. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Thank you to everyone who voted for who they would like to see the most this week in Where Are They Now. Most of you would like to catch up with Sela Ward this week. Ward was on the popular show Sisters in the 1990s and the series Once and Again in the early 2000s. Where is she now? Keep on reading to find out!
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View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives***--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Jonathan Harris - Played the scheming Dr. Smith on the TV series "Lost in Space"
David Nelson - Son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, played himself on the TV series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
Donny Most - Played Ralph Malph on the TV series "Happy Days", he also appeared in a famous Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial ("Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter...")
(Answer at the bottom)***Sela WardLearn More About Sela Ward on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: July 11, 1956, Meridian, Mississippi
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known for her television roles as Teddy Reed on the American TV series Sisters (1991-96) and as Lily Manning on Once and Again (1999-2002).
FAMILY LIFE: She has been married to Howard Sherman, a venture capitalist, since 1992. They have two children, Austin (born 1994) and Anabella (born 1998).
INFO: Ward began modeling while working in New York City as a storyboard artist for multimedia presentations. She was soon recruited by the Wilhelmina agency and landed spots in television commercials promoting Maybelline cosmetics. Her first film role was in 1983's The Man Who Loved Women, starring Burt Reynolds.
She played variations on the same character in films and television appearances throughout the 1980s, until she won the role of the bohemian alcoholic Teddy Reed on Sisters, for which she received her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994.
In 1995, she portrayed the late television journalist Jessica Savitch in the TV movie Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, for which she earned a CableACE award. Also that year, she developed and produced a documentary, The Changing Face of Beauty, about American obsession with youth and its effect on women. This was in response to being turned down for a Bond girl role because the casting director said "What we really want is Sela, but Sela ten years ago".
Ward became the commercial spokesperson for Sprint's long distance telephone service from 1999 until 2002, succeeding actress Candice Bergen. She then won the role of Lily Brooks Manning on the series Once and Again, which would earn her a second lead actress Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for her efforts.
In 2004, she appeared in the TV movie Suburban Madness in the role of private investigator Bobbi Bacha. Also that year, she appeared in the hit film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2005, she began a recurring role on the series House as Stacy Warner, the hospital's former attorney who is also the ex-partner of Dr. Gregory House.
TRIVIA: Once dated Bob Baumhower, an All-America defensive tackle for coach Bear Bryant's football team.
A business district portion of 22nd Avenue in Meridian (from 6th Street to the Interstate 20 highway interchange) has been named the "Sela Ward Parkway" in her honor.
Published her autobiography, Homesick: A Memoir, through HarperCollins' ReganBooks imprint in 2002.
She has a younger sister, Jenna, and two brothers, Brock and Granberry (Berry) III.
Attended the University of Alabama.
At the University of Alabama, she performed as one of the Crimson Tide cheerleaders, was homecoming queen, joined Chi Omega sorority, and double-majored in art and advertising.
was originally offered both the role of Megan Donner on CSI: Miami and Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives, but turned both down.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2009, she had a role in the film The Stepfather. In July 2010, Ward signed on to appear in the crime series CSI: NY, in the role of investigator Jo Danville. Also in 2010, she performed the voice-over narration for Crest toothpaste commercials.
In 2002, she opened the Hope Village for Children in her home that is meant to be an emergency shelter for those awaiting placement in foster homes. Hope Village currently has a capacity for 44 residents and serves an average of 200 children per year.
