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Deborah Smith Ford(born Deborah Jean Smith July 10, 1950) is an American actor, author and celebrity tribute artist or impersonator. She gained fame for her starring role as Farmer Ford in TV and radio spots for the vitamin supplement Citracal. Some of her films she's worked on include Shooting (2018), Miss Bonita Springs 1967 (2016), Bully (2000), Yesterday's Everglades (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997) and Just Cause (1995).

Early life Ford was born in Sodus, in Upstate New York to Richard Charles Smith, a chemical engineer and former actor, and Betty Jane Pike, a former waitress and dental assistant of which Ford must have been inspired to also become an actor and dental assistant. Younger siblings include Matthew, Victoria, Walrod, Jacqueline, Pamela, Theresa and Daniel. Ford's maternal grandparents were Charles Pike, a farmer and Rebina Kennedy, wife and mother. Ford's nationality on paternal and maternal sides are English, Irish, Scottish and American Indian. Her paternal side is French and others. Ford's father is related to three U.S. presidents, Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt and Teddy's fifth cousin, Franklin Delano.

In 1968, Ford graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida, however she acquired most of her compulsory education in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was active in sports, Future Homemakers of America and French Club. In 1967 she attended college and continued her formal education part time until graduating with a B.S. degree with honors in elementary education in 1988 from the University of South Florida. Post studies were in communications and acting. She continued to study acting, drama and modeling at college and at a variety of workshops in Florida and Ohio, including studying with Lori Wyman in Miami, Florida.

In the 1990s Ford worked a decade behind the scenes on various TV and film projects and accidentally worked in front of the camera when an actress failed to show. Ford worked with award-winning filmmakers for a majority of those 90's projects; two of them were David Nixon of Making Waves and Lou Hernandez. Since then she has worked in front of the camera in addition to writing and producing. She has been an active officer with two entertainment organizations. One is United Film & Television Artists,Inc.

During the mid-90s Ford worked with worldwide talent on and off film sets including Tom Lester, from Green Acres in Beyond the Forest directed by Jamie Mathews, Just Cause with Sean Connery, director and acting instructor Tom Logan, Yesterday's Everglades with Totch Brown and David Clarke plus Gone Fishin' with Joe Pesci, Christopher Cain, Rosanna Arquette, Willie Nelson and Lethal Weapon's Danny Glover. Ford was literary assist to Totch on his second book, and she helped Totch work in preproduction of Gone Fishing with The Walt Disney Company in the use of his songs and voice. Ford and Totch worked together with Glover and Pesci introducing one of Totch's songs for the same film. Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone, was directed by John G. Avildsen. The Academy Award winner worked on a project to save The Florida Everglades with Totch, Willie and Deborah.