Biography
This Southern belle moved to New York City following her graduation from the University of Alabama, expecting to pursue work in advertising. She instead began modeling and went on to appear in dozens of national television commercials. Ward soon moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting and launched a career in that capacity. In 1983 the actress made her feature debut in Blake Edwards' remake "The Man Who Loved Woman" and bowed on the …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Co-starred in the remake of "The Stepfather" | |
2006 | Played Kevin Costner's wife in "The Guardian" | |
2005 | Had a recurring role on the FOX drama "House" as Stacy Warner, the hospital's former attorney | |
2004 | Portrayed private investigator, Bobbi Bacha of Blue Moon Investigations, in the CBS TV movie "Suburban Madness" | |
2004 | Played Dennis Quaid's wife in Roland Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow" | |
2004 | Played the mother in "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" | |
2002 | Published her autobiography, Homesick: A Memoir | |
2002 | Co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton and Patricia Arquette in "The Badge" | |
2000 | Had leading role and served as executive produer of the CBS TV-movie, "Catch a Falling Star" | |
1999 | Returned to series TV as divorced mother Lily Manning in the ABC drama series, "Once and Again"; earned Golden Globe (2000, 2002), SAG (2001) and Emmy (2001) nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series | |
1999 | Had a cameo in Garry Marshall's romantic comedy, "Runaway Bride" | |
1998 | Featured in "54," a nostalgic portrait of a New York City disco club famous in the late 1970s | |
1997 | Starred in the Showtime drama, "Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women" | |
1995 | Received praise for her portrayal of TV anchorwoman Jessica Savitch in the Lifetime movie, "Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story" | |
1993 | Played murder victim Helen Kimble, the wife of Harrison Ford's falsely accused Dr Richard Kimble, in the feature adaptation of "The Fugitive" | |
1992 | Played a lawyer defending her husband's ex-lover charged with murder in the Showtime drama, "Double Jeopardy" | |
1991 | Cast in the starring role of Teddy Reed, the alcoholic black sheep of the family, in the NBC series "Sisters"; earned Golden Globe (1994) and SAG (1996) nominations | |
1991 | Starred in the USA Network thriller, "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" | |
1990 | Appeared in the "Christine Cromwell" mystery telepic, "In Vino Veritas" (ABC) | |
1989 | Cast as the titlular heiress in the USA TV-movie, "The Haunting of Sarah Hardy" | |
1987 | Starred in the TV-movies "Cameo by Night" (NBC) and "The King of Love" (ABC) | |
1987 | Co-starred with Shelley Long in the supernatural comedy, "Hello, Again" | |
1986 | Featured as Tom Hanks's love interest in Garry Marshall's "Nothing in Common" | |
1983 | Debut as a TV series regular on the CBS primetime soap, "Emerald Point, N.A.S." | |
1983 | Feature acting debut in Blake Edwards' remake of "The Man Who Loved Women" | |
1983 | Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting | |
| Moved to New York City and began modeling for the Wilhelmina agency | ||
Awards
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Once and Again |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Once and Again |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Once and Again |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Once and Again |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Once and Again |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Once and Again |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress For a Miniseries or a Special in Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Sisters |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Sisters |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Sisters |