Karen Ford (born 9 February 1946) is an English actress.
Ford born 9 February 1946. She 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 DoctorâÂÂs 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 appeared in television series such as The Avengers, Softly, Softly, Grange Hill, Doctors and Emmerdale. Ford's last screen credit was in the short film From What I Remember (2026).
Ford married the actor and writer Rio Fanning in 1988; Fanning died in 2018.