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Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford, British actress

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Born
June 16, 1940
Age in 2026
86
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1940

About Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Lillian Ford is a British actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. In May 2025, Ford returned to Doctor Who, portraying Susan in the episode "The Interstellar Song Contest", marking 62 years between her first and latest portrayal of the character.

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Carole Ann Ford timeline

  1. Carole Ann Lillian Ford (née Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
  2. In May 2025, Ford returned to Doctor Who, portraying Susan in the episode "The Interstellar Song Contest", marking 62 years between her first and latest portrayal of the character.

The world when Carole Ann Ford was born

Carole Ann Ford was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carole Ann Ford's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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