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Faith Ford

 
Actor: Faith Ford
  • Born: Sep 14, 1964 in Alexandria, Louisiana
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Murphy Brown, The Pacifier, Maggie Winters
  • First Major Screen Credit: You Talkin' to Me? (1987)

Biography

Sweet, Southern Faith Ford is perhaps best known as perky anchorwoman Corky from the long-running sitcom Murphy Brown. After growing up in Virginia, where she honed her passion for acting in school plays, Ford headed off to New York at the age of 17 to pursue a career in show business. She began landing appearances on shows like Webster and the soap opera Another World before changing coasts and trying her luck in Hollywood. She landed a recurring role on the drama thirtysomething, and shortly following, she landed the now-iconic role of Corky on Murphy Brown. Ford stayed with the show through all of its nine seasons, using her downtime to try out other projects like the family movie North.

When Murphy Brown ended its run, Ford executive produced and starred in the series Maggie Winters, which got excellent reviews but sadly lasted for only one season. Ford had no shortage of projects, however; she was cast in the hit show Norm in 1999, and in 2003, she took a starring role in the ABC series Hope & Faith, playing a typical, Midwestern mom whose world is turned upside down when her movie-star sister shows up at her door. The popular series lasted until 2006, when Ford started looking for a new project. She found what she was looking for with 2007's comedy series Carpoolers, a show about the hilarious and strange goings-on between a group of men who drive to work together. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
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Faith Ford

Ford at the Emmy Awards, September 1994
Born Alexis Ford
September 14, 1964 (1964-09-14) (age 45)
Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
Occupation Actress
Years active 1983—present
Spouse(s) Campion Murphy (1998-present)
Robert Nottingham (1989 - 1996) (divorced)

Faith Ford (born September 14, 1964) is an American television and film actress, best known for her role as Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and her role as Hope Fairfield-Shanowski on Hope & Faith.

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Biography

Early life

Ford was born as Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of Pat, a schoolteacher, and Charles Ford, an insurance agent.[1] Ford lived in nearby Pineville and began acting while attending Pineville High School. She moved to New York City at the age of 17 and began to model and find commercial work.

Career

In 1983, Ford gained her first television role on ABC's One Life to Live, her first major gig was on the NBC soap opera Another World, where she played Julia Shearer (a role previously played by Kyra Sedgwick) for several years.

Ford was let go by the producers and soon moved to Hollywood, where she gained a regular role on the short-lived sitcom, The Popcorn Kid, a five-episode appearance on thirtysomething and later her role on Murphy Brown. After a nine-year run, the series ended, and Ford began to work in TV-movies. 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 was married to Robert Nottingham from 1989-1996 and has been married to personal trainer/screenwriter Campion Murphy since 1998. Ford's sister, Devon O'Day, hosts country radio programs, owns a media company, and is an author. Ford and Murphy co-produced an original short film, entitled Citation of Merit which appeared in numerous film festivals across the U.S.

Ford starred with Kelly Ripa in Hope & Faith, where she managed a catering business; the sitcom lasted three seasons. The show was pulled from the ABC lineup in May 2006 after a decline in ratings following a switch from Fridays to Tuesdays.

In 2004, she published her own cookbook, Cooking with Faith, and credited her mother and two grandmothers for teaching her how to cook. Ford played the mother of a family whose husband had died in Disney's film The Pacifier, which was released in early 2005. In 2007, she appeared in the sitcom, Carpoolers.

At the moment, she currently hosts and stars in Mind Body Balance, a web series on MSN. In June 2009, she spoke about her series and the future of digital programming at the Digital Content NewFront.[2]

Selected Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Another World Julia Shearer (TV series)
One Life to Live Muffy Critchlow (Soap opera)
1988-1998 Murphy Brown Corky Sherwood (TV series)
2002 Mom's On Strike Pam Harris
2003 Beethoven's 5th Julia Dempsey (Film)
2003-2006 Hope & Faith Hope Shanowski (Sitcom)
2005 The Pacifier Julie Plummer (Film)
2007 Carpoolers Leila Brooker (Sitcom)
2008 A Kiss At Midnight Susan Flowers (TV film)
2008 My Name Is Earl Rachel (Episode: Got The Babysitter Pregnant)

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