Sela Ward is a celebrated Emmy Award-winning American actress famed for her television series works. Some of her best known television characters include Lily Manning on Once and Again, Stacy Warner on Fox's hit medical drama series House and Jo Danville on CSI: NY. She is also known for playing leading roles in films such as 1992's Double Jeopardy and 2004's The Day After Tomorrow.
She is the eldest of the four children of Annie Kate and Granberry Holland Ward Jr. In 1992, she and venture capitalist Howard Elliott Sherman tied the knot. The couple has two children.
Her mother Annie died from ovarian cancer in 2002.
She is also an accomplished author.
I had an art teacher who's the reason I got there in high school who encouraged me to go to Alabama. That's where she had gone and kept raving over their art department.Sela Ward
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal thing... I am also very spiritual.Sela Ward
I think things like food, the food of the south is sort of the common tie that binds us all, Black and White, the sense memories. It's a very particular part of the country.Sela Ward
Sela Ward is a famous American actress, who was born on July 11, 1956. As a person born on this date, Sela Ward is listed in our database as the 12th most popular celebrity for the day (July 11) and the 58th most popular for the year (1956).
People born on July 11 fall under the Zodiac sign of Cancer, the Crab. Sela Ward is the 477th most popular Cancer.
Aside from information specific to Sela Ward's birthday, Sela Ward is the 3127th most famous American and ranks 5th in famous people born in Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
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