Portrait of Carol Forman

Carol Forman

Acting

Biography

Alabama native Carol Forman (born Maude Carolyn Sawls) began acting as a child in school plays. While a teenager, her family moved to Memphis. By the mid-1940s, she found her way to Los Angeles, where she began appearing in small community theatre productions. This eventually led to a movie contract in 1946. Forman went to appear in feature films and movie serials where she was best known for playing villains such as the titular role of Sombra in "The Black Widow" (1947).

Born: June 19, 1918

Place of Birth: Epps, Alabama, USA

Filmography

1961
Ada

as Newspaper Woman

1960
Surfside 6

as Mrs. Jordon

1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

as Dangerous Dora (uncredited)

1952
Blackhawk

as Laska

1952
Blackhawk

as Chuck

1951
Oh! Susanna

as Blonde (uncredited)

1949
Brothers in the Saddle

as Flora Trigby

1948
The Feathered Serpent

as Sonia Cabot

1948
Superman

as The Spider Lady

1948
Docks of New Orleans

as Nita Aguirre

1947
Brick Bradford

as Queen Khana

1947
The Black Widow

as Sombra, The Black Widow

1947
1947
Desperate

as Mrs. Henry Roberts (uncredited)

1947
Honeymoon

as Nurse (uncredited)

1947
1946
San Quentin

as Ruthie

1946
1946
Nocturne

as Receptionist (uncredited)

1946
1946
From This Day Forward

as Counselor in Unemployment Office