Karen Ford (born 9 February 1946) is an English actress.
Career Ford trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her first contract after leaving this school was at the newly built Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.
Ford appeared in stage productions such as The Doctor’s Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and West End theatre), John Kerr's Mistress of Novices (West End theatre) and Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray. She participated in a number of films, including Fame (1980), Willie & Phil (1980) and Flyboys (2006).
She played the role of Art teacher, Miss Booth, for seven years in Grange Hill. She also appeared in television series such as The Avengers, Softly, Softly, Doctors and Emmerdale. Ford's last screen credit was in the short film From What I Remember (2026).
Personal life Ford married the actor and writer Rio Fanning in 1988; Fanning died in 2018.
Selected filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1967The AvengersNurseEpisode: "Never, Never Say Die"1967VendettaClaudia di BencoEpisode: "The Scandal Man"1967The Revenue MenJune CarrollEpisode: "The New Faces"1968Softly, SoftlyRuth WatkinsEpisode: "An Old Song"1968The Jazz AgeAdelaEpisode: "Lonely Road"1969The Wednesday PlayEpisode: "Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage"1970NBC Experiment in TelevisionSecretaryEpisode: "The Engagement"1970DoomwatchMrs. BonentiEpisode: "Spectre at the Feast"1977Z-CarsMiss RankineEpisode: "Transit"1977CrossroadsMandy ScottEpisode #28301985–91Grange HillMiss Booth119 Episodes1992Screen OnePublisher 1Episode: "Running Late"1993EastEndersClerkEpisode #8681993The BillMrs. GaleEpisode: "Divided We Fall"1996The 10%ersShelley JohnsonEpisode: "Every Cloud"1997Peak PracticeDr. GrantEpisode: "Lost Feelings"1999Holby CityMrs. Fallon3 Episodes2014Coronation StreetKerry WaddleEpisode #8494
References
External links
Karen Ford at management2000.co.uk