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. |
Occupation | Actress/Comedian |
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, 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 and Dana on ABC's Desperate Housewives. She also plays the Cascade Kitchen Counselor on the TV commercials (2012). She currently has a starring role in the Disney Channel original series Dog with a Blog.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | Suzanne | |
1999 | The 24 Hour Woman | Lynn Shapiro | |
Picture This | Patty | ||
Mystery, Alaska | Janice Pettiboe | ||
2002 | Unconditional Love | Morning Chicago TV Host | TV Movie |
2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Laurie Laemke | |
2005 | Saddam 17 | The receptionist | |
2007 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Sandra Tennyson | TV Movie |
2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Barbara | |
Happy Campers | Lexy | ||
2009 | Veiled | Marie | |
Take 2 | Amy | Main Role | |
2010 | Starstruck | Barbara Olson | |
2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Claire Riley | |
2012 | Music High | Kyle | |
Kidnap Party | Alison Slater | Supporting Role | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Mrs. Cutler | Segment "The Thread" |
It's Not You, It's Me | Sandy |
Television (selected)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996-2000 | The Daily Show | Correspondent Beth Littleford | 151 episodes |
1998-2000 | Spin City | Deirdre | 8 episodes |
2007 | Kim Possible | Various voices | Episode: "Fashion Victim" |
2007-2015 | Phineas and Ferb | Various voices | |
2007 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Sandra Tennyson | TV-Movie |
2008- | Ben 10: Alien Force Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Ben 10: Omniverse |
Sandra Tennyson Isosceles Right Triangle Vreedle |
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2009–2010 | Rules of Engagement | Laura | 3 episodes |
2010–2011 | I'm in the Band | Beth Campbell | |
The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Suzanne Berger | ||
Desperate Housewives | Dana | 2 episodes | |
2011 | Melissa & Joey | Aidan's mom | |
2012–2015 | Dog with a Blog | Ellen Jennings-James | Main Role; 69 episodes |
References
- 1 2 Beth Littleford Biography (1968-)
- ↑ "Beth Littleford Welcomes Daughter Halcyon Juna". People. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.