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Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
| Jodi Lyn O'Keefe | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
October 10, 1978 Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, United States |
| Other names | Jodi O'Keefe |
| Occupation | Actress, model, fashion designer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Known for | Lilith in Soul Fire Rising |
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress and model, who at age 17 portrayed Cassidy Bridges on Nash Bridges. She is also known for her role on Prison Break as Gretchen Morgan, a.k.a. "Susan B. Anthony". In 2010, she appeared in the web series Soul Fire Rising as the character Lilith Reborn for three episodes.
Early life
She was born in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, the daughter of Noreen, a homemaker, and Jack O'Keefe, a director of labor relations for Merck.[1] She is of Irish, Czech, Austrian, Polish and Swedish ancestry.[2] When she was a child, the youngest of three sisters, she had a bowl haircut and was self-described as a "dork". Her older sister was a model and she decided that she wanted to do the same. She did, and says the modelling job brought her more confidence and more friends.[3]
Career
Midway through junior year high school, she left school to star on the soap opera Another World, playing Marguerite “Maggie” Cory. She then landed a role on Nash Bridges, playing Cassidy, the daughter of Don Johnson’s title character. She and her mother moved to Hollywood soon after, and Jodi completed her schooling by mail.
She made her big screen debut in 1998 in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and later starred in such films as The Crow: Salvation, Whatever It Takes and Devil In The Flesh 2. In 1999, she starred in the teen film She's All That alongside Freddie Prinze Jr and Rachael Leigh Cook. When asked if it was hard to play her character, a high school prima donna, she replied, “Everybody knew a Taylor Vaughan in high school. Working in show business, you meet girls like that every day.”
O'Keefe worked on movies and Nash Bridges until the series ended in 2001. Later films she has appeared in include Out for Blood where she played a vampire named Layla Simmons and Venice Underground. In 2005, she appeared for three episodes in the first season of Boston Legal. She appeared in the 3 Doors Down's video "Let Me Go", alongside Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives. She joined the cast of Prison Break in 2007, appeared in episodes of the television series' Charmed, The Evidence, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Dharma & Greg and Tru Calling. In 2009 she lent her voice to the standalone addon of the video game Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising. On August 14th, 2010 Jodi Lyn O'Keefe appeared as Kylie Burch in the Hallmark Original Movie Class, and she also appeared in the web series Soul Fire Rising as Lilith Reborn for three episodes. In 2011, she started her own clothing line called Queen George Clothing and she also had a guest role as Isabella in Two and a Half Men. In 2012 she had a guest role in "The Finder" and was involved in many other projects.
Succubus Character
She played the role of the succubus character Lilith, credited as Lilith Reborn, for three episodes of the Soul Fire Rising web series
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Devil in the Flesh 2 | Tracey Carley | |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Sarah Wainthrope | Film Debut |
| 1999 | She's All That | Taylor Vaughan | |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Lauren Randall | |
| Whatever It Takes | Ashley Grant | ||
| Devil in the Flesh 2 | Debbie Strong / Tracy Carley |
aka Teacher's Pet | |
| 2002 | Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga | Shawnee | Short Film |
| 2003 | Red Rover | Kylie Logan | |
| 2004 | Out for Blood | Layla Simmons | aka Vampires: Out for Blood |
| Mummy an' the Armadillo | Jackie | ||
| 2005 | Venice Underground | Tyler | |
| Three Wise Guys | Mary Ann Davidson | ||
| 2007 | American Identity | Lyndsey Simpson | Short Film |
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising |
Kelly Weaver | |
| Prison Break: The Final Break | Gretchen Morgan | ||
| 2010 | Hallmark Original Movie Class | Kylie Burch | |
| 2011 | Exposed | Emily Bennett | |
| 2012 | Frozen Ground | Chelle Ringell | |
| A Nanny's Revenge | Gina Wright |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Another World | Maggie Cory #4 | 6 episode |
| 1996-2001 | Nash Bridges | Cassidy Bridges | 76 episodes |
| 1999 | Happy Hour | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Dharma & Greg | Simone | 2 episodes |
| George Lopez | Campbell | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | The Pool at Maddy Breaker's | Maddy Breaker | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Candace Aimes | 1 episode |
| The Help | Becky Wiggins | 1 episode | |
| Charmed | Spider Demon | 1 episode | |
| 2004-2005 | Boston Legal | Nora Jacobs | 3 episodes |
| 2004-2011 | Two and a Half Men | Gail/Isabella | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Eve | Rita's stepmother | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The 12th Man | Lindsay | 1 episode |
| Halloween: 25 Years of Terror | Herself | 1 episode | |
| The Evidence | Officer Jackie Kazaris | 5 episodes | |
| Criminal Minds | Agt. Amanda Gilroy | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | The Call | Jenna 'Kinky' Kincaid | 1 episode |
| CSI: NY | Melodee Constanza | 1 episode | |
| Raines | Angelina Billings | 1 episode | |
| 2007-2009 | Prison Break | Susan B.Anthony / Gretchen Morgan |
32 episodes |
| 2009 | The Big Bang Theory | Mikayla | Season 2 episode 21 |
| 2010 | Lost | Ava | 1 episode |
| Soul Fire Rising | Lilith Reborn | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Jenn Mackie | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Finder | Lisa / Mandy | 1 episode |
| Castle | Kristina Coterra | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ "Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Biography". Filmreference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/75/Jodi-Lyn-O-Keefe.html. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ "Jodi Lyn O'Keefe". Maxim. http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=2633. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ "Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Biography". Filmreference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/75/Jodi-Lyn-O-Keefe.html. Retrieved 2008-05-30.