33:
306:
Ford and
Connerty separated in September 2013. She said the separation was "incredibly painful" and that, after seven years of marriage, they will be divorcing. She said, "When Jon and I first parted it was quite hard to put my personal life aside," Ford explained. "But then it became therapeutic to
415:
250:
in the autumn of 2002. She is the fourth actress to play the role of Tracy Barlow after
Christabel Finch played her from her birth in 1977 to 1985, Holly Chamarette taking over from 1985 to 1988 and
254:
playing the role from 1988 to 1999. Ford brought a darker side to the character in the programme, making her more "bitchy" than the simply misunderstood girl the other actresses portrayed.
684:
502:
709:
495:
488:
356:
443:
699:
704:
186:
198:
387:
679:
674:
664:
511:
270:
143:
669:
291:
194:
324:
307:
concentrate on my job. People call it 'Doctor
Theatre'—when you're acting, you can't worry about things."
582:
258:
127:
285:
after her contract expired in April 2007. In June 2007, she filmed her first role after leaving
694:
416:"Coronation Street's Kate Ford backs Mirror campaign to find Britain's maternity unit miracles"
364:
689:
303:
Ford married TV producer Jon
Connerty on 13 October 2007. She gave birth to a son in 2008.
8:
612:
63:
480:
630:
475:
278:
174:
97:
334:
218:
169:
546:
540:
534:
522:
190:
182:
59:
594:
236:
214:
658:
642:
618:
606:
558:
552:
232:
624:
588:
564:
528:
420:
392:
243:
165:
92:
636:
600:
274:
210:
265:
and around the same time appeared in a high-profile poster campaign for
576:
471:
251:
227:
329:
161:
269:. In 2007, she was awarded two British Soap Awards, one for
32:
266:
222:
510:
217:" in 1995. Some years later in 2002, she appeared in a
273:
and another for Best
Storyline, which was shared with
685:
Alumni of the Webber
Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
656:
209:Kate's earliest work is in the music video for
496:
710:British Soap Award for Best Actress winners
503:
489:
31:
444:"Corrie's Kate Ford talks marriage split"
357:"Corrie's Kate lands murder mystery role"
413:
231:which revolved around the characters of
197:, Lancashire. She later trained at the
657:
441:
385:
199:Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
160:(born 29 December 1976) is an English
484:
257:In 2004 and 2005, Ford was awarded a
164:. She is known for her portrayal of
185:, Greater Manchester. She attended
512:British Soap Award for Best Actress
144:British Soap Award for Best Actress
13:
386:Coutts, Martin (14 October 2007).
14:
721:
465:
261:for "Best Bitch" for her work on
128:British Soap Award for Best Bitch
442:Martin, Liam (19 October 2014).
414:Carnegie, Jo (17 October 2008).
298:
700:English people of Irish descent
195:Blackpool and The Fylde College
705:21st-century English actresses
435:
407:
379:
363:. 11 June 2007. Archived from
349:
317:
1:
325:"Tracy to Leave Weatherfield"
310:
680:English soap opera actresses
675:English television actresses
7:
665:People from Kirkby Lonsdale
388:"Kate stars in Wedderfield"
178:(2002–2007, 2010–present).
10:
726:
518:
242:Ford took on the role of
204:
122:
114:
104:
87:
79:
71:
42:
37:Kate Ford in January 2009
30:
23:
191:Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
221:episode of the popular
670:Actresses from Salford
187:Queen Elizabeth School
295:, a detective drama.
