Alie Ward

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Alie Ward
Ward at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Alison Ann Ward

(1976-11-06) November 6, 1976 (age 47)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, painter
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.alieward.com

Alison Ann "Alie" Ward (born November 6, 1976) is an American writer, actress, and television and podcast host. Born in California, Ward graduated from the

Innovation Nation.[1] In 2022, the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards named her podcast Ologies “Best Science Podcast”, and the Webby Awards honored Ward as “Best Podcast Host.”[2][3]

On television, Ward has appeared as a recurring role in Nash Bridges and in several small roles for shows including Grey's Anatomy, King of the Hill, and Comedy Central's Key & Peele. Ward has recorded a number of fan recaps for the ABC series Once Upon a Time, Revenge, and Scandal. She has also illustrated and been a columnist for LA Weekly and cohosted the Netflix show 100 Humans.

Early life

Ward was born Alison Ann Ward in

Sacramento, El Dorado Hills, and Cameron Park before returning to the Bay Area.[4][5] When she was 18, she enrolled at University of California, Santa Barbara to study biology, with the intention of pursuing a career in biological illustration. Eventually, she changed her course of study and obtained a degree in cinema before moving to Los Angeles. Her father had multiple myeloma.[6][7]

Career

Ward (left) and Georgia Hardstark at the 6th Annual Taste Awards

Acting, media, and journalism

While studying cinema in San Francisco, Ward attended an audition for the television series Nash Bridges, which filmed in the area. She was cast as Miranda, a role that recurred for three seasons. After moving to Los Angeles, Ward continued to take television roles but noticed she received mostly "victim"-type roles during a crime show boom, which she developed a distaste for after she was mugged in 2002.[4] She began pursuing painting as a therapeutic hobby and a form of self expression, leading to roles in media, with Ward describing the change as "I felt like I went from not having a voice to having my voice being my identity and my job, which was really gratifying."[4]

Ward comes from a family of journalists.[8] In late 2005, L.A. Weekly hired her to illustrate the column 24/7 and in early 2006 she was offered a writing assignment to cover a concert. Within a few months, Ward had a weekly nightlife and culture column called The Mental Ward.[9] Ward also wrote for the Los Angeles Times[10] and for Metromix L.A., a website and newspaper owned by the Los Angeles Times,[11] as well as appearing on-camera for live news segments on KTLA.

Ward's paintings are often acrylic on wood and employ wordplay or are in diptych form, which she calls her "dichotomy series". She likens her painting approach to sign making.[citation needed] In 2014, LA Weekly named Ward's Instagram account "Best Looking Instagram".[12]

Alie and Georgia

In early 2009, Ward and her friend

hits per day.[15] The pair followed up with two farcical how-to videos for the Ham Daiquiri and a Bloody-Maryesque drink known as the Bloody Bacon & Cheese.[16] Next, Ward and Hardstark began making "Classy Ladies with Alie & Georgia" cocktail videos for Scripps Network and Cooking Channel websites, and appearing on the Cooking Channel travel-dessert show Unique Sweets.[17][18]

Ward and Hardstark collaborated on several other projects. Their

Lewis and Clark.[22]

Pivot into science communication

Inspired by a visit to the

Innovation Nation, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing Special Class in 2016.[1][24] The experience of volunteering at the museum and working in science communication further gave her inspiration for starting her podcast Ologies.[23]

In 2018, she became a regular contributor on the Netflix educational series Brainchild[25] and began hosting the CW show Did I Mention Invention? With Alie Ward.[26][27]

In 2020, she co-hosted Netflix's first season of the investigative series 100 Humans alongside Sammy Obeid and Zainab Johnson.

Ologies podcast

Main article: Ologies (podcast)

In 2017 Ward began hosting

horology. The tagline for the show is "Ask smart people stupid questions".[28] In 2022, the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards named her podcast Ologies “Best Science Podcast”, and the Webby Awards honored Ward as “Best Podcast Host.”[2]

Personal life

At the end of a podcast episode in January 2021,

Eagle Rock, California.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Nash Bridges Miranda 9 episodes
1999 Where's George Anita
2001 Roswell Deb 2 episodes
2002 King of the Hill Becky Episode: "Dang Ol' Love" (uncredited)
2002 The District Mary Sleight Episode: "The Second Man"
2003 7th Heaven Betty Episode: "Smoking"
2005 Grey's Anatomy Tina Herman Episode: "Something To Talk About"
2006 Death Ride Make-up Girl
2012 Key & Peele Friend 1 episode
2012 Murderbot Productions Episode: "Hose the Rose"
2013 Drunk History Herself - Narrator Episode: "Nashville"
2017 Sidekick with Matt Mira Guest Episode: "Your Host, Steve Agee"
2018 Don't Go Alone The Storyteller 3 episodes
2018 Brainchild Science Lady 13 episodes
2020 100 Humans Host 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation Receivers 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Award and Multiple 37th Annual Telly Awards". May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: See The Full List of Winners". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Top Best Host: Podcasts". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Renaissance Woman • Alie Ward Finds Her Voice by Celebrating Her Curiosity". Submerge. 23 October 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Ito, Robert (February 25, 2021). "'Ologies' Host Alie Ward Is Making Science Wonderfully Entertaining". Los Angeles. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Live from Los Angeles: It's the IMF Facebook Comedy Pre-Show Extravaganza". International Myeloma Foundation. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ^ @alieward (October 22, 2017). "My dad has #multiplemyeloma & I'm honored to be part of this benefit. Performing: @kumailn @NikkiGlaser @hannibalburess @marcmaron @iliza ++" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "This American Wife". www.thisamericanwifepodcast.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Alie Ward - Los Angeles News and Events". L.A. Weekly. 18 April 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Alie Ward at L.A. Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Metromix Makes Cool Debut". Los Angeles Times. 10 July 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "2013 LA Weekly Web Awards". LA Weekly. August 28, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Alie Ward on This American Wife podcast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "In Which Georgia Gives You The McNuggetini - Food - This Recording". thisrecording.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  15. ^ "McNuggetini sparks new career for former EDC resident". Mountain Democrat. July 28, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  16. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  17. ^ Classy Ladies, retrieved November 13, 2017
  18. ^ Unique Sweets, retrieved November 13, 2017
  19. ^ "Slumber Party with Alie & Georgia". Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  20. ^ Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia, retrieved November 13, 2017
  21. ^ "Cooking Channel to Premiere Tripping Out With Alie & Georgia, 6/21". May 13, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  22. ^ "Behind the Scenes: Drunk History With Alie & Georgia". Los Angeles. September 27, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  23. ^
    National Public Radio
    . Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  24. ^ "Life Hacks and Laughs ... a Conversation With Innovation Nation's Alie Ward". Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  25. ^ "Brainchild - Netflix Official Site". Netflix. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  26. ^ "Did I Mention Invention". One Magnificent Morning. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  27. ^ Did I Mention Invention?, retrieved April 9, 2019
  28. ^ "Ologies Podcast". alie ward. 21 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Urban Rodentology (Sewer Rats) with Bobby Corrigan". alie ward. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  30. ^ Ward, Alie (2022-07-21). "This dude! I married @jarrett_sleeper a decade to the day after meeting him, which was one year ago today. [...]". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

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