Jodi Balfour

Jodi Balfour
Born Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality South African
Occupation film and television actress
Known for Bomb Girls

Jodi Balfour is a South African film and television actress, currently best known for her role as Gladys Witham in the Canadian television drama series Bomb Girls.[1] 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' followup television film Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy.[2]

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she was cohost with Dalen Lance of the South African youth television series Bling in the early 2000s, and later studied drama at the University of Cape Town[3] and competed in the Miss South Africa 2008 pageant. Since her graduation in 2009, she has worked as an actor primarily in British and Canadian film and television productions.[4] She is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where in addition to her acting she is co-owner of a coffeehouse in the city's Gastown neighbourhood.[5]

In February 2015, she was cast in the Cinemax series Quarry.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Vampire Michaela
2011 Final Destination 5 Woman
2013 Ghost Within, AA Ghost Within Hanna / Abby Short film
2013 Husband, TheThe Husband Claire
2013 Afterparty Karen
2013 Waterloo Molly Mckenzie Short film
2014 Valentines Day Molly Short film
2015 Unearthing Fisher Hart
2015 Eadweard Mary
2015 Almost Anything Beans

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Philanthropist, TheThe Philanthropist Concierge "San Diego"
2010 Kongo Johanna Wenz TV film
2010 Tower Prep Emily Wright "Election", "Field Trip"
2011 Sinking of the Laconia, TheThe Sinking of the Laconia Sarah Fullwood TV miniseries
2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Priscilla "Nightmare Inn"
2011 Supernatural Melissa "Like a Virgin"
2011 V V Greeter "Uneasy Lies the Head"
2011 Sanctuary Terry "Icebreaker"
2012-13 Primeval: New World Samantha Sedaris "Fear of Flying", "Undone", "The Inquisition"
2012-13 Bomb Girls Gladys Witham Main role
2014 Best Laid Plans, TheThe Best Laid Plans Lindsay Dewar TV miniseries
2014 Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy Gladys Witham TV film
2016 Quarry Joni Conway Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series[7] Bomb Girls Nominated
2015 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series[8] Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy Won

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