Willa Ford
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Amanda Lee Williford (born January 22, 1981),
Early life
Ford was raised in Ruskin, Florida.[1] She began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight. At age 11, she started singing with the Tampa-based children's performing arts troupe, Entertainment Revue.[1] She attended East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida.[citation needed]
Career
Music career
In 1999, the 18-year-old Ford started performing under the stage name Mandah and was signed to
In 2000, she was one of the opening acts on the Backstreet Boys' "Into the Millennium" tour.
In 2001, Ford signed on to a new label, Lava
Ford was a spokesperson for
In 2003, Ford released a song titled "A Toast to Men." The song, which featured guest rapper Lady May, was featured in daytime promotional ads for soap operas. The single came from her unreleased second album Sexysexobsessive, which was previously titled Porn Poetry. The title track, "Sexysexobsessive," was to be the second single, but it was only released through Ford's official website.
From 2005 to 2006, she appeared as a guest doll in
She would state that after her music didn't garner as much success as hoped for, she "really took a step back because I felt like I wasn't doing what I was supposed to be at the time." "I know that sounds crazy, but it was the perfect storm, and I walked away," as she would go on to try out many different careers.
Television, film, and magazine appearances
In 2002, Ford appeared in an episode of the short-lived television sitcom
In early 2006, Ford played as one of the four
Ford appeared on an episode of My Celebrity Home on the
Ford appeared in the 2009 slasher film Friday the 13th.
Ford played Becca in the
Ford appeared in a 2011 episode of The Glades. In 2012, she appeared in 4 episodes of the Magic City and an episode of Leverage season five. In June 2014, it was announced that she was working on four films: Submerged,[8] Any Day, The Nurse, and Checkmate.[9]
Ford was also cast in the film Assassin's Fury, but was later dropped. In an interview with BZFilm.com, producer Fabio Soldani said that Ford was replaced after five days of shooting and that she was "a nightmare to be around" and "shooting was a really sad place to be for those 5 days".[10]
She currently runs a home interior design business, WFord Interiors.
In 2019, Ford appeared on an E!'s reality show Flip It Like Disick.[11]
Personal life
Ford and hockey player Mike Modano married in a small, private ceremony on August 25, 2007, in Athens, Texas.[12][13] In August 2012, Ford and Modano announced that they were divorcing.[14]
In April 2015, Ford married former
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peaks |
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US [18] | ||
Willa Was Here | 56 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [19] |
US Top 40 [23] |
US R&R [24][25] |
AUS [26] | ||||||
2001 | "I Wanna Be Bad" | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 52 | Willa Was Here |
"Did Ya' Understand That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MTV: TRL Christmas | |
2003 | "A Toast to Men" (featuring Lady May) |
— | 11 | 45 | — | — | 46 | — | Non-album singles |
2004 | "Sexy Sex Obsessive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Anna Nicole Smith Story | Anna Nicole Smith | |
2008 | Impulse | Claire Dennison | |
2009 | Friday the 13th | Chelsea | |
2011 | Universal Squadrons | Becca | |
2014 | The Nurse | Lynette | |
2015 | Any Day | Cherry | |
Checkmate | Sasha | ||
2016 | A Father's Secret/Hunt For Truth | Kerry Evans | TV film. Entitled Enquête sécrète in France. |
Submerged | Carla |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Mind of the Married Man | Popstar | |
2002 | I Bet You Will | Host | |
Raising Dad | Edie | ||
The Morning After | Host | ||
Miss Teen USA | Host | ||
2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest appearance | |
2005 | The Ultimate Fighter | Host | |
2006 | Lingerie Bowl III | Celebrity Quarterback for the Dallas Desire | |
Calvin Ayre WildCard Poker | Player | ||
Dancing with the Stars
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Celebrity Dancer | ||
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest appearance | ||
Live with Regis and Kelly
|
Guest appearance | ||
2007 | Pants Off Dance Off
|
Host | |
Red Eye
|
Guest Appearance | ||
MTV Cribs | Introduced her home | ||
My Celebrity Home | Introduced her home | ||
2010 | Chelsea Lately | Guest appearance | |
2011 | The Glades | Shelby Adams | Episode: "'shine" |
2012 | Magic City | Janice Michaels | 4 episodes |
Leverage | Tabatha Delavega | Episode: "The Low Low Price Job" | |
2019 | Flip It Like Disick | Herself |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2001 | "I Wanna Be Bad" | Herself |
" Did Ya' Understand That "
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" Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) "
| ||
2002 | "In a Little While" | Uncle Kracker |
2003 | "A Toast to Men" | Herself |
2011 | "Burn It Down" | Awolnation |
Other
- Television live performances
- Teensasion Hard Rock Live
- Total Request Live
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Live with Regis and Kelly
- All That
- Television commercials
- Events
- Pantene Pro-Voice Live
- Guavaween
References
- ^ a b c d e "Willa Ford". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (July 25, 2017). "Willa Ford Explains Why She Left Music – And Teases a Possible Comeback". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Rock Tonight- Willa Ford". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Willa Ford: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Episode Detail: Willa Ford – My Celebrity Home". TV Guide. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Dreamfly Productions". Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "All Titles". Maverick Entertainment. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Baldock, Luke Ryan (October 3, 2013). "Steven C. Miller To Direct 'Submerged'". Thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "status-media". Statusmedia-ent.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Real nightmare on set of independent action film". BZFilm.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "'Flip It Like Disick': Scott Disick and former pop star Willa Ford to star on new E! reality show". April 23, 2019.
- ^ Hall, Sarah (August 27, 2007). "Willa Ford Weds Hockey Beau". E!. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Peppard, Alan (August 26, 2007). "Willa you? We do! CELEBRITY EVENT: Stars' Modano, actress-singer Ford wed in East Texas". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Willa Ford and Husband to Divorce". People. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ Vanier, Jayme (October 8, 2015) "Willa Ford and Ryan Nece's Orange County Wedding".. Agoodaffair.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ Bacardi, Francesca (March 18, 2016). "Willa Ford Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Ryan Nece". E!. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Willa Ford and Ryan Nece Welcome a Son". People. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Willa Fordy". Billboard.
- ^ Willa Ford - Billboard Hot 100 Chart History, retrieved November 26, 2020
- ^ Willa Ford - Dance Single Sales Chart History, retrieved November 26, 2020
- ^ "Willa Ford Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Willa Ford - Mainstream Top 40 Chart History, retrieved November 26, 2020
- ^ "Willa Ford Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Willa Ford – I Wanna Be Bad". Retrieved May 25, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Willa Ford – A Toast to Men". Retrieved May 25, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 106.
External links
- Official website
- Willa Ford at IMDb