Tanned, toned, tawny, and, above all, talented Courtney Ford is a native of Orange County, California, and her every smile seems to radiate the alluring sunshine of that famous slice of seaside paradise—as well as the raw heat. As randy newspaper reporter Christine Hill, who gets in bed—literally—with Detective Quinn (Desmond Harrington), a sticky-fingered copper (of feels!) on the killer Showtime suspense series Dexter, Courtney proves that a good journalist will go to any length to nail a story. Fortunately, when they’re as hot as Miss Ford, she’ll even do it in the buff! Prior to Dexter, Courtney made numerous stand-out appearances on TV series such as Moesha, Ugly Betty, Monk, How I Met Your Mother, Criminal Minds, and Cold Case. She also starred in the quirky romance Fling (2008) and the sci-fi adventure Alien Radiers (2008), for which she received a ShockerFest award for her out-of-this-world performance. But it was Courtney’s turn as Dexter’s top(less) skinvestigative scribe that ultimately made her a star, and made Variety name her one of its "Top Ten Faces to Watch on Television" for 2009. Since Dexter, we've been lucky enough to continue to watch Courtney's lovely face in guest starring roles on Human Target, Gray's Anatomy, NCIS and The Vampire Diaries. Courtney's star continues to rise (along with a few other things) with her new, nude role on HBO's True Blood, where Courtney plays prominent Southern attorney and unabashed fangbanger Portia Bellefleur. This tall drink of water makes Mr. Skin hotter than Louisiana in July!
