Willa Ford
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Amanda Lee Modano known professionally as Willa Ford and often as Mandy Modano, is an American
singer, songwriter
, dancer, model
, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, Willa Was Here
, in 2001. Ford also has acted in movies such as Friday the 13th
, hosted several reality television
shows, posed for Playboy
and competed on ABC
's Dancing with the Stars
.
. She began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight. At age 11, she started singing with the Tampa-based children's performing arts troupe, Entertainment Revue. She attended East Bay High School
in Gibsonton, Florida
.
. While with MCA she wrote and recorded a song called "Lullaby," which was featured on the double-platinum soundtrack for the movie Pokémon: The First Movie
. Ford's label decided to change her stage name from Mandah into Willa Ford, as to avoid confusion with Mandy Moore
.
In 2000 she was one of the opening acts for the Backstreet Boys
' Into the Millennium Tour.
In 2001, Ford signed on to a new label, Lava Atlantic Records
, while on a mall tour for Nautica Kids. Ford wrote most of her own lyrics and served as executive producer for most of her first album. On July 17, 2001, she released her debut album, Willa Was Here
. The album included the single "I Wanna Be Bad
." Willa Was Here reached 56 on the Billboard 200
and sold about 200,000 copies. Ford went on to release a second single from the album, "Did Ya' Understand That
," which failed to garner much attention.
Ford was the spokesperson for Pantene
Pro-V's ProVoice campaign while promoting the album. She also appeared in Uncle Kracker
's video for "In A Little While." On April 26, 2002, Willa Ford appeared in an episode of Raising Dad
, playing a bully named Edie. Ford also went on to guest-host MTV
's TRL
and Say What Karaoke, which led to a hosting contract with Viacom
. Ford hosted the MTV reality shows The Morning After and I Bet You Will
. In 2001, Ford also co-wrote and recorded a duet with South Korean pop star Park Ji-yoon
. The song, titled "Nastified," appeared on Park's fifth album, Man.
In 2003, Ford released a song titled "A Toast to Men
." The song, which featured guest rapper Lady May
, was featured in daytime promotional ads for soap operas. The single came from her unreleased second album Sexysexobsessive, which was previously titled Porn Poetry. The title track, "Sexysexobsessive," was to be the second single, but it was only released through Ford's official website.
In 2011, Willa has finally resumed her music career by a live in The Viper Room in LA
. In the live, She revealed the first song since 2003, "Back, Back, Back." She also appeared in the Baub show and performed the song as well as opera
singing and the acoustic self-coverage of I Wanna Be Bad
.
on Spike TV
.The show aired between January 18 and April 9, 2005. After the show's finale, the 24-year-old singer was contracted as a summer's guest doll performer for the Las Vegas
shows of The Pussycat Dolls. Ford was later featured as the June celebrity on FHM
s 2005 pin-up calendar.
In early 2006, Ford played as one of the four celebrity quarterbacks for the Lingerie Bowl
, which was shown during the half-time of Super Bowl XL
. Later that year, she was featured in a nude pictorial in the March 2006 issue of Playboy
. Stuff magazine ranked her #48 in the 101 Sexiest Online Women supplement later that year. In fall 2006, Ford competed on the third season of Dancing with the Stars
. Ford and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
, were eliminated in the fifth week of competition. She talked about her experience with Maxim
in its January 2007 issue; she was featured in a photo shoot.
Ford and hockey player Mike Modano
married in a small, private ceremony on August 26, 2007 in Athens, Texas. She also announced to Access Hollywood that she was dropping out of the Dancing With The Stars tour, since Maksim Chmerkovskiy
was not signed on.
Ford appeared on an episode of My Celebrity Home on the Style Network
, which aired on January 31, 2007. She also hosted the third season of Pants-Off Dance-Off
on Fuse TV
. On August 23, 2007, Ford and husband Mike were featured in an episode of MTV Cribs
.
Willa Ford appeared in the motion picture Friday the 13th
. To promote the project, Ford appeared as a guest on E!
's late night talk show Chelsea Lately
on February 5, 2009. Ford and Modano also attended the film's Los Angeles
premiere
On October 10, 2009, she was cast as Becca in Dreamfly Production's new movie, Universal Squadrons, which was originally titled Minuteman. The movie premiered at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 2010 and the Angelika Theater in Dallas in December. According to the blog of the production, the movie was released for pay per view/video on demand in April, then DVD in June 7, 2011 from Maverick Films
.
On her facebook
page and twitter
, she confirmed to appear on 2 TV dramas, 3 episodes of Magic City
and an episode of The Glades
aired on August 28.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, dancer, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, Willa Was Here
Willa Was Here
Willa Was Here is the debut album by American pop singer Willa Ford, released on July 17, 2001 in the United States on the former Atlantic imprint Lava Records. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 chart...
