Sela Ward

Sela Ward

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1956-07-11 (67 years old)

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Biography

Sela Ward (born July 11, 1956) is an American movie and television actress, producer, author, and former model.


She moved to California to pursue acting and landed her first film role in the 1983 Burt Reynolds vehicle The Man Who Loved Women. Her first regular role in a TV drama series, as a socialite on Dennis Weaver's short-lived CBS series, Emerald Point N.A.S., followed in the same year. Ward continued to land guest roles in both TV and movies throughout the 1980s, most notably opposite Tom Hanks in Nothing in Common (1986).


In 1991, she was cast as Teddy Reed on Sisters, for which she received her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. She portrayed Helen Kimble, the wife of Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford), in The Fugitive, one of the top films of 1993. Ward won a CableACE Award for her portrayal of the late TV journalist Jessica Savitch in the 1995 TV movie Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, which remains Lifetime's most watched TV movie to date.


In 1995, she was passed over for a Bond girl role, learning that even though then-Bond Pierce Brosnan was 42, the casting director said "What we really want is Sela, but Sela ten years ago". In response, she developed and produced a documentary, The Changing Face of Beauty, about American obsession with youth and its effect on women.


Ward succeeded Candice Bergen as commercial spokesperson for Sprint's long distance phone service (1999-2002). She also appeared on Frasier as supermodel/ zoologist Kelly Easterbrook in the 5th season opener ("Frasier's Imaginary Friend").


When she read for the role of Lily Brooks Manning on the ABC drama series Once and Again (1999–2002), its creators (Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz of thirtysomething fame) initially deemed her "too beautiful" for the average single mother to identify with. Ward received her 2nd lead actress Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama


In 2004, she played the a private investigator in the TV movie Suburban Madness and she also appeared in the feature film The Day After Tomorrow with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal.


In 2005, she landed a recurring role in the Fox series House as Stacy Warner, the hospital's attorney and formidable ex-partner of the protagonist Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), until her character was written off the show in 2006.


She was originally offered both the role of Megan Donner on CSI: Miami and Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives, but turned both down. She was reluctant to commit to another lead role in an hour-long series because of the time away from her family it would require.


Although she was on a brief hiatus from TV, she continued to appear in feature films. She starred opposite Kevin Costner in The Guardian in 2006 and starred in the thriller The Stepfather in 2009.


In July 2010, she signed on to star in CSI: NY at the start of the 7th season and remained until the 9th and final season'. She appeared as newswoman Sharon Schieber in Gone Girl (2014), and co-starred as the President of the United States in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). She also played the leading role alongside Nick Nolte in the political comedy series Graves. She had a leading role in the crime series FBI (2018) for its' 1st season.

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Filmography

all 50

Movies 29

TV Shows 21

self 5

Voice 1

Dana Mosier
FBI

FBI (2018)

TV
6.36
Margaret Graves
Graves

Graves (2016)

TV
6.83
Juliet
Westworld

Westworld (2016)

TV
6.71
President Lanford
Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Movie
5.43
Sharon Schieber
Gone Girl

Gone Girl (2014)

Movie
7.59
Delirium

Delirium (2014)

TV
6.33
Susan Harding
The Stepfather

The Stepfather (2009)

Movie
8
Helen Randall
The Guardian

The Guardian (2006)

Movie
10
The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show (2006)

TV
Stacy Warner
House

House (2004)

TV
7.74
Bobbi Bacha
Suburban Madness

Suburban Madness (2004)

Movie
Jo Danville
CSI: NY

CSI: NY (2004)

TV
7.14
Self
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show (2004)

TV
Self - Target Fundraiser Interview
The Jane Pauley Show

The Jane Pauley Show (2004)

TV
Dr. Lucy Hall
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Movie
6.38
Jeannie Miller
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Movie
5.52
Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)

TV
Carla Hardwick
The Badge

The Badge (2002)

Movie
Sydney Clarke, aka Cheryl Belson
Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star (2000)

Movie
Lily Manning
Once and Again

Once and Again (1999)

TV
Pretty Bar Woman
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride (1999)

Movie
6.91
Anna Leath
Passion's Way

Passion's Way (1999)

Movie
Billie Auster
54

54 (1998)

Movie
Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

Movie
Calendar Girl / Page Monroe (voice)
The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures (1997)

TV
6.56
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Kaye Griffin
My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans (1996)

Movie
Jessica Savitch
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)

Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait (1993)

TV
Kelly Easterbrook
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Helen Kimble
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1993)

Movie
6.31
Dorothy Wade
Killer Rules

Killer Rules (1993)

Movie
Karen Hart
Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy (1992)

Movie
Teddy Reed / Teddy Reed Falconer / Teddy Reed Sorenson
Sisters

Sisters (1991)

TV
6
Sister Anne McBain
Child of Darkness, Child of Light

Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991)

Movie
Laura Demming
Rainbow Drive

Rainbow Drive (1990)

Movie
Sarah Hardy
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)

Movie
Caryl
Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids (1989)

Movie
Annie Larkspur
The King of Love

The King of Love (1987)

Movie
Kim Lacey
Hello Again

Hello Again (1987)

Movie
Jennifer / Cameo
Cameo by Night

Cameo by Night (1987)

Movie
Tracy
Steele Justice

Steele Justice (1987)

Movie
Lynette Pierce
L.A. Law

L.A. Law (1986)

TV
6
Cheryl Ann Wayne
Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common (1986)

Movie
6
Emily
I Had Three Wives

I Had Three Wives (1985)

TV
Colonel's Daughter
Rustlers' Rhapsody

Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

Movie
Heather
Night Court

Night Court (1984)

TV
6
Janet Wainwright
The Man Who Loved Women

The Man Who Loved Women (1983)

Movie
Hilary Adams
Emerald Point N.A.S.

Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)

TV
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35

Ratings

Average 5.97
Based on 3.71 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1982
1989
1997
1993
2018
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1956-07-11 (67 years old)

Birth Name
Sela Ann Ward

Birth Place
Meridian, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


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