Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
O'Keefe at Los Angeles Fashion Week, Smashbox Studios, Culver City on March 9, 2008
Born (1978-10-10) October 10, 1978 (age 45)
Other namesJodi O'Keefe
Occupation(s)Actress, model, fashion designer
Years active1995–present

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She came to prominence as Cassidy Bridges on the television series Nash Bridges (1996–2001) and played Gretchen Morgan on Prison Break (2007–2009), Jo Laughlin on The Vampire Diaries (2014–2017), and Lionel Davenport on Hit the Floor (2014–2018). Her film credits include Halloween H20 (1998) and She's All That (1999).

Early life

O'Keefe was born in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, the daughter of Noreen, a homemaker, and Jack O'Keefe, a director of labor relations for Merck.[citation needed]

She graduated from St. John Vianney High School.

Career

O'Keefe in 2016

O'Keefe started her career as a model at the age of eight, and she modeled for a jeans company. Midway through her junior year of high school, O'Keefe left school to star on the soap opera Another World, playing Marguerite "Maggie" Cory. She then got a role on Nash Bridges playing Cassidy, the daughter of Don Johnson's title character. She and her mother moved to Hollywood so O'Keefe completed her schooling by mail.

Her film debut was 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 co-starred in the teen film She's All That (1999) as Taylor Vaughan alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook. When asked if it was hard to play her character of 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."[citation needed]

O'Keefe kept on filming both movies and Nash Bridges until the series ended in 2001. Later films have included Out for Blood, in which she played a vampire named Layla Simmons and Venice Underground. On the small screen, she has appeared in various shows including Dharma & Greg, Boston Legal, Two and a Half Men, Charmed, The Evidence, The Big Bang Theory, and Tru Calling.

In 2007, O'Keefe starred in the series Prison Break; in its third and fourth seasons. She said that she "truly loved" playing Gretchen Morgan, because it "challenged" her, and because Gretchen was the "polar opposite of her" and "was badass".

In 2014, O'Keefe was cast in a recurring role in VH1's TV series Hit the Floor, and appeared in the film Merry ExMas. That year, she had the recurring role of Jo in the sixth season of The CW series The Vampire Diaries. She reprised her role of Jo in the first season of Legacies.

In 2009, she appeared in the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

On June 22, 2011, she started a clothing line, Queen George Clothing. In 2012, she launched a jewelry line, Q.

O'Keefe is a licensed bounty hunter together with her friend Victoria Pratt, with whom she starred in the movie A Nanny's Revenge.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Sarah Wainthrope
1999 She's All That Taylor Vaughan
2000 The Crow: Salvation Lauren Randall
2000 Whatever It Takes Ashley Grant
2000 Devil in the Flesh 2 Debbie Strand / Tracy Carlay also known as Teacher's Pet
2003 Red Rover Kylie Logan
2004 Out for Blood Layla Simmons also known as Vampires: Out for Blood
2004 Mummy an' the Armadillo Jackie
2005 Venice Underground Tyler
2013 The Frozen Ground Chelle Ringell
2014 Merry ExMas Ashley Williams
2018 Edge of Fear Gina

Television

Year Series Role Episodes
1995 Another World Maggie Cory #4 6 episodes
1996–2001 Nash Bridges Cassidy Bridges Main role
1999 Happy Hour Herself 1 episode
2002 Dharma & Greg Simone Episodes: "She's with the Band", "Mission: Implausible"
2002 George Lopez Campbell Episodes: "Who's Your Daddy?", "The Wedding Dance"
2003 The Pool at Maddy Breaker's Maddy Breaker Television movie
2004 Tru Calling Candace Aimes Episode: "Reunion"
2004 The Help Becky Wiggins Episode: "Maggie Chicken"
2004 Charmed Spider Demon Episode: "Spin City"
2004–2005 Boston Legal Nora Jacobs 4 episodes
2004 Two and a Half Men Gail Episode: "Last Chance to See Those Tattoos"
2005 Eve Rita's Stepmother Episode: "If the Shrew Fits"
2005–2011 Two and a Half Men Isabella 3 episodes
2005 Adopted Rachel Rabinowitz Television movie
2005 Three Wise Guys Mary Ann Davidson Television movie
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror Herself 1 episode
2006 The Evidence Officer Jackie Kazaris Recurring role, 5 episodes
2006 Criminal Minds Agent Amanda Gilroy Episode: "P911"
2006 The 12th Man Lindsay Television movie
2007 CSI: NY Melodee Constanza Episode: "The Ride In"
2007 Raines Angelina Billings Episode: "Closure"
2007 The Call Jenna "Kinky" Kincaid Unsold television pilot
2007–2009 Prison Break Gretchen Morgan Main role (seasons 3–4), 32 episodes
2009 The Big Bang Theory Mikayla, The Prostitute Episode: "The Vegas Renormalization"
2009 Prison Break: The Final Break Gretchen Morgan Television movie
2010 Lost Ava Episode: "Recon"
2010 Soul Fire Rising Lilith Reborn 3 episodes
2010 Class Kylie Burch Television movie
2011 Law & Order: LA Jenn Mackie Episode: "Angel's Knoll"
2011 Exposed Emily Bennett Television movie
2012 The Finder Lisa Episode: "A Cinderella Story"
2012 Castle Kristina Coterra Episode: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder"
2012 A Nanny's Revenge Gina Wright Television movie; also known as The Avenger
2013 The Exes Employee Episode: "Toy Story"
2013 Stalkers Julia Winston Television movie; also known as Whisper of Fear
2014 Wall Street Riley Simms Television movie
2014–2017 The Vampire Diaries Josette "Jo" Laughlin Recurring role (seasons 6–7); guest role (season 8); 22 episodes
2014–2018 Hit The Floor Lionel Davenport Main role
2016 Lucifer Ronnie Hillman Episode: "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness"
2018 Legacies Josette "Jo" Laughlin Episode: "Mombie Dearest"
2021 Hip Hop Family Christmas Vivian Television film

Video games


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