'A KISS at MIDNIGHT' CAST BIOS FAITH FORD (Susan Flowers)
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‘A KISS AT MIDNIGHT’ CAST BIOS FAITH FORD (Susan Flowers) – Faith Ford has received five Emmy ® nominations and two consecutive Golden Globe nominations for her 10-year portrayal of reporter Corky Sherwood on “Murphy Brown.” Most recently, Ford co-starred opposite Fred Goss and Jerry O’Connell in the ABC comedy series “Carpoolers.” Prior to that she starred in the comedy series “Hope & Faith” with Kelly Ripa for three seasons and co-starred opposite Vin Diesel in “The Pacifier.” Ford’s television credits include the ABC Family Channel feature “Moms On Strike” starring for two seasons as ‘Shelly Kilmartin,’ a probation officer who is the object of Norm Macdonald’s affection on the sitcom “Norm.” Between “Murphy Brown” and “Norm,” Ford headlined her own series, “Maggie Winters,” for CBS. In addition to her acting career, Ford made her writing debut in 2004 with, Cooking With Faith , co-written with Melissa Clark. This Southern cookbook draws on Ford’s childhood in Louisiana where she learned how to cook down-home food at the knees of her grandmother and mother. Ford was raised in the quiet community of Pineville, LA. In high school, she acted in plays, and in her senior year she was a finalist in Teen Magazine ’s annual model search. Ford moved to New York City when she was 17, where she worked in commercials, took acting classes, and modeled. At 18, Ford landed a role on the soap “Another World.” Relocating to Los Angeles in 1985 and continuing her acting studies, she began acquiring prime time television credits. She was a regular on the series “Popcorn Kid” and had a recurring role on “Thirtysomething” before meeting “Murphy Brown” executive producer Diane English. Faith also starred in Rob Reiner’s feature “North,” NBC’s sci-fi action thriller “Night Visitors,” and Lifetime Television’s “Her Desperate Choice.” Ford currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband. ### DYAN CANNON (Kay Flowers) – Dyan Cannon is the first woman in the history of the Motion Picture Academy to be nominated for Oscars both in front of and behind the camera. She received her first Academy Award ® nomination for her memorable role as Alice in “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” opposite Natalie Wood and directed by Paul Mazursky. For her performance, she garnered the coveted New York Film Critics Award. She received her third Academy Award nomination for her comedic role as Julia Farnsworth in (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/ ‘A KISS AT MIDNIGHT’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 “Heaven Can Wait,” for which she won the Golden Globe Award. Later that year, she starred in another comedy hit, “Return of the Pink Panther,” and was named Female Star of the Year by NATO (National Association of Theater Owners). As the singular force behind the motion picture “The End of Innocence,” Cannon undertook a triumvirate of tasks as writer, director and star. Cannon’s work received amazing reviews from the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times . For several years, Cannon brought her own brand of humor, class and sexiness to the role of Whipper Cone on the Emmy Award winning series “Ally McBeal.” She then starred as the vivacious and free-spirited Honey Bernstein-Flynn on NBC’s comedy series “Three Sisters.” Her filmography is vast and includes TNT’s remake of “Christmas in Connecticut,” “Author! Author!,” The Last of Sheila,” “Deathtrap,” “The Anderson Tapes” and “Honeysuckle Rose.” Cannond ecided to take a break from her acting career and pursue her other passion: music. She has starred on Broadway and in her own musical stage act at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe. She wrote the title song for Chaka Khan’s album, “The Woman I Am,” with Brenda Russell, and is presently collaborating on a Broadway musical. She then starred in Orion Picture’s over-the-top comedy, “Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag,” and co- starred in the Twentieth Century Fox comedy adventure “Out to Sea” with screen legends Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Following that, she starred in the made-for-television Lifetime Original movie, “My Mother, The Spy,” Disney Pictures’ “Swiss Family Robinson,” which was re-titled “Beverly Hills Family Robinson,” for ABC, and the feature film “That Darn Cat.” Cannon is the National Spokesperson for the Hemangioma Treatment Foundation, an organization that provides treatment to children all over the world who are afflicted with vascular birthmarks. She is the International Executive Spokesperson for Operation Lookout, an organization dedicated to recovering missing and exploited children who have been kidnapped from their homes, schools, etc. She has also been National Spokesperson for Martin Colette’s Wildlife Waystation, an international refuge that rescues and rehabilitates exotic animals. In addition, she devotes time and energy to several other charitable organizations