, in 2001. Ford also has acted in movies such as Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th (2009 film)
Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, which began in 1980 and the twelfth Friday the 13th film in total...
, hosted several reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
shows, posed for Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
and competed on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
.
Early life
Willa Ford was born Amanda Lee Williford on January 22, 1981; she was raised in Ruskin, FloridaRuskin, Florida
Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,208 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ruskin is located at ....
. She began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight. At age 11, she started singing with the Tampa-based children's performing arts troupe, Entertainment Revue. She attended East Bay High School
East Bay High School
East Bay Senior High School was chartered in 1957 on Big Bend Road in Gibsonton, Florida. The school's current facility was established in 1971, on a new campus adjacent to the east of the old one. Its former campus is now the campus of Eisenhower Middle School.- General information :East Bay High...
in Gibsonton, Florida
Gibsonton, Florida
Gibsonton is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,234 at the 2010 census....
.
Music career
In 1999, the 18-year-old Ford started performing under the stage name Mandah and was signed to MCAMusic Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
. While with MCA she wrote and recorded a song called "Lullaby," which was featured on the double-platinum soundtrack for the movie Pokémon: The First Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise...
. Ford's label decided to change her stage name from Mandah into Willa Ford, as to avoid confusion with Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
.
In 2000 she was one of the opening acts for the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
' Into the Millennium Tour.
In 2001, Ford signed on to a new label, Lava Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, while on a mall tour for Nautica Kids. Ford wrote most of her own lyrics and served as executive producer for most of her first album. On July 17, 2001, she released her debut album, Willa Was Here
Willa Was Here
Willa Was Here is the debut album by American pop singer Willa Ford, released on July 17, 2001 in the United States on the former Atlantic imprint Lava Records. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 chart...
. The album included the single "I Wanna Be Bad
I Wanna Be Bad
"I Wanna Be Bad" is a dance-pop song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100 on July 24, 2001 . This song was featured in the movies What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts:...
." Willa Was Here reached 56 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and sold about 200,000 copies. Ford went on to release a second single from the album, "Did Ya' Understand That
Did Ya' Understand That
"Did Ya' Understand That" is the second and last single from Willa Ford's album Willa Was Here. The theme of the song is about a young woman whose boyfriend continuously cheats on her and leaves her waiting for him on important dates...
," which failed to garner much attention.
Ford was the spokesperson for Pantene
Pantene
Pantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. The product line was first introduced in Europe in 1947 by Hoffman-LaRoche of Switzerland, which branded the name based on panthenol as a shampoo ingredient...
Pro-V's ProVoice campaign while promoting the album. She also appeared in Uncle Kracker
Uncle Kracker
Matthew Shafer is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.-Biography:Shafer was born...
's video for "In A Little While." On April 26, 2002, Willa Ford appeared in an episode of Raising Dad
Raising Dad
Raising Dad is an American television series that aired on the WB from September 2001 until May 2002. The series starred Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick, and Jerry Adler.-Premise:...
, playing a bully named Edie. Ford also went on to guest-host MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
and Say What Karaoke, which led to a hosting contract with Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
. Ford hosted the MTV reality shows The Morning After and I Bet You Will
I Bet You Will
I Bet You Will was an Internet webcast, and later a show on MTV that paid people to do outrageous things for money. In 2008, reruns of the program began to air on Spike. It was created by Morgan Spurlock...
. In 2001, Ford also co-wrote and recorded a duet with South Korean pop star Park Ji-yoon
Park Ji-yoon
Park Ji-yoon is a Korean pop singer, actress, and model, who debuted as a Haitai model at age 13.Park Ji Yoon is well known in Korea and abroard for her acting, singing and modelling skills. She has a B.F.A. from Namseoul University in Environmental Art & Design, but isn't putting this to use at...
. The song, titled "Nastified," appeared on Park's fifth album, Man.
In 2003, Ford released a song titled "A Toast to Men
A Toast to Men
"A Toast to Men " is a single from pop singer Willa Ford. It is the only single to be released from her 2004 second album SexySexObsessive, which was ultimately shelved.-Song:...
." The song, which featured guest rapper Lady May
Lady May
Lady May is an American rapper from New York City's suburbs.May was born in the 1980s and grew up listening to Elton John, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson...
, was featured in daytime promotional ads for soap operas. The single came from her unreleased second album Sexysexobsessive, which was previously titled Porn Poetry. The title track, "Sexysexobsessive," was to be the second single, but it was only released through Ford's official website.
In 2011, Willa has finally resumed her music career by a live in The Viper Room in LA
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. In the live, She revealed the first song since 2003, "Back, Back, Back." She also appeared in the Baub show and performed the song as well as opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singing and the acoustic self-coverage of I Wanna Be Bad
I Wanna Be Bad
"I Wanna Be Bad" is a dance-pop song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100 on July 24, 2001 . This song was featured in the movies What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts:...
