow Chasers" | |
1992 | Received screen credit as an acting coach for "Encino Man" | |
Awards
1954 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Executive Suite |
1954 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in Executive Suite |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Lou Grant |