# Beth Littleford > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beth_Littleford > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beth_Littleford.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Littleford > Source revision: 1356492124 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = BethLittlefordApr2011.jpg | caption = Littleford at a charity event in [Beverly Hills, California](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_California) in 2011 | name = Beth Littleford | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|07|17}} | birth_place = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian}} | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = {{marriage|Rob Fox|1998|2015|end=divorced}} | children = 2{{efn|One biological child and one adopted child.}} }} '''Elizabeth Littleford''' (born July 17, 1968){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt9kAAAAMAAJ&q=beth+littleford+1968|title=John Willis' Theatre World|first=John A.|last=Willis|publisher=Crown Publishers|year=1998|page=230|isbn=9781557833235}} is an American actress and comedian known as an [original correspondent](/source/List_of_The_Daily_Show_correspondents) on [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central)'s ''[The Daily Show](/source/The_Daily_Show)'' from 1996 to 2000. She was among the former correspondents recognized when ''[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart](/source/The_Daily_Show_with_Jon_Stewart)'' received a 2015 institutional [Peabody Award](/source/Peabody_Awards). Littleford's later television roles include Nancy Blaford on the [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) sitcom ''[Method & Red](/source/Method_%26_Red)'' and Ellen Jennings on the [Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel) series ''[Dog with a Blog](/source/Dog_with_a_Blog)''.{{cite web |title=Method & Red - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/method-and-red/cast/1030188888/ |website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=27 May 2026}}{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |title=Dog With a Blog |url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/reviews/dog-with-a-blog-1117948512/ |website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |date=9 October 2012 |access-date=27 May 2026}} Her film roles include Claire Riley in the 2011 romantic comedy ''[Crazy, Stupid, Love](/source/Crazy%2C_Stupid%2C_Love)''.{{cite web |title=Crazy, Stupid, Love. - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/crazy-stupid-love/cast/2030186076/ |website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=28 May 2026}} ==Early life== Littleford was born in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), the daughter of Jackie, a professor, and Philip O. Littleford, a cardiologist and inventor. She grew up in [Winter Park, Florida](/source/Winter_Park%2C_Florida) and attended the [Park Maitland School](/source/Park_Maitland_School). Her father and brother died when she was sixteen in a [pontoon plane](/source/pontoon_plane) accident during an Alaskan fishing trip.{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-01-13-9801120091-story.html|title=Spice girl|work=[Sun-Sentinel](/source/Sun-Sentinel)|date=January 13, 1998|first=Tyler|last=Gray|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162353/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-01-13-9801120091-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1985-06-18-0310030168-story.html|title=Youngster's spirit still leads the way|work=[Orlando Sentinel](/source/Orlando_Sentinel)|date=June 18, 1985|first=Ed|last=Hayes|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211207025745/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1985-06-18-0310030168-story.html|url-status=dead}} A [National Merit Scholarship Program](/source/National_Merit_Scholarship_Program) finalist in high school, she attended [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College) in Pennsylvania for three years before taking up acting classes at [New York University](/source/New_York_University); she eventually graduated from [The New School for Social Research](/source/The_New_School).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/style/weddings-ms-littleford-and-mr-fox.html|title=WEDDINGS; Ms. Littleford And Mr. Fox|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=July 5, 1998|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527075052/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/style/weddings-ms-littleford-and-mr-fox.html|url-status=live}} ==Career== Early in her acting career, Littleford worked in improvisational theatre with [Chicago City Limits](/source/Chicago_City_Limits), wrote and performed the one-woman show ''This Is Where I Get Off'' at the [Circle Repertory Company](/source/Circle_Repertory_Company), and appeared in the romantic comedy film ''Picture This''.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Leslie |title=ON LOCATION With 'Picture This' |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/location-picture-25317/ |website=Backstage |date=21 February 2001 |access-date=27 May 2026}} Littleford was one of the original correspondents on [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central)'s ''[The Daily Show](/source/The_Daily_Show)'', appearing during both [Craig Kilborn](/source/Craig_Kilborn)'s and [Jon Stewart](/source/Jon_Stewart)'s tenures as host. Her recurring celebrity-interview segments were performed in the style of [Barbara Walters](/source/Barbara_Walters).