- Born
- Birth nameCourtney Braden Ford
- Height1.65 m
- Shining equally bright in both comedic and dramatic roles, Courtney Ford's ability to take on diverse projects has set her career in motion. After a memorable arc on Showtime's Dexter, Ford was named one of the "Top Ten Faces to Watch on Television" by Variety. She was most recently a series regular on one of The CW's most unique shows, Legends of Tomorrow, playing fan favorite Nora Darhk.
Ford has showcased her versatility with guest starring performances on hit shows such as Grey's Anatomy (2005), Esprits criminels (2005), Les Experts : Manhattan (2004), The Big Bang Theory (2007), Hawaii 5-0 (2010) , and How I Met Your Mother (2005). Her episode of, The Naked Man (2008), received an Emmy Award Nomination. Her season long recurring guest star on Showtime's hit Dexter (2006) as John Lithgow's troubled daughter earned her rave reviews and loyal fan following. On season four of the HBO series True Blood (2008), Ford played Portia Bellefleur, a successful attorney who becomes romantically involved with vampire Bill Compton. In one of the season's most shocking twists, Bill discovers that his lover Portia is actually his great-great-great-great granddaughter, a revelation that stuns them both, as well as the fan community at large.
A formally trained actress, Ford has received training in The Strasberg Method, The Improv Underground and has studied with Andrew Magarian and Lesly Kahn. Courtney Ford is a native of Los Angeles and currently resides there with her husband, Brandon Routh, where they both passionately support and serve as activists for "Service Nation".- IMDb mini biography by: www.id-pr.com
- SpouseBrandon Routh(November 24, 2007 - present) (filed for divorce, 1 child)
- Children
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Gave birth to her first child at age 34, a son Leo James Routh on 8/10/12. Child's father is her husband, Brandon Routh.
- Has Mexican, Irish, and English ancestry.
- Was named in "Variety" as one of "TV's Top 10 To Watch: New Faces For Fall" in 2009.
- In Atonement (2014), she is beaten by Emily VanCamp in the final fight.
- It's so funny because the roles that I've been offered in the indie film world have been similar to each other, and the roles that I've been offered in the TV world have been similar to each other, but the TV roles and the indie film roles have been completely different.
- I would love to be able to play some characters on television that are similar to some of the indie film roles I've done, that have been so close to my heart.
- The more comfortable you are, and the more you can relax, the more truthful your performance is.
- I would love to be on a show where I'm allowed to play a character that you're not suspicious of, from the get-go, and who's someone that you can just relax with, take in and like, right off the bat.
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