Wanted to be involved in the performing arts since she was mesmerized by a stage version of The Nutcracker as a child.
Was a Top 12 finalist at the Miss South Africa 2008 pageant.
After graduating from college, landed a small role in the BAFTA nominated BBC miniseries The Sinking of the Laconia (2011) and subsequently relocated to Vancouver to pursue bigger parts.
Role of Gladys Witham in the Canadian TV drama Bomb Girls (2012-13) earned her a 2013 Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series; and a 2015 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the follow-up TV film Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy (2014).
In 2011, opened a coffee shop in Vancouver with two South African friends called Nelson the Seagull, a nod to the folk song "The Seagull's Name Was Nelson," which was popular among many South Africans during Nelson Mandela's 27 years in prison.
Jodi Balfour
October 29, 1987 (age 36)
Cape Town, South Africa
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Wanted to be involved in the performing arts since she was mesmerized by a stage version of The Nutcracker as a child.
Was a Top 12 finalist at the Miss South Africa 2008 pageant.
After graduating from college, landed a small role in the BAFTA nominated BBC miniseries The Sinking of the Laconia (2011) and subsequently relocated to Vancouver to pursue bigger parts.
Role of Gladys Witham in the Canadian TV drama Bomb Girls (2012-13) earned her a 2013 Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series; and a 2015 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the follow-up TV film Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy (2014).
In 2011, opened a coffee shop in Vancouver with two South African friends called Nelson the Seagull, a nod to the folk song "The Seagull's Name Was Nelson," which was popular among many South Africans during Nelson Mandela's 27 years in prison.