Faith Ford

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Faith Ford
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Ford at the 1994 Emmy Awards
Born
Faith Alexis Ford

(1964-09-14) September 14, 1964 (age 59) [1] [2]
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouses
  • Robert Nottingham
    (m. 19891996)
  • Campion Murphy
    (m. 1998)

Faith Alexis Ford (born September 14, 1964) [1] [2] is an American actress. She played Corky Sherwood on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown , receiving five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. [3] She also played Hope Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith .

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Early life

Ford was born Faith Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana. She is the younger daughter of Patricia Walker, a schoolteacher, and Charles Ford, an insurance agent. [4] Ford lived in nearby Pineville and began acting while attending Pineville High School. At 17, she moved to Manhattan, where she began modeling and acting. [5]

Career

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Ford with her former husband Robert Nottingham at 1990 Emmy Awards

In 1983, Ford landed her first television role on ABC's One Life to Live. Her first major role was playing the Julia Shearer character for several years on the NBC soap opera Another World , a role Kyra Sedgwick previously played. [6] After the producers let her go, Ford moved to Hollywood, where she got a regular role on the short-lived sitcom The Popcorn Kid. She then had a five-episode appearance on thirtysomething , played a homeless woman on Family Ties , and joined Murphy 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 on The Norm Show with Norm Macdonald, Laurie Metcalf, and Artie Lange from 1999 to 2001.

Ford starred in Hope & Faith for three years with Kelly Ripa, playing Hope 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 sitcom Carpoolers . In June 2009, she spoke about her series and the future of digital programming at the Digital Content NewFront. [7] In 2011, Ford appeared in the Disney teen film, Prom , playing the role of Kitty Prescott, mother of the main character Nova Prescott, played by Aimee Teegarden.

On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Ford would return to a revival of Murphy Brown with costars Candice Bergen, Joe Regalbuto, and Grant Shaud. [8] She appeared in all 13 episodes.

Personal life

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 entitled Citation of Merit, which appeared in numerous film festivals across the United States.

Ford has been diagnosed with Graves' disease. [9]

Her sister, Devon O'Day, [10] also is in the entertainment industry, most notably in radio. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2011EscapeeDet. Alison Jensen
2013The Day I Finally Decided to Kill MyselfSallyShort film
2019Jake and Kyle Get Wedding DatesHolly Westen (voice)Direct-to-video
2023 We Have a Ghost Barbara Mangold [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 One Life to Live Muffy CritchlowSeries regular
19831984 Another World Julia ShearerSeries regular
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick Tina CutlerEpisode: "The Career Breaker"
1986 Webster Terry BermanEpisode: "Almost Home"
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Tina CutlerEpisode: "All the World's a Stage"
1986 Cagney & Lacey Karen PriceEpisode: "Rites of Passage"
1987 The Popcorn Kid Lynn Holly BrickhouseSeries regular (6 episodes)
1987If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be BelgiumKalin BrewsterTelevision film
19871988 thirtysomething Janine5 episodes
19881998,
2018
Murphy Brown Corky SherwoodMain 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 AlbertsonEpisode: "Good-Bye Charlie"
1993Poisoned by Love: The Kern County MurdersJoyce CatlinTelevision film
1993The Hidden RoomIris / RuthEpisode: "The Third Option"
1996A Weekend in the CountrySusan KayeTelevision film
1996Her Desperate ChoiceJody MurdockTelevision film
1996Night VisitorsKelly WellsTelevision film
19981999 Maggie Winters Maggie WintersSeries regular (16 episodes)
19992001 The Norm Show Shelly KilmartinSeries regular (29 episodes)
2000 Family Guy Corky Sherwood/Sarah BennettEpisodes: "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks"
"I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar"
2002 Mom's on Strike Pam HarrisTelevision film
20032006 Hope & Faith Hope Shanowski Lead role (73 episodes)
20072008 Carpoolers Leila BrookerSeries regular (13 episodes)
2008 Criminal Minds Vanessa HillEpisode: "Normal"
2008A Kiss at MidnightSusan FlowersTelevision film
2009The Fish TankAnnPilot
2009 My Name Is Earl Rachel McGannEpisode: "Got the Babysitter Pregnant"
2009 Sorority Wars SummerTelevision film
2011Field of VisionJody McFarlandTelevision film
2011 Trading Christmas EmilyTelevision film
2015 The Middle SheilaEpisode: "Thanksgiving VII" (season 7)
2015The BridgeDonna BartonsTelevision film
2016The Bridge Part 2Television film
2017Christmas in MississippiCaroline LoganTelevision film
2022 Killing It Angelica2 episodes
2023 Night Court Gina StoneEpisode: "Blood Moon Binga" (season 1, episode 8)

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