Beth Littleford
Beth Littleford | |
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Littleford at the Night of Comedy 9 benefit to support the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) in Beverly Hills, California. | |
Born |
Elizabeth Anna Halcyon Littleford July 17, 1968 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, television personality |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse(s) | Rob Fox (1998-2015; divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Elizabeth Anna Halcyon "Beth" Littleford[1] (born July 17, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality. She is perhaps best known for being one of the original correspondents on the popular Comedy Central satirical news series The Daily Show from 1996 to 2000; she is also known as Tripp's mother Beth Campbell from I'm in the Band and Avery's mother, Ellen Jennings in Dog with a Blog.
Personal life
Littleford was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Jackie, a professor, and Philip O. Littleford, a cardiologist, and inventor. She grew up in Winter Park, Florida.[1] She lives in Los Angeles, California with one son, Jackson Oliver Fox (born on July 30, 2005) and an adopted daughter, Halcyon ‘Hallie’ Juna, (born on March 23, 2012).[2]
Career
Littleford guest-starred on numerous television programs during the late 1990s and 2000s such as Spin City (where she had a multi-year occasional role), The West Wing, Family Guy, and Frasier. Littleford was also a celebrity commentator on VH1's I Love the 80s Strikes Back in 2003, I Love the 90s in 2004, I Love the 90s: Part Deux in 2005, I Love the New Millennium and The Great Debate in 2009. She was the female lead on the short-lived Fox series Method and Red, and also starred as Ben Tennyson's mother Sandra in Ben 10: Race Against Time, and reprised the role in the Ben 10: Alien Force episode 20 and again in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. More recently, Littleford appeared in TV commercials for Laughing Cow cheese and a hotel chain. She starred in the Disney XD original show I'm in the Band, the 2010 Disney channel movie Starstruck, and played Suzanne Berger on MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Dana on ABC's Desperate Housewives, and the realtor on The Fosters. She also plays the Cascade Kitchen Counselor on the TV commercials (2012). She had a starring role in the Disney Channel original series Dog with a Blog.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Cool, Dry Place, AA Cool, Dry Place | Suzanne | |
1999 | 24 Hour Woman, TheThe 24 Hour Woman | Lynn Shapiro | |
1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Janice Pettiboe | |
1999 | Picture This | Patty | |
2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Barbara Drennan | |
2009 | Veiled | Marie | Short |
2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Claire | |
2012 | Music High | Lucy Bates | |
2012 | Kidnap Party | Alison Slater | |
2013 | It's Not You, It's Me | Sandy | |
2017 | Random Tropical Paradise | Martha Crandall | |
2017 | Senior Moment | Tess Woodson | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998–00 | Spin City | Deirdre West | Recurring role |
2001 | Boston Public | Marcia Fennel | "Chapter 24" |
2002 | West Wing, TheThe West Wing | WKZN Philadelphia Anchor Leslie | "The U.S. Poet Laureate" |
2002 | Still Standing' | Kristy Duncan | "Still in School" |
2002 | What I Like About You | Susan | "Copy That" |
2002 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Reggie Meadows | "The Show Might Go On" |
2002–03 | Greetings from Tucson | Marna | "Popularity", "Student Council" |
2002–03 | Life with Bonnie | Dr. 'Mrs.' Casey | "Pilot", "No Matter Where You Go, There You Are" |
2003 | Big Wide World of Carl Laemke, TheThe Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Laurie Laemke | TV film |
2003–04 | One on One | Geraldine Murphy | Recurring role |
2004 | Method & Red | Nancy Blaford | Main role |
2005 | Joey | Carla | "Joey and the Premiere" |
2006 | Rodney | Amy O'Brien | "Rodney Gets a Leg Up" |
2006 | Love, Inc. | Charlene | "Anything But Love" |
2006–12 | Family Guy | Various (voice) | Guest role |
2007 | Without a Trace | Diane Neese | "Two of Us" |
2007 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Sandra Tennyson (voice) | TV film |
2008 | Samantha Who? | Audrey Rhodes | "The Girlfriend" |
2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Sandra Tennyson (voice) | "Grounded" |
2009 | Take 2 | Amy | TV film |
2009–10 | Rules of Engagement | Laura | "Twice", "Harassment", "Handy Man" |
2009–11 | I'm in the Band | Beth Campbell | Regular role |
2010 | StarStruck | Barbara Olson | TV film |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nurse Mona | "Field Mice" |
2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Sandra Tennyson (voice) | "Hit 'Em Where They Live" |
2010 | New Adventures of Old Christine, TheThe New Adventures of Old Christine | Tony Kershaw | "Get Smarter" |
2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Various (voice) | Recurring role |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Elena Manus | "Sleepless in Miami" |
2010–11 | Hard Times of RJ Berger, TheThe Hard Times of RJ Berger | Suzanne Berger | Recurring role |
2010–13 | Cleveland Show, TheThe Cleveland Show | Various (voice) | Guest role |
2011 | Desperate Housewives | Dana | "Then I Got Really Scared", "School of Hard Knocks" |
2012 | Melissa & Joey | Suzanne Haber | "Good to Go" |
2012 | Mad | Tasha / Various (voice) | 1 episode |
2012–15 | Dog with a Blog | Ellen Jennings | Main role |
2013 | Mindy Project, TheThe Mindy Project | Helen | "Mindy's Minute" |
2013–14 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Sandra Tennyson (voice) | "Rules of Engagement", "O Mother, Where Art Thou?", "Vreedlemania" |
2016 | Mistresses | Lindsay Lehman | "Under Pressure" |
2016 | Unwanted Guest | Anna Roberts | TV film |
2016–17 | Fosters, TheThe Fosters | Realtor | "Girl Code", "New York", "Dream a Little Dream" |
2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Bonnie | "And the Stalking Dead" |
2017 | Liberty Crossing | Special Agent Margaret Smith | "Comfort Zones" |
References
- 1 2 Beth Littleford Biography (1968-)
- ↑ "Beth Littleford Welcomes Daughter Halcyon Juna". People. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.