{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Meredith |title=The true story of the women who made 'The Daily Show' — and were 'erased' from its legacy |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-07-22/the-daily-show-creators-lizz-winstead-madeleine-smithberg-25th-anniversary |website=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=27 May 2026}} In 1998, Comedy Central aired ''The Beth Littleford Interview Special'', a compilation of her previously shown interview segments.{{cite news |title=Barbara Walters Becomes Subject On Comedy Central |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/mar/18/barbara-walters-becomes-subject-on-comedy-central/ |work=[The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review) |date=18 March 1998 |access-date=28 May 2026}} In 1999, ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' described ''The Daily Show'' as a launching pad for Littleford and other correspondents, noting that she was expanding her recurring role on ''[Spin City](/source/Spin_City)'' and had appeared in the film ''[Mystery, Alaska](/source/Mystery%2C_Alaska)''.{{cite web |last=Fretts |first=Bruce |title=Beth Littleford and Stephen Colbert take flight |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/04/30/beth-littleford-and-stephen-colbert-take-flight/ |website=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |date=30 April 1999 |access-date=27 May 2026}} That year, she was also listed among the celebrity participants at Austin's [Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival](/source/Big_Stinkin'_International_Improv_%26_Sketch_Comedy_Festival).{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Michael D. |title=BIG STINKIN INTERNATIONAL IMPROV AND SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL: TV's Comedy headhunters are following their noses to Austin |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A67142137/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ae9c3322 |work=[Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman) |date=1 April 1999 |page=xl32 |via=[Gale OneFile: News](/source/Gale_OneFile%3A_News) |access-date=28 May 2026}} Littleford played Nancy Blaford on the 2004 [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) sitcom ''[Method & Red](/source/Method_%26_Red)''. She later appeared in several television comedy and family series, including ''[The Hard Times of RJ Berger](/source/The_Hard_Times_of_RJ_Berger)'', in which she played Suzanne Berger,{{cite web |title=The Hard Times of RJ Berger - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-hard-times-of-rj-berger/cast/1030027951/ |website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=27 May 2026}} and the [Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel) series ''[Dog with a Blog](/source/Dog_with_a_Blog)'', in which she played Ellen Jennings. Her later screen appearances include the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series ''[Dead to Me](/source/Dead_to_Me_(TV_series))'', in which she appeared in the 2019 episode "I Can Handle It",{{cite web |title=I Can Handle It |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1650830/dead-to-me-1x07-i-can-handle-it |website=TVMaze |date=3 May 2019 |access-date=28 May 2026}} and the 2021 film ''[Senior Moment](/source/Senior_Moment)'', in which she played Tess Woodson.{{cite web |title=Senior Moment - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/senior-moment/cast/2030442427/ |website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=27 May 2026}} ==Personal life== Littleford lives in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). She was married to Rob Fox, a director and producer who worked alongside her on ''The Daily Show'', from 1998 to 2015; they had a son (b. 2005) and an adopted daughter (b. 2012).{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/beth-littleford-welcomes-daughter-halcyon-juna/|title=Beth Littleford Welcomes Daughter Halcyon Juna|publisher=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|date=March 24, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207152400/https://people.com/parents/beth-littleford-welcomes-daughter-halcyon-juna/|url-status=live}} Fox died in 2017.{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HMpZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT143|year=2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-3318-3|pages=143–|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207152400/https://books.google.com/books?id=HMpZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT143|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tabootales.libsyn.com/2015/11|title=Beth Littleford & the mid-life crisis|work=Taboo Tales|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2020}} == Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1998 |''{{sortname|A|Cool, Dry Place}}'' |Suzanne | |- | rowspan="3" |1999 |''{{sortname|The|24 Hour Woman}}'' |Lynn Shapiro | |- |''[Mystery, Alaska](/source/Mystery%2C_Alaska)'' |Janice Pettiboe | |- |''Picture This'' |Patty | |- |2008 |''[Drillbit Taylor](/source/Drillbit_Taylor)'' |Barbara Drennan | |- |2009 |''Veiled'' |Marie |Short |- |2011 |''[Crazy, Stupid, Love](/source/Crazy%2C_Stupid%2C_Love)'' |Claire | |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''Music High'' |Lucy Bates | |- |''Kidnap Party'' |Alison Slater | |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''It's Not You, It's Me'' |Sandy | |- |''[Movie 43](/source/Movie_43)'' |Mrs. Cutler | |- |2017 |''Random Tropical Paradise'' |Martha Crandall | |- | 2018 | ''[I'll Be Next Door for Christmas](/source/I'll_Be_Next_Door_for_Christmas)'' | Fran | Christmas comedy film written and directed by David Jay Willis |- |2021 |''[Senior Moment](/source/Senior_Moment)'' |Tess Woodson |Feature Film - Released theatrically and on demand |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996–2000 |''[The Daily Show](/source/The_Daily_Show)'' |Herself |Original Female Correspondent |- |1998–2000 |''[Spin City](/source/Spin_City)'' |Deirdre West |Recurring role |- |2001 |''[Boston Public](/source/Boston_Public)'' |Marcia Fennel |Episode: "Chapter 24" |- | rowspan="4" |2002 |''{{sortname|The|West Wing}}'' |WKZN Philadelphia Anchor Leslie |Episode: "The U.S. Poet Laureate" |- |''[Still Standing](/source/Still_Standing_(American_TV_series))'' |Kristy Duncan |Episode: "Still in School" |- |''[What I Like About You](/source/What_I_Like_About_You_(TV_series))'' |Susan |Episode: "Copy That" |- |''[Andy Richter Controls the Universe](/source/Andy_Richter_Controls_the_Universe)'' |Reggie Meadows |Episode: "The Show Might Go On" |- | rowspan="2" |2002–03 |''[Greetings from Tucson](/source/Greetings_from_Tucson)'' |Marna |2 episodes |- |''[Life with Bonnie](/source/Life_with_Bonnie)'' |Dr. 