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Faith Ford

Corky Sherwood-Forrest in Murphy Brown

Photos Faith Ford Birth name: Alexis Ford
Birth date: 1964/09/14 (59 years old)
Birth place : Alexandria Louisiane
Height: 1.78 m

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Biography for Faith Ford

Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, Faith was raised in nearby Pineville. In high school, Faith acted in school plays and, in her senior year, was a finalist in Teen Magazine's annual model search. At 17, she was in New York where she worked in commercials and did some modeling. Soon Faith had recurring roles in soap operas such as "Muffy" in "One Life to Live" (1968). In 1984, Faith made the move to Hollywood. Faith found prime time work as Janine, the fumbling secretary, on "thirtysomething" (1987) as well as guest spots on other shows. Her big screen debut was in the seldom seen You Talkin' to Me? (1987). In 1988, after first turning down the role, she joined the cast of the Television series "Murphy Brown" (1988) as Corky, the blond. Over the years, Faith has received 5 Emmy nominations for her character and has seen Corky mature from the beauty queen ditz to the lightweight fluff reporter. After nine seasons on "Murphy Brown" (1988), Faith has tried to distance herself from Corky with the thriller Night Visitors (1996) (TV) and Her Desperate Choice (1996) (TV).

Faith Ford was appointed five times to Emmy Award and twice in a row to the Golden Globe for her interpretation of journalist Corky Sherwood in the series "Murphy Brown" - a role she played for ten years.

She is currently sharing the star of "Hope & Faith" with Kelly Ripa. Among his other recent interpretations is the telefilm "Moms on Strike", with Tim Matheson, Florence Henderson and Spencer Breslin. She was two seasons during Shelly Kilmartin, probation officer in the "Norm" series. Between "Murphy Brown" and "Norm", she was the star of her own series, "Maggie Winters".

Faith Ford grew up in Pineville, Louisiana. During her last year of secondary studies, she was a finalist in the Teen Magazine annual modeling competition. She settled in New York at 17 and started by playing in advertising films and doing a little model while taking dramatic art lessons. At 18, she obtained a role in the SOAP "Another World". She left to continue her career in Los Angeles in 1985 and has played a regular role in "Popcorn Kid" and in "Generation Pub" before meeting Diane English, the executive producer of "Murphy Brown".

She also played in the irresistible North of Rob Reiner, in the thriller of action and S.F. "Night Visitors" and in "Her Desperate Choice".

In the spring of 2004, she wrote a cookbook, "Cooking With Faith", inspired by her childhood in Louisiana and the recipes learned from her mother and grandmother.

Faith Ford is an American actress known for her role in the TV series Murphy Brown. She also played in television series such as Hope & Faith and The Norm Show. Ford was born on September 14, 1964 in Alexandria, Louisiana, and grew up in Pineville. She started her career as a model before becoming an actress.

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Filmography

Title Role
The Pacifier (2005) Julie Plummer
Beethoven's 5th (2003) (V) Julie Dempsey
Hope & Faith (2003) TV Series Hope Shanowski
Moms On Strike (2002) (TV) Pam Harris
The Norm Show (1999) TV Series Shelley Kilmartin (2000-2001)
Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1999) Dr. Jennifer Wells
Maggie Winters (1998) TV Series Maggie Winters
Night Visitors (1996) (TV) Kelly Wells
Her Desperate Choice (1996) (TV) Jody Murdock
A Weekend in the Country (1996) (TV) Susan Kaye
North (1994) Donna Nelson
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (1993) (TV) Joyce Catlin
For Goodness Sake (1993)
Murphy Brown (1988) TV Series Corky Sherwood
You Talkin' to Me? (1987) Dana Archer
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987) (TV) Kalin Brewster
The Popcorn Kid (1987) TV Series Lynn Holly Brickhouse
Another World (1964) TV Series Julia Shearer #3 (1983-1984)

Trivia

Never one with a weight problem, around 1992 "my thyroid got wacky" [quote from Faith] and she has to watch her diet.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]

Diagnosed with Graves disease (overactive thyroid)

Has two dogs: Tess and Bosco.

Is good friends with her costar, Kelly Ripa, from "Hope & Faith" (2003).

Likes to cook.

Former roommate of Jane Leeves.

Family

Spouse : Campion Murphy (27 June 1998 - present), Robert Nottingham (1989 - 1996) (divorced)

Sister of Devon O'Day (a country radio host).

Her mother is a schoolteacher.

Her husband, Campion Murphy, is a personal trainer & writer.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest

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