Helen Ford

Helen Ford was an American actress. A native of Troy, New York, she trained as a singer and pianist at a music conservatory in her native city. She began her career as a musical theatre actress in 1918 and was active in Broadway musicals from that point into the 1930s. She was a frequent collaborator with Rodgers and Hart; creating the title roles in Peggy-Ann (1926) and Chee-Chee (1928) as well as starring in Dearest Enemy (1925). In her later career she worked in television and film.