110:(m. 2007; div. 2015)
613:Julie Hesmondhalgh
259:British Soap Award
83:1995, 2001–present
64:Greater Manchester
652:
651:
631:Charlotte Bellamy
287:Coronation Street
283:Coronation Street
263:Coronation Street
248:Coronation Street
181:Ford was born in
175:Coronation Street
155:
154:
150:Coronation Street
139:Coronation Street
134:Coronation Street
98:Coronation Street
80:Years active
717:
505:
498:
491:
482:
481:
459:
458:
456:
454:
439:
433:
432:
430:
428:
411:
405:
404:
402:
400:
383:
377:
376:
374:
372:
353:
347:
346:
344:
342:
321:
56:
53:29 December 1976
52:
50:
35:
21:
20:
725:
724:
720:
719:
718:
716:
715:
714:
655:
654:
653:
648:
583:Katherine Kelly
547:Kacey Ainsworth
541:Kacey Ainsworth
535:Natalie Cassidy
523:Barbara Windsor
514:
509:
468:
463:
462:
452:
450:
440:
436:
426:
424:
412:
408:
398:
396:
384:
380:
370:
368:
367:on 12 July 2007
355:
354:
350:
340:
338:
337:. 1 August 2006
323:
322:
318:
313:
301:
207:
147:
141:
136:
131:
109:
67:
57:
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
16:English actress
12:
11:
5:
723:
713:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
650:
649:
647:
646:
640:
634:
628:
622:
616:
610:
604:
598:
595:Jessie Wallace
592:
586:
580:
574:
568:
562:
556:
550:
544:
538:
532:
526:
519:
516:
515:
508:
507:
500:
493:
485:
479:
478:
467:
466:External links
464:
461:
460:
434:
406:
378:
348:
315:
314:
312:
309:
300:
297:
289:, as Adele in
237:Bianca Jackson
215:Free as a Bird
206:
203:
153:
152:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
89:
88:Known for
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
58:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
722:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
695:Living people
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
662:
660:
644:
643:Lucy Pargeter
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
619:Kellie Bright
617:
614:
611:
608:
607:Claire Cooper
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
559:Suranne Jones
557:
554:
553:Suranne Jones
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
520:
517:
513:
506:
501:
499:
494:
492:
487:
486:
483:
477:
473:
470:
469:
449:
445:
438:
423:
422:
417:
410:
395:
394:
389:
382:
366:
362:
358:
352:
336:
332:
331:
326:
320:
316:
308:
304:
299:Personal life
296:
294:
293:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
240:
238:
234:
233:Ricky Butcher
230:
229:
224:
220:
216:
212:
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
176:
171:
167:
163:
159:
151:
146:
145:
140:
135:
130:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
108:Jon Connerty
107:
103:
100:
99:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
65:
61:
55:(age 47)
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
625:Lacey Turner
589:Lacey Turner
570:
565:Lacey Turner
529:Patsy Palmer
451:. Retrieved
447:
437:
425:. Retrieved
419:
409:
397:. Retrieved
391:
381:
369:. Retrieved
365:the original
360:
351:
339:. Retrieved
328:
319:
305:
302:
290:
286:
282:
281:. Ford left
271:Best Actress
262:
256:
247:
244:Tracy Barlow
241:
226:
208:
180:
173:
166:Tracy Barlow
157:
156:
149:
142:
138:
133:
126:
96:
93:Tracy Barlow
18:
690:1976 births
637:Lucy Fallon
601:Alison King
448:Digital Spy
292:Blue Murder
275:Samia Smith
225:soap opera
211:The Beatles
172:soap opera
659:Categories
577:Emma Rigby
421:The Mirror
393:The Mirror
361:My Village
311:References
252:Dawn Acton
228:EastEnders
72:Occupation
49:1976-12-29
571:Kate Ford
472:Kate Ford
279:Bill Ward
158:Kate Ford
105:Spouse(s)
66:, England
25:Kate Ford
330:ITV News
219:spin-off
115:Children
91:Role of
453:18 June
371:14 July
341:14 July
183:Salford
168:in the
162:actress
75:Actress
60:Salford
645:(2019)
639:(2018)
633:(2017)
627:(2016)
621:(2015)
615:(2014)
609:(2013)
603:(2012)
597:(2011)
591:(2010)
585:(2009)
579:(2008)
573:(2007)
567:(2006)
561:(2005)
555:(2004)
549:(2003)
543:(2002)
537:(2001)
531:(2000)
525:(1999)
427:14 May
399:14 May
213:song "
205:Career
123:Awards
148:2007
137:2005
132:2004
476:IMDb
455:2019
429:2009
401:2009
373:2007
343:2007
277:and
267:PETA
235:and
223:BBC1
193:and
43:Born
474:at
335:ITV
246:in
189:in
170:ITV
95:in
661::
446:.
418:.
390:.
359:.
333:.
327:.
239:.
201:.
62:,
51:)
504:e
497:t
490:v
457:.
431:.
403:.
375:.
345:.
118:1
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.