.
Television, Magazine Appearances & Film
In 2005, Ford hosted the first season of the fighting competition reality show The Ultimate FighterThe Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
.The show aired between January 18 and April 9, 2005. After the show's finale, the 24-year-old singer was contracted as a summer's guest doll performer for the Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
shows of The Pussycat Dolls. Ford was later featured as the June celebrity on FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
s 2005 pin-up calendar.
In early 2006, Ford played as one of the four celebrity quarterbacks for the Lingerie Bowl
Lingerie Bowl
The Lingerie Bowl is an annual Super Bowl halftime alternative shown on pay-per-view TV. It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven tackle football. Lingerie Bowl I aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 with Team Euphoria losing to the Team...
, which was shown during the half-time of Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 season...
. Later that year, she was featured in a nude pictorial in the March 2006 issue of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
. Stuff magazine ranked her #48 in the 101 Sexiest Online Women supplement later that year. In fall 2006, Ford competed on the third season of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 3)
The third season of Dancing With the Stars premiered on September 12, 2006 and ended November 15, 2006. The number of couples expanded from ten the previous season to 11....
. Ford and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-American Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two...
, were eliminated in the fifth week of competition. She talked about her experience with Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
in its January 2007 issue; she was featured in a photo shoot.
Ford and hockey player Mike Modano
Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. is a retired American professional ice hockey player, who most notably played for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL, as well as the last active player in the NHL...
married in a small, private ceremony on August 26, 2007 in Athens, Texas. She also announced to Access Hollywood that she was dropping out of the Dancing With The Stars tour, since Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-American Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two...
was not signed on.
Ford appeared on an episode of My Celebrity Home on the Style Network
Style Network
The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
, which aired on January 31, 2007. She also hosted the third season of Pants-Off Dance-Off
Pants-Off Dance-Off
Pants-Off Dance-Off is a dance contest which premiered on April 18, 2006 on Fuse. It features stripteasers as they dance while disrobing, and is now shown on its official website.-Format:...
on Fuse TV
Fuse TV
Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
. On August 23, 2007, Ford and husband Mike were featured in an episode of MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
.
Willa Ford appeared in the motion picture Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th (2009 film)
Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, which began in 1980 and the twelfth Friday the 13th film in total...
. To promote the project, Ford appeared as a guest on E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
's late night talk show Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
on February 5, 2009. Ford and Modano also attended the film's Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
premiere
On October 10, 2009, she was cast as Becca in Dreamfly Production's new movie, Universal Squadrons, which was originally titled Minuteman. The movie premiered at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 2010 and the Angelika Theater in Dallas in December. According to the blog of the production, the movie was released for pay per view/video on demand in April, then DVD in June 7, 2011 from Maverick Films
Maverick Films
Maverick Films is an American film production company which was founded in 1992 by Madonna, Frederick DeMann and Ronnie Dashev. It is the film division of entertainment company, Maverick and owned by Warner Music Group...
.
On her facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page and twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, she confirmed to appear on 2 TV dramas, 3 episodes of Magic City
Magic City (TV series)
Magic City is an upcoming television drama series starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan scheduled to begin filming in 2011 and premiere on the network Starz in 2012....
and an episode of The Glades
The Glades (TV series)
The Glades is an A&E Network drama television series created by Clifton Campbell. The one-hour drama premiered on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The series stars Matt Passmore as Det...
aired on August 28.
Albums
- 2001: Willa Was HereWilla Was HereWilla Was Here is the debut album by American pop singer Willa Ford, released on July 17, 2001 in the United States on the former Atlantic imprint Lava Records. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 chart...