such as California’s Special Olympics, for physically and mentally challenged athletes. Cannon is a permanent fixture at Los Angeles Lakers basketball games. ### CAMERON DADDO (Josh Sherman) – Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cameron Daddo started his acting career as the host of the Australian television show “Perfect Match,” (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/ ‘A KISS AT MIDNIGHT’ – Cast Bios – Page 3 for which he was nominated for a Logie Award, the equivalent of an Emmy ®. In 1991, he won a Logie for his performance in “Golden Fiddles,” a TV mini-series. A year later, he starred in the Australian mini-series “Tracks of Glory.” Daddo hosted CBS’s 2007 reality series “Pirate Master.” He has also starred in E! Entertainment’s series “Models Inc.,” Hallmark Entertainment’s “F/X: The Series,” Pax TV’s “Hope Island” and UPN’s “She Spies.” Daddo’s other television credits include appearances in “Boston Legal” on ABC, Sci-Fi Channel’s “Andromeda,” NBC’s “The West Wing” and USA’s “Monk.” Daddo has starred in a number of made-for-TV movies, including ABC’s “Between Love and Hate” (1993), USA’s “Witch Hunt” (1999) with Jacqueline Bissett, Pax TV’s “Drive Time Murders” (2001) and “Her Only Child” (2008), produced by Lance Entertainment. He also starred in the Australian made-for-TV movies “The Heroes” (1988) and “Bony” (1990) and the Canadian “Zebra Lounge” (2001), in which he starred alongside Stephen Baldwin and Kristy Swanson. Daddo hasn’t limited himself to the small screen. He appeared in the 2006 comedy “Big Momma’s House 2.” He starred in and co-produced the 2007 fantasy thriller “Drifter.” Daddo has also starred in the films “Anthrax” (2001), “Confession” (2005), “Pterodactyl” (2005) for the Sci-Fi Channel and “Chloe’s Prayer,” for which he was also the executive producer. He has also followed his musical endeavors, releasing a solo album in 1992 entitled “A Long Goodbye,” which reached No. 2 on the Australian Country Music Charts. Daddo lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. ### HAL LINDEN (Arthur Wright) – Hal Linden is an actor/singer/musician who has earned three Emmys ® and Broadway’s highest accolade, the Tony, for his lead role in The Rothschilds . In the last few years, Linden has been very busy. In addition to symphonic concerts around the country, he appeared in the Broadway productions of Cabaret , The Gathering , and The Sisters Rosensweig . He starred in the TV shows “Come to Papa,” “Jack’s Place,” “Law and Order” and a movie of the week “The Glow.” He completed the national 19-week “Hal Linden Tour,” which was a smashing success, starred in the CBS series “The Boys are Back,” appeared off-Broadway in Visiting Mr. Green , played Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden and starred with Jack Lemmon and Walter Mattheau in “Out to Sea.” Some of his other accomplishments include 44 weeks on Broadway as a cantankerous octogenarian in I’m Not Rappaport , critical kudos for his role as Alan Alda’s sexy, shallow sidekick in the Paramount feature “A New Life” and a nine-city tour in Man of La Mancha . (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/ ‘A KISS AT MIDNIGHT’ – Cast Bios – Page 4 Linden plays Mozart on the clarinet, and has performed concerts with the Dallas, St. Louis and Atlanta Symphonies, as well as in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City. The native New Yorker began his show business career as a clarinet player and later toured as a singer with Sammy Kaye, Bobby Sherwood and Boyd Raeburn bands. As a member of the U.S. Army band, he became involved in army revues. That piqued an acting career. After his discharge, Linden enrolled at New York’s American Theatre Wing. He later studied with Paul Mann and Lloyd Richards. His first major break came in 1958 when he was signed to understudy Sydney Chaplin in Bells Are Ringing . Five days later, he made his Broadway debut. He starred opposite Judy Holliday on Broadway and on tour with the national company. ### KIM RHODES (Maureen O’Connor) – Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Kim Rhodes attended Southern Oregon State College, where she earned her B.F.A. in Acting. She received her Masters in Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia. From Shakespeare to contemporary pieces, Rhodes has performed theater across the country. She has played such notable leads as Queen Isabel in the Idaho Shakespeare Fest’s presentation of Richard II , Bianca in the Taming of the Shrew and Geraldine in What the Butler Saw , both at the Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia, Frankie in Voice of the Prairie at the Los Altos Conservatory (CA) and Jennifer in the world premiere of William Mastrosimone’s Like Totally Weird at the Humana Festival. Her other theater credits include performances at Stage III (PA) of Mad Forest , Our Country’s Good , Season’s Greetings , and Bloody Poetry , A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Present Laughter at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and numerous others.