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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
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    ​
    (m. 1989⁠–⁠1996)​
  • Campion Murphy
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    (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.[4]

Early life

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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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] She appeared in all 13 episodes.

Personal life

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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.[10]

Her sister, Devon O'Day,[11] also is in the entertainment industry, most notably in radio.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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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 [13]

Television

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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 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)

Accolades

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In 2017, she won the MovieGuide Grace Award for her role in The Bridge, Part 2. [14]

References

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  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. ^ "All About Faith Ford, the Sitcom Legend Playing Abby's Mom on Night Court". NBC Insider Official Site. March 1, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Alexandria Daily Town Talk, September 28, 1964, page 18
  6. ^ Faith Ford - Murphy Brown Cast Member, archived from the original on April 2, 2023, retrieved September 15, 2023
  7. ^ "Faith Ford | Movies and Biography - Yahoo Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Campbell, Bryan. "Have Faith: Actress Faith Ford's Struggle with Graves' Disease". Empower. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Faith Ford". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "About Devon O'Day". WSM Radio. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Winners Archives". Movieguide® Awards. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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