Courtney Ford
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Courtney Ford is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on television, such as playing Christine Hill on Dexter (2009), Portia Bellefleur on True Blood (2011), Lily on Parenthood (2012), Tonia Pyne on Murder in the First (2014), Kate Taylor on Revenge (2014), Kelly Kline on Supernatural (2016–2018) and Nora Darhk on Legends of Tomorrow (2017–present). She also played the lead role in the Lifetime television film Kept Woman (2015).
Career
Ford described her career as stagnant for the 10 years preceding 2008, in which she considered ceasing work as an actress. However, during what she considered to be her last audition, Ford was cast to play reporter Christine Hill on Showtime's television series Dexter.[1]
She has been cast on the hit HBO series True Blood as Portia Bellefleur, Andy Bellefleur's sister. She was a recurring cast member in the fourth season.[2]
In the game series Gears of War, she voices Maria Santiago, the lost wife of the character "Dom".
In Fallout 4 (2015), Ford voices Piper Wright, a potential companion and the Editor-in-Chief of Diamond City's newspaper, Publick Occurrences.
She also appeared in the ninth episode of season four of How I Met Your Mother titled "The Naked Man" and The Big Bang Theory season five episode "The Good Guy Fluctuation".
Personal life
Ford was born in Huntington Beach, California.[3] She is married to actor Brandon Routh. The couple were engaged on August 23, 2006, after three years of dating, and married November 24, 2007 at El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.[4] Their first child, a son, was born on August 10, 2012.[5] The maternal side of her family is of Hispanic heritage with roots in the state of New Mexico that predate its admission to the Union.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | BASEketball | Scoreboard Girl | Uncredited[citation needed] |
2004 | Outside | Devi | Short film |
2006 | Denial | Woman | |
2008 | Alien Raiders | Sterling | |
Fling | Sam | ||
2011 | The Good Doctor | Stephanie | |
Sironia | Amanda | ||
2014 | Missing William | Abigail Leeds | |
2015 | Meet My Valentine | Valentine | |
2017 | Back To Love | Erica | |
2018 | The Front Runner | Lynn Armandt |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Profiler | Woman | Episode: "Besieged"; uncredited[citation needed] |
2001 | Moesha | Rita | Episode: "Saving Private Rita" |
2003 | Threat Matrix | Staci | Episode: "Cold Cash" |
2006 | Just for Kicks | N/A | Episode: "Alexa in Charge" |
2006 | Ugly Betty | M.W. | Episode: "Fake Plastic Snow" |
2008 | Monk | Emily Carter | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized" |
How I Met Your Mother | Vicky | Episode: "The Naked Man" | |
Criminal Minds | Austin | Episode: "52 Pickup" | |
2009 | Cold Case | Tory Roberts | Episode: "Breaking News" |
Dexter | Christine Hill | Recurring role, 11 episodes | |
2010 | Human Target | Laura | Episode: "Rewind" |
Grey's Anatomy | Jill Meyer | Episode: "Perfect Little Accident" | |
NCIS | Petty Officer, 2nd class Kaylen Burrows | Episode: "Patriot Down" | |
The Vampire Diaries | Vanessa Monroe | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" | |
2011 | True Blood | Portia Bellefleur | 5 episodes |
Drop Dead Diva | Gwen Walsh | Episode: "Bride-a-Palooza" | |
CSI: NY | Nicole Moore | Episode: "Cavallino Rampante" | |
NTSF:SD:SUV:: | European Woman | Episode: "I Left My Heart in Someone's Cooler" | |
The Big Bang Theory | Alice | Episode: "The Good Guy Fluctuation" | |
Hawaii Five-0 | Suzy Green | Episode: "Ike Maka" | |
2012 | Parenthood | Lily | 6 episodes |
2014 | Murder In The First | Tonia Pyne | 4 episodes |
Revenge | Kate Taylor | 3 episodes | |
2015 | Kept Woman | Jessica Crowder | Television film |
2016 | Castle | Courtney | Episode: "G.D.S." |
2016–18 | Supernatural | Kelly Kline | 7 episodes |
2017 | August Creek | Erica | Television film |
2017–Present | Legends of Tomorrow | Nora Darhk | Recurring (season 3); Main (season 4) |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Gears of War 2 | Maria | Voice role[7] |
2015 | Fallout 4 | Piper Wright |
References
- ^ Werts, Diane (September 30, 2009). "Ford almost leaves biz before 'Dexter'". Variety.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
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- ^ Tan, M (November 25, 2007). "Superman Returns Star Brandon Routh Gets Married". People.
- ^ "Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford Expecting First Child". People. March 14, 2012.
- ^ http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/meagan-good-and-60-latinas-you-never-knew-were-latino
- ^ "Fallout 4 End Credits [screen capture]" – via Imgur.
External links
- Courtney Ford on X
- Courtney Ford at IMDb