Jodi Balfour | |
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Born | Cape Town, South Africa | October 29, 1986
Education | University of Cape Town |
Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | |
Spouse | Abbi Jacobson (m. 2023)[1] |
Jodi Balfour (born October 29, 1986) is a South African actress. She won a Canadian Screen Award for her performance as Gladys Witham in the series Bomb Girls (2012–2013). She has since starred as Ellen Waverly Wilson in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind (2019–2023).
Early life and education
Balfour grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She was the co-host of the South African youth television series Bling in the early 2000s. She later studied drama at the University of Cape Town[2] and competed in the Miss South Africa 2008 pageant.[3]
Career
Since her graduation in 2009, she has worked as an actor primarily in British and Canadian film and television productions.[3]
She was cast as Gladys Witham in the Canadian television drama series Bomb Girls in 2013.[4] She won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 for her performance in the series' follow-up television film Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy.[5]
In February 2015, she was cast in the Cinemax series Quarry.[6] Since 2019, she has starred in the Apple TV+ space drama series For All Mankind.
In April 2022, she was cast in the Apple TV+ football sitcom Ted Lasso.[7]
Personal life
Balfour was based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where in addition to her acting she is co-owner of Nelson the Seagull, a coffeehouse and bake shop in the city's Gastown neighbourhood.[8]
On 30 June 2021, she announced on Instagram that she identifies as queer, stating that she found it freeing to "finally embrace and explore [her] queerness."[9] On 24 October 2021, Balfour announced on Instagram that she and Abbi Jacobson had been romantically involved for a year.[10] As of August 2022, Balfour and Jacobson are engaged.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Vampire | Michaela | |
2011 | Final Destination 5 | Woman | |
2013 | A Ghost Within | Hanna / Abby | Short |
2013 | The Husband | Claire | |
2013 | Afterparty | Karen | Also producer |
2013 | Waterloo | Molly Mckenzie | Short |
2014 | Valentines Day | Molly | Short |
2015 | Unearthing | Fisher Hart | |
2015 | Eadweard | Mary | |
2015 | Almost Anything | Beans | Also executive producer |
2019 | The Rest of Us | Rachel | |
2023 | Freud's Last Session | Dorothy Burlingham | [12] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Philanthropist | Concierge | Episode: "San Diego" |
2010 | Kongo | Johanna Wenz | TV film |
2010 | Tower Prep | Emily Wright | 2 episodes |
2011 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Sarah Fullwood | TV miniseries |
2011 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Priscilla | Episode: "Nightmare Inn" |
2011 | Supernatural | Melissa | Episode: "Like a Virgin" |
2011 | V | V Greeter | Episode: "Uneasy Lies the Head" |
2011 | Sanctuary | Terry | Episode: "Icebreaker" |
2012–13 | Primeval: New World | Samantha Sedaris | 3 episodes |
2012–13 | Bomb Girls | Gladys Witham | Main role |
2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Lindsay Dewar | TV miniseries |
2014 | Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy | Gladys Witham | TV film |
2016 | Quarry | Joni Conway | Main role |
2017 | Rellik | DI Elaine Shepard | Main role |
2017 | The Crown | Jackie Kennedy | Episode: "Dear Mrs. Kennedy"[13] |
2019 | True Detective | Lori | 3 episodes |
2019–2023 | For All Mankind | Ellen Waverly[14] | Main role (seasons 1–3), guest (season 4) |
2023 | Ted Lasso | Jack Danvers | 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series[15] | Bomb Girls | Nominated |
2014 | Canadian Filmmakers' Festival | Best Ensemble (shared with Graham Coffeng, Ali Liebert, Nicholas Carella, Peter Benson, David Milchard, Erica Carroll, Christina Sicoli, and Emma Lahana) | Afterparty | Won |
2015 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series[16] | Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy | Won |
References
- ↑ "J.Hannah Instagram post".
- ↑ "Bomb Girl loves the 'practicality' of her Kia Rio". The Globe and Mail, 31 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Bomb Girls' Jodi Balfour talks dancing, acting like a woman in the 1940s and playing the ukulele" Archived 5 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. ANDPOP, 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bomb Girls: Meg Tilly, Jodi Balfour return for Season 2 on 2 Jan.". Toronto Star, 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "'Bomb Girls,' 'Vikings' early winners at Canadian Screen Awards". Global News, 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cinemax Orders Drama 'Quarry' to Series". Variety, 2 February 2015.
- ↑ https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/ted-lasso-season-3-casts-jodi-balfour-75005/
- ↑ "Guest: Jodi Balfour". George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ Callahan, Chrissy (27 October 2021). "'Broad City' star Abbi Jacobson reveals she's been dating Jodi Balfour for 1 year". Today. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ Rude, Mey (25 October 2021). "Abbi Jacobson Just Revealed She's Been Dating Jodi Balfour For a Year". Out. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ Soloski, Alexis (5 August 2022). "In 'A League of Their Own,' Abbi Jacobson Makes the Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ Damante, Becca (8 June 2023). "Jodi Balfour and the Power of Queer Storytelling". The Advocate – via Yahoo! News.
- ↑ "The Crown Adds Michael C. Hall & Jodi Balfour as Jack & Jackie Kennedy". Deadline, 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "'For All Mankind' to launch alternate space race on Apple TV+". collectSPACE. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "2013 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
- Jodi Balfour at IMDb