Portrait of Sela Ward

Acting

Sela Ward

Career

Active from 1983 to 2016, busiest in 1987 and 2004 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Once and Again
Once and Again
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sela Ward Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • 90s Nostalgia 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Power Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 65
The Rookie
The Rookie (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Joy Bradford

FBI
FBI (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Dana Mosier

Graves
Graves (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Margaret Graves

Westworld
Westworld (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Juliet

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as President Lanford

Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sharon Schieber

Delirium
Delirium (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 55
The Stepfather
The Stepfather (2009)
GoodWatch score 36

as Susan Harding

The Guardian
The Guardian (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Helen Randall

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jeannie Miller

CSI: NY
CSI: NY (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Jo Danville

The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Lucy Hall

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Stacy Warner

Suburban Madness
Suburban Madness (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bobbi Bacha

The Badge
The Badge (2002)
GoodWatch score 43

as Carla Hardwick

Catch a Falling Star
Catch a Falling Star (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sydney Clarke

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Once and Again
Once and Again (1999)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lily Manning

Passion's Way
Passion's Way (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Anna Leath

54
54 (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

as Billie Auster

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

as Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kaye Griffin

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jessica Savitch

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Kelly Easterbrook

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1993)
GoodWatch score 86

as Helen Kimble

Killer Rules
Killer Rules (1993)

as Dorothy Wade

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Karen Hart

Sisters
Sisters (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Theodora 'Teddy' Reed

Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

as Laura Demming

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 54
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sarah York

Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Caryl

Hello Again
Hello Again (1987)
GoodWatch score 31

as Kim Lacey

Steele Justice
Steele Justice (1987)
GoodWatch score 32

as Tracy

The King of Love
The King of Love (1987)

as Annie Larkspur

Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cheryl Ann Wayne

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Lynette Pierce

Rustlers' Rhapsody
Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
GoodWatch score 41

as Colonel's Daughter

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Heather

Emerald Point N.A.S.
Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)

TV show ยท as Hilary Adams

The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

as Janet Wainwright

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1970s

1 title ยท average score 69
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Woman in Fur Coat (uncredited)