Suzanne Ford

Suzanne Ford appeared this season as Betty (the murderer!) on 'Magnum P.I.' and has a lead role in the upcoming (hilarious) short film, 'Lucy,' as well as in the new series pilot "For Years to Come," written by and starring James Patrick Nelson. She has been seen as Edie on Fox's 'The Cool Kids,' as Linda on ABC's long-running 'Fresh Off the Boat,' as Mary on 'Grace and Frankie' (Netflix), in the Duplass brothers' indie feature hit 'Manson Family Vacation' (Netflix) as Janice, on 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' as brash New Jersey cougar Diane, and as Gerty in the cult PopTV comedy 'Swedish Dicks,' starring Peter Stormare, Johan Glans and Keanu Reeves. Suzanne trained in New York with Stella Adler and William Esper, and has appeared in over 100 stage productions there, on tour and in regional theatres around the country. Currently, Suzanne can be heard narrating the popular audiobook for young adults, Black Rocks and Rainbows: The True Adventures of Henry Opukahaia, the Hawaiian Boy Who Changed History, written by her late mother, Susan C. Riford, and available on Amazon, Audible and wherever audiobooks are sold. She has also narrated many other titles, including Nick DeWolf's harrowing supernatural thriller, Pulling Strings. In Hollywood she has worked extensively in television and film, guest starring on shows including 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Anger Management,' 'The Middle,' 'Monk,' 'Bones,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'House, MD,' 'That 70s Show,' 'Las Vegas,' 'Friends' and many others. Other indie films include 'Miss Virginia,' starring Uzo Aduba, the festival award-winning 'You and Me,' 'MoniKa,' 'God's Country,' 'Darkening Sky' with Rider Strong, 'Uncross the Stars' with Barbara Hershey and Ron Perlman, and 'Of Silence' with writer/director/star Jeremiah Sayys. She played supporting roles in Joel Silver's thriller 'The Apparition,' starring Ashley Greene and Tom Felton, 'The Informers,' starring Kim Basinger, Mickey Roarke, Brad Renfroe and Billy Bob Thornton, and 'You, Me & Dupree,' starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Michael Douglas. She has appeared in dozens of theatre productions on the west coast, most recently at Pacific Resident Theatre in 'Becky Shaw' and the world premiere of Bruce Glassman's 'Will,' and at International City Theatre starring as Polly Wyeth in 'Other Desert Cities.' Other theatre credits include understudying Annie Potts in the hit play, 'Aftermath,' and productions at The Laguna Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and Rogue Machine Theatre. Suzanne works frequently at Pacific Resident Theatre, where she is a member. She lives in the Hollywood Hills with her husband, Alan Toman.