Faith Ford
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Biography
Faith Ford was an American actress who became a staple on TV throughout the nineties thanks to the hit sitcom "Murphy Brown" (CBS, 1988-1998, 2018), and later reprised her role on the show for a reboot in the late aughts. Born on September 14, 1964 in Alexandria, LA, Ford first became interested in acting when she was a teenager. At age 17, she moved to Manhattan and began pursuing modeling and acting work. Ford made her TV debut in 1983, when she joined the cast of the legendary daytime soap opera, "One Life to Live" (ABC/Hulu, 1968-2013). The next year, Ford joined the cast of yet another legendary daytime soap opera, "Another World" (NBC, 1964-1999). Her next series regular role came on the short-lived sitcom "The Popcorn Kid" (CBS, 1987). When that series was cancelled after 6 episodes, Ford bounced back with a 5-episode arc on the acclaimed drama series "thirtysomething" (ABC, 1987-1991). Ford's big break came when she was cast as Corky Sherwood in the seminal sitcom "Murphy Brown." Starring Candace Bergen as the titular investigative TV journalist, the show was a critical and commercial darling, and an awards juggernaut; Ford herself was nominated for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series no less than five times. The show ran a full decade, staying on the air until 1998. Even after the whirlwind ten-year experience of "Murphy Brown," Ford refused to slow down. She quickly joined the cast of Norm McDonald's post "SNL" (NBC, 1975-) sitcom, "The Norm Show" (NBC, 1999-2001). After that show ended, she joined yet another sitcom, starring alongside Kelly Ripa on "Hope & Faith" (ABC, 2003-06), which was a moderate hit during its three seasons. Ford continued to pop up in films and on television throughout the new millennium, before she delighted "Murphy Brown" fans in 2018 with the news that the show was returning for a new season, and Ford was reprising the role of Corky Sherwood.
Filmography
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Life Events
1983
TV series debut as Julia Shearer on the NBC daytime drama "Another World"
1985
Made primetime TV debut as a guest on "Hardcastle and McCormick"
1987
Made feature debut in "You Talkin' to Me?"
1987
Landed lead role in short lived sitcom "The Popcorn Kid"
1988
Played Corky Sherwood on classic sitcom "Murphy Brown"
1994
Returned to features in Rob Reiner's "North"
1998
Starred in her own CBS sitcom "Maggie Winters"
1999
Co-starred in Los Angeles stage production of "Crimes of the Heart"
1999
Became regular on "The Norm Show"
2002
Starred with Florence Henderson in the ABC Family series "Moms on Strike"
2003
Starred on sitcom "Hope & Faith"
2005
Starred opposite Vin Diesel in "The Pacifier"
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