Carol Forman
Carol Forman (19 June 1918, Epes, Alabama – 9 July 1997, Burbank, California) was an American actress best known for playing exotic villains in action serials, particularly Spider Lady in the 1948 Superman serial, as well as Sombra, the lead villainess in the 1947 Republic serial The Black Widow.[1] She also made guest appearances on The Cisco Kid starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carillo in the early 1950s. Forman differed from other serial actresses by playing villainesses exclusively. She occasionally used disguises to go undercover or pose as another character in the same manner as Batman or Artemis Gordon in The Wild Wild West TV series years later. In 1952 she reprised her serial personae in a fantasy sequence in the musical "By the Silvery Moon" with Doris Day.
Carol Forman | |
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Born | Carolyn Sawls June 19, 1918 Epes, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | July 9, 1997 79) Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Television actress |
Years active | 1946–1961 |
Spouse(s) | Robert Forman (divorced) William Dennis (?-1979) (his death) |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1946 | From This Day Forward | Counselor in Unemployment Office | Uncredited |
1946 | Nocturne | Receptionist | Uncredited |
1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Helen Ray | |
1946 | San Quentin | Ruthie | |
1947 | Code of the West | Milly | |
1947 | Honeymoon | Nurse | Uncredited |
1947 | Desperate | Mrs. Henry Roberts | Uncredited |
1947 | Under the Tonto Rim | Juanita | |
1947 | The Black Widow | Sombra, The Black Widow | Serial |
1947 | Brick Bradford | Queen Khana | Serial |
1948 | Docks of New Orleans | Nita Aguirre | |
1948 | Superman | Spider Lady | Serial |
1948 | The Mozart Story | Catherine Cavallieri | (new scenes) |
1948 | The Feathered Serpent | Sonia Cabot | |
1949 | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | Nila | Serial |
1949 | Brothers in the Saddle | Flora Trigby | |
1951 | Oh! Susanna | Blonde | Uncredited |
1952 | The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion | Laska | Serial |
1953 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Dangerous Dora | Uncredited |
1961 | Ada | Newspaper Woman | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
- Cline, William C. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.