Faith Ford
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Faith Ford | |
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Born | Faith Alexis Ford September 14, 1964[1][2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
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Faith Alexis Ford(born September 14, 1964)[1][2]is an American actress. She played Corky Sherwood on theCBSsitcomMurphy Brown,receiving fivePrimetime Emmy Awardnominations.[3]She also played Hope Shanowski on theABCsitcomHope & Faith.[4]
Early life[edit]
Ford was born Faith Alexis Ford inAlexandria, Louisiana.She is the younger daughter of Patricia Walker, a schoolteacher, and Charles Ford, an insurance agent.[5]Ford lived in nearbyPinevilleand began acting while attendingPineville High School.At 17, she moved toManhattan,where she began modeling and acting.[6]
Career[edit]
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In 1983, Ford landed her first television role onABC'sOne Life to Live.Her first major role was playing the Julia Shearer character for several years on theNBCsoap operaAnother World,a roleKyra Sedgwickpreviously played.[7]After the producers let her go, Ford moved toHollywood,where she got a regular role on the short-lived sitcomThe Popcorn Kid.She then had a five-episode appearance onthirtysomething,played a homeless woman onFamily Ties,and joinedMurphy Brown.After the series’s ten-year run, Ford pursued other TV endeavors. In 1998, she executive-produced her own short-lived sitcom,Maggie Winters.Ford also appeared onThe Norm ShowwithNorm Macdonald,Laurie Metcalf,andArtie Langefrom 1999 to 2001.
Ford starred inHope & Faithfor three years withKelly Ripa,playingHope Fairfield-Shanowski,a homemaker living a peaceful life until her sister, a star Hollywood actress, moves in and complicates her life.
In 2004, she published her own cookbook,Cooking with Faith,crediting her mother and two grandmothers for teaching her how to cook.[3]In the Disney film released in early 2005,The Pacifier,Ford played the mother of a family whose husband had died. In 2007, she appeared in the sitcomCarpoolers.In June 2009, she spoke about her series and the future of digital programming at theDigital Content NewFront.[8]In 2011, Ford appeared in theDisneyteen film,Prom,playing the role of Kitty Prescott, mother of the main character Nova Prescott, played byAimee Teegarden.
On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Ford would return to a revival ofMurphy Brownwith costarsCandice Bergen,Joe Regalbuto,andGrant Shaud.[9]She appeared in all 13 episodes.
Personal life[edit]
Ford was married to Robert Nottingham from 1989 to 1996. She has been married to writer/director Campion Murphy since 1998.[3]Ford and Murphy coproduced an original short film entitledCitation of Merit,which appeared in numerous film festivals across the United States.
Ford has been diagnosed withGraves' disease.[10]
Her sister, Devon O'Day,[11]also is in the entertainment industry, most notably in radio.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Film[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 | |
2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Sheriff Julie Dempsey | |
2005 | The Pacifier | Julie Plummer | |
2011 | Prom | Kitty Prescott | |
2011 | Escapee | Det. Alison Jensen | |
2013 | The Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself | Sally | Short film |
2019 | Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates | Holly Westen (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2023 | We Have a Ghost | Barbara Mangold | [13] |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | One Life to Live | Muffy Critchlow | Series regular |
1983–1984 | Another World | Julia Shearer | Series regular |
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 | Series regular (6 episodes) |
1987 | If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium | Kalin Brewster | Television film |
1987–1988 | thirtysomething | Janine | 5 episodes |
1988–1998, 2018 |
Murphy Brown | Corky Sherwood | Main role (250 episodes) Nominated: American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(1990, 1996) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film(1991–92) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(1989–92, 1994) 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 | Television film |
1993 | The Hidden Room | Iris / Ruth | Episode: "The Third Option" |
1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Susan Kaye | Television film |
1996 | Her Desperate Choice | Jody Murdock | Television film |
1996 | Night Visitors | Kelly Wells | Television film |
1998–1999 | Maggie Winters | Maggie Winters | Series regular (16 episodes) |
1999–2001 | The Norm Show | Shelly Kilmartin | Series regular (29 episodes) |
2000 | Family Guy | Corky Sherwood/Sarah Bennett | Episodes: "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks" "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar" |
2002 | Mom's on Strike | Pam Harris | Television film |
2003–2006 | Hope & Faith | Hope Shanowski | Lead role (73 episodes) |
2007–2008 | Carpoolers | Leila Brooker | Series regular (13 episodes) |
2008 | Criminal Minds | Vanessa Hill | Episode: "Normal" |
2008 | A Kiss at Midnight | Susan Flowers | Television film |
2009 | The Fish Tank | Ann | Pilot |
2009 | My Name Is Earl | Rachel McGann | Episode: "Got the Babysitter Pregnant" |
2009 | Sorority Wars | Summer | Television film |
2011 | Field of Vision | Jody McFarland | Television film |
2011 | Trading Christmas | Emily | Television film |
2015 | The Middle | Sheila | Episode: "Thanksgiving VII" (season 7) |
2015 | The Bridge | Donna Bartons | Television film |
2016 | The Bridge Part 2 | Television film | |
2017 | Christmas in Mississippi | Caroline Logan | Television film |
2022 | Killing It | Angelica | 2 episodes |
2023 | Night Court | Gina Stone | Episode: "Blood Moon Binga" (season 1, episode 8) |
References[edit]
- ^abLavin, Cheryl (January 21, 1990). "Faith Ford".Chicago Tribune.p. 10.
- ^ab"FAITH FORD".January 21, 1990.RetrievedMay 18,2023.
- ^abc"Faith Ford Biography".Tvguide.RetrievedApril 6,2014.
- ^"All About Faith Ford, the Sitcom Legend Playing Abby's Mom on Night Court".NBC Insider Official Site.March 1, 2023.RetrievedApril 3,2024.
- ^Alexandria Daily Town Talk, September 28, 1964, page 18
- ^Faith Ford - Murphy Brown Cast Member,archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2023,retrievedSeptember 15,2023
- ^"Faith Ford | Movies and Biography - Yahoo Movies".Movies.yahoo.RetrievedApril 6,2014.
- ^"MediaPost Publications Just An Online Minute... Green Beer And Faith Butter At The Newfronts 06/05/2009".Mediapost. Archived fromthe originalon September 16, 2011.RetrievedMarch 6,2012.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2018)."'Murphy Brown': Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto & Grant Shaud To Reprise Roles On CBS Revival; Charles Kimbrough May Appear ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJuly 15,2018.
- ^Campbell, Bryan."Have Faith: Actress Faith Ford's Struggle with Graves' Disease".Empower. Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2014.
- ^"Faith Ford".TVGuide.Archived fromthe originalon December 7, 2021.RetrievedOctober 12,2023.
- ^"About Devon O'Day".WSM Radio.Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2020.RetrievedOctober 10,2023.
- ^Galuppo, Mia (July 20, 2021)."Anthony Mackie, David Harbour to Star in Netflix Film 'We Have a Ghost'".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJanuary 20,2022.
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- Living people
- People from Alexandria, Louisiana
- People from Pineville, Louisiana
- Pineville High School (Louisiana) alumni
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 1964 births