This eternally stunning brunette has a haunting quality, which she used to great effect as Harrison Ford's murdered wife in
The Fugitive. Despite a handful of film roles, Ward made her biggest impression on the small screen, starring in a number of TV-movies and the dramas
Sisters and
Once and Again, which earned her two Emmy awards. Although this former model enjoyed romances with actors Richard Dean Anderson and Peter Weller in the '80s, she settled down and had two kids with real-estate developer Howard Sherman, whom she met on a blind date. After a brief career slowdown (during which she passed on an audition for
Desperate Housewives), she returned to TV in 2005 for a stint on
House.
Sela Ward Fast Facts:
- First name means "hallelujah" or "amen."
- Was a cheerleader for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team, a Homecoming Queen and a member of the Chi Omega sorority.
- Began her career as a model and appeared in dozens of TV commercials.
- Published a memoir, Homesick, in 2002.
- Sela Ward Relationships:
- Anabella Raye Sherman - Daughter
- Annie Kate Ward - Mother
- Austin Ward Sherman - Son
- Berry Ward - Brother
- Brock Ward - Brother
- Granberry Holland Ward - Father
- Howard Sherman - Husband
- Jenna Ward - Sister
- Peter Weller - Ex-fiancé
- Richard Dean Anderson - Ex-significant Other
- Sela Ward Awards:
- 1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
- 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries or a Special - Nominee
- College:
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (BFA in Art and Advertising, 1977)