WRITE TO SELA WARD: Sela Ward
289 S. Robertson Blvd. #469
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2834
*** CREDITS:2010-2012 CSI: NY (TV series)...Jo Danville / Det. Josephine 'Jo' Danville
2009 The Stepfather...Susan Harding
2006/I The Guardian...Helen Randall
2005-2006 House M.D. (TV series)...Stacy Warner
2004 Suburban Madness (TV movie)...Bobbi Bacha
2004 The Day After Tomorrow...Dr. Lucy Hall
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights...Jeannie Miller
2002 The Badge...Carla Hardwick
1999-2002 Once and Again (TV series)...Lily Manning
2000 Catch a Falling Star (TV movie)...Sydney Clarke, aka Cheryl Belson
1999 Passion's Way...Anna Leath
1999 Runaway Bride...Pretty Woman in Bar
1998 54...Billie Auster
1998 The New Batman Adventures (TV series)...Calendar Girl / Page Monroe
Mean Seasons (1998)
1997 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (TV movie)...Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
1997 Frasier (TV series)...Kelly Easterbrook, Swimsuit Model / Zoology Student
Frasier's Imaginary Friend (1997)...Kelly Easterbrook, Swimsuit Model/Zoology Student
1996 My Fellow Americans...Kaye Griffin
1991-1996 Sisters (TV series)...Theodora 'Teddy' Reed Margolis Falconer Sorenson
1995 Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (TV movie)...Jessica Savitch
1993 The Fugitive...Helen Kimble
1993 Killer Rules (TV movie)...Dorothy Wade
1992 Double Jeopardy (TV movie)...Karen Hart
1991 Child of Darkness, Child of Light (TV movie)...Sister Anne
1990 Rainbow Drive (TV movie)...Laura Demming
1990 Christine Cromwell (TV series)...Toni Cerreta
In Vino Veritas (1990)
1989 The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (TV movie)...Sarah Hardy
1989 Bridesmaids (TV movie)...Caryl
1987 The King of Love (TV movie)...Annie Larkspur
1987 Hello Again...Kim Lacey
1987 Cameo by Night (TV movie)...Jennifer/Cameo
1987 Steele Justice...Tracy
1987 Night Court (TV series)...Heather
Christine's Friend
1986 L.A. Law (TV series)...Lynette Pierce
Fry Me to the Moon (1986)
The Venus Butterfly (1986)
1986 Hotel (TV series)...Isabel Atwood
Hornet's Nest (1986)
1986 Nothing in Common...Cheryl Ann Wayne
1985 I Had Three Wives (TV series)...Emily
'Til Death Do Us Part (1985)
1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody...Colonel's Daughter
1983-1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV series)...Hilary Adams
1983 The Man Who Loved Women...Janet Wainwright
To see Then & Now pictures of Sela Ward, visit: Celebrity Nooz***--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Jonathan Harris - DEAD (Blood clot)
Born: 11/06/1914 Died: 11/03/2002
David Nelson - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 10/24/1936 Died: 01/11/2011
Donny Most - ALIVE
Born: 08/08/1953
***WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...3/14Ray Barlow, 85, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion).
Himanish Goswami, 85, Indian writer and cartoonist, prostate cancer.
Pierre Schoendoerffer, 83, French director (The Anderson Platoon), surgical complications.
Ted L. Strickland, 79, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (1973-1975).
Censu Tabone, 98, Maltese politician, President (1989-1994)
and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1987-1989).
3/13Domitila Chungara, 74, Bolivian labor leader and feminist, lung cancer.
Bodjie Dasig, 48, Filipino singer and songwriter.
Michel Duchaussoy, 73, French actor, cardiac arrest.
Moshe Yehoshua Hager, 95, Israeli rabbi, 5th Rebbe of Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak.
Jock Hobbs, 52, New Zealand rugby union player and administrator, leukaemia.
Eddie King, 73, American Chicago blues musician.
Hans Ludvig Martensen, 84, Danish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Copenhagen (1965-1995).
Grete Nordra, 87, Norwegian actress.
Karl Roy, 43, Filipino singer (Kapatid, P.O.T.), cardiac arrest.
Tetsunosuke Sawamura, 81, Japanese kabuki actor, pancreatic cancer.
Lyudmila Shagalova, 88, Russian film actress (The Young Guard, Balzaminov's Marriage).
Amusa Shittu, 75, Nigerian footballer, effects of a stroke.
3/12Hasan Gafoor, 62, Indian police commissioner, heart attack.
Dick Harter, 81, American basketball coach (Charlotte Hornets, University of Oregon), cancer.
Michael Hossack, 65, American drummer (The Doobie Brothers), cancer.
Friedhelm Konietzka, 73, German-born Swiss football player and manager, assisted suicide.
Augustin Misago, 69, Rwandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gikongoro (since 1992).
Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, 67, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador (since 2002).
Madeleine Parent, 93, Canadian union leader and women's rights activist.
Dick Woehrle, 81, American professional wrestling referee, colon cancer.