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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[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 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 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 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 (film) made by Walt Disney. Ford played the role of Kitty Prescott, the mother of main character Nova Prescott, played by Aimee Teegarden.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
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| 1983 | Another World | Julia Shearer | TV series | |
| 1983 | One Life to Live | Muffy Critchlow | TV series | |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Tina Cutler | TV series | Episode: "The Career Breaker" |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Karen Price | TV series | Episode: "Rites of Passage" |
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Tina Cutler | TV series | Episode: "All The Worlds a Stage" |
| 1986 | Webster | TV series | Episode: "Almost Home" | |
| 1987 | The Popcorn Kid | Lynn Holly Brickhouse | TV series | |
| 1987 | If It's Tuesday, It Must Still Be Belgium | Kalin Brewster | TV movie | |
| 1987 | You Talkin' to Me? | Dana Archer | TV movie | |
| 1987–1988 | Thirtysomething | Janine | TV series | |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Sunny Albertson | TV series | Episode: "Good-Bye Charlie" |
| 1988–1998 | Murphy Brown | Corky Sherwood | TV series | regular cast member |
| 1993 | For Goodness Sake | short film | ||
| 1993 | Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders | Joyce Catlin | TV movie | |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Iris/ Ruth | TV series | Episode: "The Third Option" |
| 1994 | North | Donna Nelson | feature film | |
| 1996 | Night Visitors | Kelly Wells | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Her Desperate Choice | Jody Murdock/Sarah | TV movie | |
| 1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Susan Kaye | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Sometimes They Come Back... for More | Dr. Jennifer Wells | feature film | |
| 1998–1999 | Maggie Winters | Maggie Winters | TV series | |
| 2000 | Family Guy | Corky Sherwood / Pretty Woman | TV series | |
| 2002 | Mom's On Strike | Pam Harris | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Julia Dempsey | feature film | |
| 2003–2006 | Hope & Faith | Hope Shanowski | TV series | leading role |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Julie Plummer | feature film | |
| 2007 | Carpoolers | Leila Brooker | TV series | |
| 2008 | A Kiss At Midnight | Susan Flowers | TV movie | |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Rachel | TV series | Episode: "Got The Babysitter Pregnant" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Vanessa Hill | TV series | Episode: "Normal" |
| 2009 | Sorority Wars | Summer | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Prom | Kitty Prescott | feature film | |
| 2011 | "Field of Vision" |
[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)
