Faith Ford

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Faith Ford

Ford at the Emmy Awards, September 1994
Born Alexis Ford
September 14, 1964 (1964-09-14) (age 47)
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1983–present
Spouse
  • Robert Nottingham (1989-1996) divorced
  • Campion Murphy (1998-present)

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

Selected list of television and film credits
Year Title Role Medium Notes
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 Popcorn Kid, TheThe 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 Hidden Room, TheThe 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 Weekend in the Country, AA 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 Pacifier, TheThe Pacifier Julie Plummer feature film
2007 Carpoolers Leila Brooker TV series
2008 Kiss At Midnight, AA 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"

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