Sela Ward

Sela Ward is the kind of actress whose talent I find easy to underestimate at first glance, and that is precisely her strength. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, and educated at the University of Alabama, she broke through as Teddy Reed in Sisters. Two Emmys and a Golden Globe are not trophies you collect by accident, yet she never traded on flash. What impresses me most is her durability and poise: she aged into her roles with dignity rather than chasing reinvention. I admire performers who let the work speak, and Ward has always done exactly that.

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Name (English)

Sela Ward

Name (Japanese)

セーラ・ウォード

Reading

せーら・うぉーど

Born

July 11, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Meridian, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor / model / autobiographer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

University

University of Alabama

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
• 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Official sitehttp://www.selawardtv.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/selaward/
• Xhttps://x.com/SelaWard
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sela%20Ward
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229187

Tags

• Mississippi
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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