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| caption = Ford at the [[46th Primetime Emmy Awards|1994 Emmy Awards]]
| caption = Ford at the [[46th Primetime Emmy Awards|1994 Emmy Awards]]
| birth_name = Faith Alexis Ford
| birth_name = Faith Alexis Ford
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| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], U.S.
| years_active = 1983–present
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'''Faith Alexis Ford''' (born September 14, 1964)<ref>{{cite news |first=Cheryl |last=Lavin |title=Faith Ford |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=10 |date=January 21, 1990 |quote= |url= }}</ref><ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-01-21-9001200359-story.html {{bare URL inline|date=May 2023}}</ref> is an American actress. She played the Corky Sherwood character on the [[CBS]] sitcom, ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', receiving five [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations,<ref name=tvg/> and the Hope Shanowski character on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[Hope & Faith]]''.
'''Faith Alexis Ford''' (born September 14, 1964)<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> is an American actress. She played the Corky Sherwood character on the [[CBS]] sitcom, ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', receiving five [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations,<ref name=tvg/> and the Hope Shanowski character on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[Hope & Faith]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 12:58, 18 May 2023

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

(1964-09-14) September 14, 1964 (age 60)[1][2]
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouses
  • Robert Nottingham
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1989⁠–⁠1996)​
  • Campion Murphy
    ​
    (m. 1998)​

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

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.[citation needed]

Career

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Her sister, Devon O'Day, also is in the entertainment industry.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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 [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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 Movie
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 Movie
1993 The Hidden Room Iris / Ruth Episode: "The Third Option"
1996 A Weekend in the Country Susan Kaye Movie
1996 Her Desperate Choice Jody Murdock Movie
1996 Night Visitors Kelly Wells Movie
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 Movie
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 Movie
2009 The Fish Tank Ann Pilot
2009 My Name Is Earl Rachel McGann Episode: "Got the Babysitter Pregnant"
2009 Sorority Wars Summer Movie
2011 Field of Vision Jody McFarland Movie
2011 Trading Christmas Emily Movie
2015 The Middle Sheila Episode: "Thanksgiving VII" (season 7)
2015 The Bridge Donna Bartons Movie
2016 The Bridge Part 2 Movie
2017 Christmas in Mississippi Caroline Logan Movie
2022 Killing It Angelica 2 episodes
2023 Night Court Gina Stone Episode: "Blood Moon Binga" (season 1, episode 8)

References

  1. ^ a b Lavin, Cheryl (January 21, 1990). "Faith Ford". Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b "FAITH FORD". January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Faith Ford Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Alexandria Daily Town Talk, September 28, 1964, page 18
  5. ^ "Faith Ford | Movies and Biography - Yahoo Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "MediaPost Publications Just An Online Minute... Green Beer And Faith Butter At The Newfronts 06/05/2009". Mediapost.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  7. ^ 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. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Campbell, Bryan. "Have Faith: Actress Faith Ford's Struggle with Graves' Disease". Empower. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014.
  9. ^ Galuppo, Mia (July 20, 2021). "Anthony Mackie, David Harbour to Star in Netflix Film 'We Have a Ghost'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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