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name: "Sela Ward"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 July 1956"
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average_fi1m_score: 86
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# Sela Ward

Actor. Born 11 July 1956 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1956, Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2014
- **Also known as:** Sela Ann Ward, سلا وارد

## Biography

Sela Ward is an American actress. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, she graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in fine art and advertising before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

She made her film debut in *The Man Who Loved Women* (1983) and gained early television experience in *Emerald Point N.A.S.* (1983). Ward received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Teddy Reed in the series *Sisters* (1991–96). She played Helen Kimble in the film *The Fugitive* (1993).

Ward won a second Emmy and a Golden Globe for her leading role in *Once and Again* (1999–2002). Her other film credits include *Gone Girl* (2014), *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004) and *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016). She also received a CableACE Award for portraying Jessica Savitch in the television film *Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story* (1995).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Gone Girl* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Sharon Schieber — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Helen Kimble — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)

## Also known for

- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), Dr. Lucy Hall
- *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), President Lanford
- *Westworld* (2016), Juliet
- *The Rookie* (2018), Joy Bradford
- *Runaway Bride* (1999), Pretty Bar Woman
- *The Guardian* (2006), Helen Randall
- *The Stepfather* (2009), Susan Harding
- *FBI* (2018), Dana Mosier

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