Faith Ford
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| Faith Ford | |
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.jpg) Ford at the Emmy Awards, September 1994 |
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| Born | Alexis Ford September 14, 1964 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
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Faith Ford (born September 14, 1964) is an American television and film actress, known for having played the roles of Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and Hope Fairfield-Shanowski on Hope & Faith.
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Early life [edit]
Ford was born as Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana, the younger daughter of Pat, a schoolteacher, and Charles Ford, an insurance agent.[1] Ford lived in nearby Pineville and began acting while attending Pineville High School. She moved to New York City at the age of 17 and began to model and find commercial work.
Career [edit]
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In 1983, Ford gained her first television role on ABC's One Life to Live; her first major role was on the NBC soap opera Another World, where she played Julia Shearer (a role previously played by Kyra Sedgwick) for several years.
Ford was let go by the producers and soon moved to Hollywood, where she gained a regular role on the short-lived sitcom, The Popcorn Kid, a five-episode appearance on thirtysomething and later her role on Murphy Brown. After a ten-year run, the series ended, and Ford immediately pursued other TV endeavors. In 1998, she executive produced her own short-lived sitcom Maggie Winters. Ford also appeared on The Norm Show with Norm Macdonald, Laurie Metcalf and Artie Lange from 1999 to 2001. She also began to focus on additional TV movies at this time.
Ford was married to Robert Nottingham from 1989 until 1996 and has been married to personal trainer/screenwriter Campion Murphy since 1998. Ford's sister, Devon O'Day, hosts country radio programs, owns a media company, and is an author. Ford and Murphy co-produced an original short film, entitled Citation of Merit, which appeared in numerous film festivals across the U.S.
Ford starred with Kelly Ripa in Hope & Faith as Hope Shanowski, a homemaker who live peaceful life until that her sister, an actress and Hollywood star moves to live with her and complicates her life in a variety of wild and surreal situations, where she managed a catering business; the sitcom lasted three seasons. The show was pulled from the ABC lineup in May 2006 after a decline in ratings following a switch from Fridays to Tuesdays.
In 2004, she published her own cookbook, Cooking with Faith, and credited her mother and two grandmothers for having taught her how to cook. Ford played the mother of a family whose husband had died in Disney's film The Pacifier, which was released in early 2005. In 2007, she appeared in the sitcom, Carpoolers.
At the moment, she currently hosts and stars in Mind Body Balance, a web series on MSN. In June 2009, she spoke about her series and the future of digital programming at the Digital Content NewFront.[2]
In 2011, Ford appeared in the teen film Prom made by Walt Disney. Ford played the role of Kitty Prescott, the mother of main character Nova Prescott, played by Aimee Teegarden.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | You Talkin' to Me? | Dana Archer | |
| 1993 | For Goodness Sake | Short film | |
| 1994 | North | Donna Nelson | |
| 1998 | Sometimes They Come Back... for More | Dr. Jennifer Wells | Video |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Julie Dempsey | Video |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Julie Plummer | |
| 2011 | Prom | Kitty Prescott | |
| 2011 | Escapee | Det. Alison Jensen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | One Life to Live | Muffy Critchlow | TV series |
| 1983 | Another World | Julia Shearer | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Another World | Julia Shearer | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Tina Cutler | Episode: "The Career Breaker" |
| 1986 | Webster | Terry Berman | Episode: "Almost Home" |
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Tina Cutler | Episode: "All the World's a Stage" |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Karen Price | Episode: "Rites of Passage" |
| 1987 | The Popcorn Kid | Lynn Holly Brickhouse | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium |
Kalin Brewster | TV movie |
| 1987-1988 | thirtysomething | Janine | 5 episodes |
| 1988-1998 | Murphy Brown | Corky Sherwood | 121 episodes Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1990, 1996) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1991-1992) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1989-1992, 1994) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Sunny Albertson | Episode: "Good-Bye Charlie" |
| 1993 | Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders |
Joyce Catlin | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Iris / Ruth | Episode: "The Third Option" |
| 1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Susan Kaye | TV movie |
| 1996 | Her Desperate Choice | Jody Murdock | TV movie |
| 1996 | Night Visitors | Kelly Wells | TV movie |
| 1998-1999 | Maggie Winters | Maggie Winters | 16 episodes |
| 1999-2001 | The Norm Show | Shelly Kilmartin | 32 episodes |
| 2000 | Family Guy | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Mom's on Strike | Pam Harris | TV movie |
| 2003-2006 | Hope & Faith | Hope Shanowski | 74 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | Carpoolers | Leila Brooker | 13 episodes |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Vanessa Hill | Episode: "Normal" |
| 2008 | A Kiss at Midnight | Susan Flowers | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Fish Tank | Ann | TV movie |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Rachel McGann | Episode: "Got the Babysitter Pregnant" |
| 2009 | Sorority Wars | Summer | TV movie |
| 2011 | Field of Vision | Jody McFarland | TV movie |
| 2011 | Trading Christmas | Emily | TV movie |
Awards [edit]
Nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Emmy Awards 1989 (Murphy Brown)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Emmy Awards 1990 (Murphy Brown)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Emmy Awards 1991 (Murphy Brown)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Golden Globe Awards 1991 (Murphy Brown)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Emmy Awards 1992 (Murphy Brown)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Golden Globe Awards 1992 (Murphy Brown)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Emmy Awards 1994 (Murphy Brown)
- Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series - American Comedy Awards 1996 (Murphy Brown)
- Favorite Star of a New Series - TV Guide Awards 1999 (Maggie Winters)
- Broadcaster(s) of the Year - TV Land Awards 2008 (Murphy Brown)
References [edit]
- ^ "Biodata". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "MediaPost Publications Just An Online Minute... Green Beer And Faith Butter At The Newfronts 06/05/2009". Mediapost.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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