Sela Ann Ward (born July 11, 1956 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American actress mostly widely known for her starring and Emmy Award-winning roles in the television shows Sisters as Teddy Reed and on Once and Again as Lily Manning Sammler.

Her first film role was in The Man Who Loved Women , released in 1983. Later films include:

• The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
• Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
• The Badge (2002)
• The Reef (1999)
• Runaway Bride (1999)
• 54 (1998)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Nothing in Common (1986)