Happy Birthday, Nina Foch (1924-2008)

A leading lady of the 1940s, tall, blonde Nina Foch (rhymes with gosh) usually played cool, aloof and often foreign, women of sophistication. As film roles became harder to find, Foch proved to versatile in many areas. She worked as George Stevens' assistant director on The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and directed plays.

The Return of the Vampire (1944)


The Return of the Vampire (1944) with Bela Lugosi


She's a Soldier Too (1944)


Escape in the Fog (1945)


Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)


My Name is Julia Ross (1945)

My Name is Julia Ross (1945)

Her film noir credits include Illegal (1955), The Undercover Man (1949), The Dark Past (1948), Johnny O'Clock (1947), My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) and Escape in the Fog (1945).

Johnny O'Clock (1947)


The Dark Past (1949)


The Dark Past (1949) with William Holden


The Undercover Man (1949)


Johnny Allegro (1949)


Johnny Allegro (1949)


with George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)


with George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)


with George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)


Nina Foch, George Macready, George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)


Nina Foch, George Macready, George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)



Nina Foch, George Macready, George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)


Johnny Allegro (1949)






St. Benny the Dip (1951)


St. Benny the Dip (1951)


with Dick Haymes on the set of St. Benny the Dip (1951)


signing autographs on the set of St. Benny the Dip (1951)


An American in Paris (1951) with Gene Kelly


Executive Suite (1954)


Executive Suite (1954)


Executive Suite (1954)


Nina Foch candid NYC 1954


Illegal (1955)


Illegal (1955) with Hugh Marlowe


Illegal (1955) with Edward G. Robinson


The Ten Commandments (1956)


Three Brave Men (1956)


Spartacus (1960)


with Gwyneth Paltrow in Hush (1998)

In later years Nina became a widely respected acting teacher in the Los Angeles area (notably USC) and has directed on stage. She also was a senior faculty member at the American Film Institute.