'Mrs.' Casey |2 episodes |- |2003 |''{{sortname|The|Big Wide World of Carl Laemke|nolink=1}}'' |Laurie Laemke |TV film |- |2003–04 |''[One on One](/source/One_on_One_(American_TV_series))'' |Geraldine Murphy |Recurring role |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |''[Method & Red](/source/Method_%26_Red)'' |Nancy Blaford |Main role |- |''[Frasier](/source/Frasier)'' |Creationism Date |Episode: "Match Game" ([season 11](/source/Frasier_(season_11))) |- |2005 |''[Joey](/source/Joey_(TV_series))'' |Carla |Episode: "Joey and the Premiere" |- | rowspan="2" |2006 |''[Rodney](/source/Rodney_(TV_series))'' |Amy O'Brien |Episode: "Rodney Gets a Leg Up" |- |''[Love, Inc.](/source/Love%2C_Inc._(TV_series))'' |Charlene |Episode: "Anything But Love" |- |2006–12 |''[Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)'' |Various (voice) |Guest role |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)'' |Diane Neese |Episode: "Two of Us" |- |''[Ben 10: Race Against Time](/source/Ben_10%3A_Race_Against_Time)'' |Sandra Tennyson |TV film |- | rowspan="2" |2008 |''[Samantha Who?](/source/Samantha_Who%3F)'' |Audrey Rhodes |Episode: "The Girlfriend" |- |''[Ben 10: Alien Force](/source/Ben_10%3A_Alien_Force)'' |Sandra Tennyson (voice) |Episode: "Grounded" |- |2009 |''Take 2'' |Amy |TV film |- |2009–10 |''[Rules of Engagement](/source/Rules_of_Engagement_(TV_series))'' |Laura |3 episodes |- |2009–11 |''[I'm in the Band](/source/I'm_in_the_Band)'' |Beth Campbell |Recurring role |- | rowspan="6" |2010 |''[StarStruck](/source/Starstruck_(2010_film))'' |Barbara Olson |TV film |- |''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)'' |Nurse Mona |Episode: "Field Mice" |- |''[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien](/source/Ben_10%3A_Ultimate_Alien)'' |Sandra Tennyson (voice) |Episode: "Hit 'Em Where They Live" |- |''{{sortname|The|New Adventures of Old Christine}}'' |Tony Kershaw |Episode: "Get Smarter" |- |''[Neighbors from Hell](/source/Neighbors_from_Hell)'' |Various (voice) |Recurring role |- |''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)'' |Elena Manus |Episode: "Sleepless in Miami" |- |2010–11 |''{{sortname|The|Hard Times of RJ Berger}}'' |Suzanne Berger |Recurring role |- |2010–13 |''{{sortname|The|Cleveland Show}}'' |Various (voice) |Guest role |- |2011 |''[Desperate Housewives](/source/Desperate_Housewives)'' |Dana |2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''[Melissa & Joey](/source/Melissa_%26_Joey)'' |Suzanne Haber |Episode: "Good to Go" |- |''[Mad](/source/Mad_(TV_series))'' |Tasha / Various (voice) |1 episode |- |2012–15 |''[Dog with a Blog](/source/Dog_with_a_Blog)'' |Ellen Jennings |Main role |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Mindy Project}}'' |Helen |Episode: "Mindy's Minute" |- |2013–14 |''[Ben 10: Omniverse](/source/Ben_10%3A_Omniverse)'' |Sandra Tennyson |Voice, 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''[Mistresses](/source/Mistresses_(American_TV_series))'' |Lindsay Lehman |Episode: "Under Pressure" |- |''[Unwanted Guest](/source/Unwanted_Guest)'' |Anna Roberts |TV film |- |2016–17 |''{{sortname|The|Fosters|The Fosters (2013 TV series)}}'' |Realtor |3 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''[2 Broke Girls](/source/2_Broke_Girls)'' |Bonnie |Episode: "And the Stalking Dead" |- |''Liberty Crossing'' |Special Agent Margaret Smith |Episode: "Comfort Zones" |- |2018 |''[My Dead Ex](/source/My_Dead_Ex)'' |Laurel |Recurring |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''[Dead to Me](/source/Dead_to_Me_(TV_series))'' |Doug's Wife |Episode: "I Can Handle It" |- |''Home Is Where the Killer Is'' |Patricia Wade |TV film |- |2020–21 |''[Love, Victor](/source/Love%2C_Victor_(TV_series))'' |Sarah |Hulu Original Series |} === Podcasts === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2018 |''[https://www.stitcher.com/show/gossip/ Gossip]'' |Rockin' Robin |12 episodes |} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website}} *{{IMDb name|514719|Beth Littleford}} {{The Daily Show}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Littleford, Beth}} Category:American women comedians Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Actresses from Florida Category:Swarthmore College alumni Category:New York University alumni Category:The New School alumni Category:American television actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American voice actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Comedians from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Comedians from Florida Category:20th-century American comedians Category:21st-century American comedians Category:1968 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Beth Littleford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Littleford) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Littleford?action=history)). 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