- 2004: Sexy Sex Obsessive (shelved)
- 2012: TBA
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot Dance singles sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
US Hot 100 Singles | US Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Sales The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the... |
US mainstream Top 40 | US Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was... |
R&R Pop Radio & Records Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and... |
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| 2001 | "I Wanna Be Bad I Wanna Be Bad "I Wanna Be Bad" is a dance-pop song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100 on July 24, 2001 . This song was featured in the movies What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts:... " |
4 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | Willa Was Here Willa Was Here Willa Was Here is the debut album by American pop singer Willa Ford, released on July 17, 2001 in the United States on the former Atlantic imprint Lava Records. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 chart... |
| "Did Ya' Understand That Did Ya' Understand That "Did Ya' Understand That" is the second and last single from Willa Ford's album Willa Was Here. The theme of the song is about a young woman whose boyfriend continuously cheats on her and leaves her waiting for him on important dates... " |
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) "Santa Baby " was the lead single from MTV: TRL Christmas album. For this song Willa Ford worked with Eve Nelson, who she had worked with before on her debut album Willa Was Here. In the song Willa goes through her long expensive Christmas list. .-Video:The video was directed by Tryan George... " |
- | - | - | - | - | - | MTV: TRL Christmas MTV: TRL Christmas MTV: TRL Christmas is a Christmas compilation album. It was released 30 October 2001 on Atlantic Records. The album charted on #169 of the billboard 200 at week of December 15, 2001 .-Track listing:#"Santa Baby " by Willa Ford... |
|
| 2003 | "A Toast to Men A Toast to Men "A Toast to Men " is a single from pop singer Willa Ford. It is the only single to be released from her 2004 second album SexySexObsessive, which was ultimately shelved.-Song:... " (feat. Lady May Lady May Lady May is an American rapper from New York City's suburbs.May was born in the 1980s and grew up listening to Elton John, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson... ) |
11 | - | 45 | - | - | 46 | Sexy Sex Obsessive |
| 2004 | "Sexy Sex Obsessive" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Anna Nicole Smith Story | Anna Nicole Smith Anna Nicole Smith In 1992 Smith was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March issue of Playboy, where she was listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut evening gown. The centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe". Becoming one of Playboys... |
| 2008 | Impulse | Clarie Dennison |
| 2009 | Friday the 13th Friday the 13th (2009 film) Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, which began in 1980 and the twelfth Friday the 13th film in total... |
Chelsea |
| 2011 | Universal Squadrons | Becca |
Music videos
- "I Wanna Be BadI Wanna Be Bad"I Wanna Be Bad" is a dance-pop song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100 on July 24, 2001 . This song was featured in the movies What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts:...
" (2001) - "Did Ya' Understand ThatDid Ya' Understand That"Did Ya' Understand That" is the second and last single from Willa Ford's album Willa Was Here. The theme of the song is about a young woman whose boyfriend continuously cheats on her and leaves her waiting for him on important dates...
" (2001) - "Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme)Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme)"Santa Baby " was the lead single from MTV: TRL Christmas album. For this song Willa Ford worked with Eve Nelson, who she had worked with before on her debut album Willa Was Here. In the song Willa goes through her long expensive Christmas list. .-Video:The video was directed by Tryan George...
" (2001) - "In A Little While" (2001) - Uncle KrackerUncle KrackerMatthew Shafer is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.-Biography:Shafer was born...
Video (Acting Role) - "A Toast to MenA Toast to Men"A Toast to Men " is a single from pop singer Willa Ford. It is the only single to be released from her 2004 second album SexySexObsessive, which was ultimately shelved.-Song:...
" (2003)
Television appearances as herself
- I Bet You WillI Bet You WillI Bet You Will was an Internet webcast, and later a show on MTV that paid people to do outrageous things for money. In 2008, reruns of the program began to air on Spike. It was created by Morgan Spurlock...
- Host (2002) - The Ultimate FighterThe Ultimate FighterThe Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
- Host (2005) - Lingerie Bowl III - Celebrity Quarterback for the Dallas DesireDallas DesireThe Dallas Desire are a professional women's American football team located in Dallas, Texas. They are one of five teams of the Lingerie Football League's Western Division. The Desire was one of two teams introduced to LFL in 2004, the other being the Los Angeles Temptation...
(2006) - Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars (US TV series)Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...
- Celebrity Dancer (2006) - Pants Off Dance Off - Host (2007)
- MTV CribsMTV CribsMTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
- Herself (2007) - My Celebrity Home - Herself (2007)
- Chelsea LatelyChelsea LatelyChelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
- Herself (2010)
Television drama roles
- The Mind of the Married ManThe Mind of the Married ManThe Mind of the Married Man is a television series that ran on the HBO network for two seasons consisting of twenty episodes between September 2001 and November 2002. The story attempts to focus on the challenges of modern-day married life from a male perspective.The show drew mixed reviews from...
- Popstar (2001) - Raising DadRaising DadRaising Dad is an American television series that aired on the WB from September 2001 until May 2002. The series starred Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick, and Jerry Adler.-Premise:...
- Edie (2002) - The GladesThe Glades (TV series)The Glades is an A&E Network drama television series created by Clifton Campbell. The one-hour drama premiered on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The series stars Matt Passmore as Det...
- Shelby Daniels (2011) - Magic CityMagic City (TV series)Magic City is an upcoming television drama series starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan scheduled to begin filming in 2011 and premiere on the network Starz in 2012....
- Janice Michaels (slated to be aired on Starz in 2012)
Television live performances
- Teensasion Hard Rock Live
- Total Request LiveTotal Request LiveTotal Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
- Tonight Show With Jay Leno
- Live with Regis and KellyLive with Regis and KellyLive! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...