- Jodi Gordon
Infobox actor
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name = Jodi Gordon
birthdate = Bda|1985|2|1
location =Mackay, Queensland Jodi Gordon (born
February 1 1985 cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_jodi-gordon|title=H&A Meet The Cast - Jodi Gordon|author=Yahoo! Seven|date=2005|publisher=http://seven.com.au] ) is anAustralia nactress and model.Biography
Early life
Gordon was born in
Mackay, Queensland . From the age of 8, her family moved to various locations down the coast from Mackay, eventually settling in Sydney when she was 11. She playednetball from the age of 12 to 16.cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_jodi-gordon|title=H&A Meet The Cast - Jodi Gordon|author=Yahoo! Seven|date=2005|publisher=http://seven.com.au]Career
At the age of 13, Gordon won a modeling competition and gained a contract with Vivien's Modeling Agency. Her modeling lead her to cities and countries such as
Japan , London andMilan , where she lived for five months.cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_jodi-gordon|title=H&A Meet The Cast - Jodi Gordon|author=Yahoo! Seven|date=2005|publisher=http://seven.com.au] Whilst modeling in London for two months she took the opportunity to travel throughEurope recreationally.cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_jodi-gordon|title=H&A Meet The Cast - Jodi Gordon|author=Yahoo! Seven|date=2005|publisher=http://seven.com.au] . In 2004, whilst preparing to move toNew York , Gordon successfully auditioned for the role ofMartha MacKenzie in the long-running Australian soap operaHome & Away , a character which she still plays to this day and earned her a Most Popular New FemaleLogie award in 2006.cite web|url=http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=82052|title=Logie Awards 2006 Nominees & Winners|author=NineMSN|date=2006|publisher=http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au] Jodi has admitted that she has no regrets about leaving modelling behind and in2008 she signed an extension on her contract to remain withHome & Away for another three years.Jodi is currently appearing in the 2008 season of Dancing With The Stars.
Personal life
Her
immediate family consist of her mother, father and older brother Ben.cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_jodi-gordon|title=H&A Meet The Cast - Jodi Gordon|author=Yahoo! Seven|date=2005|publisher=http://seven.com.au] Her father was born inNew Zealand and is ofMaori descent.cite web|url=http://baygirls.tripod.com/id36.html|title=Bay Girls Interview|author=Bay Girls|date=2006|publisher=http://baygirls.tripod.com]On
March 4 2007 her boyfriend of two years,Chris Burkhardt passed away from acute myeloidleukemia at the age of 23.cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21358361-5001021,00.html|title=Jodi Gordon loses soulmate|author=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007|publisher=http://www.news.com.au] From mid 2008, Jodi will be playing her hardest storyline yet, as her character - Martha Mackenzie - is struck down with breast cancer. She has stated that she will be drawing this from her personal experience of seeing her soulmate pass away from the disease.She has been dating
Seven Network heirRyan Stokes since early 2007.cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21722952-5001026,00.html|title=Seven's Jodi dates Stokes heir|author=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007|publisher=http://www.news.com.au]Notes
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