Faith Ford was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and raised in Pineville. At the age of 17, she was in New York and worked in commercials and did some modeling. Soon Faith had recurring roles in soap operas such as 'Muffy' in "One Life to Live".

Faith made the move to Hollywood in 1984, and found prime time work as Janine, the fumbling secretary, on "Thirtysomething " as well as guest spots on other shows. Her big screen debut was in "You Talkin' to Me? (1987) ".

In 1988 Faith Ford vaulted to fame as the plucky Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown , whom she portrayed for ten years, garnering five Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Hope & Faith marks a return to ABC for the actress, who starred in Norm in for two seasons after guest-starring on the show; she made an indelible mark on Thirtysomething as the ditzy secretary, Janine, and began her career at One Life to Live . Her extensive TV credits range from the series Maggie Winters to numerous telefilms, including Moms on Strike , A Weekend in the Country , Her Desperate Choice and Night Visitors .

Her feature films include the film Sometimes They Come Back for More and North , among others.

Ford was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1991. She is the author of the forthcoming Cooking with Faith , a multi-generational Southern cookbook inspired by her childhood culinary adventures with her mother and grandmother. The book will be published by Scribner in May 2004.

Ford resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two dogs.

Faith Ford plays Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mom of three who finds her tidy surburban world up-ended when her glamorous and egocentric sister, Faith (Kelly Ripa), moves in.

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