Faith Alexis Ford ( born September 14 , 1964 , in Alexandria , Louisiana ) is an American television and movie actress . She is best known for her role as Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and as Hope in the television series , Hope & Faith . Faith Ford ( born September 14 , 1964 ) is an American television and film actress , known for playing the roles of Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and Hope Fairfield-Shanowski on Hope & Faith .