Faith Ford
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| Faith Ford | |
.jpg) Ford at the Emmy Awards, September 1994 |
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| Born | Alexis Ford September 14, 1964 Alexandria, Louisiana, USA |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983—present |
| Spouse(s) | Campion Murphy (1998-present) Robert Nottingham (1989 - 1996) (divorced) |
Faith Ford (born September 14, 1964) is an American television and film actress, best known for her role as Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Ford was born as Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana, the 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.
[edit] Career
In 1983, Ford gained her first television role on ABC's One Life to Live, her first major gig 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 shortlived sitcom, The Popcorn Kid, a five-episode appearance on thirtysomething and later her role on Murphy Brown. After a nine-year run, the series ended, and Ford began to work in TV-movies. 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.
Ford was married to Robert Nottingham from 1989-1996 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, 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 teaching 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.
[edit] Selected Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Another World | Julia Shearer | (TV series) |
| One Life to Live | Muffy Critchlow | (Soap opera) | |
| 1988-1998 | Murphy Brown | Corky Sherwood | (TV series) |
| 2002 | Mom's On Strike | Pam Harris | |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Julia Dempsey | (Film) |
| 2003-2006 | Hope & Faith | Hope Shanowski | (Sitcom) |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Julie Plummer | (Film) |
| 2007 | Carpoolers | Leila Brooker | (Sitcom) |
| 2008 | A Kiss At Midnight | Susan Flowers | (TV film) |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Rachel | (Episode: Got The Babysitter Pregnant) |
[edit] Awards
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)
