Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe is an American actress, as well as model, who is active in the entertainment industry since 1995. She is best known for her performances on Prison Break as Gretchen Morgan a.k.a. Susan B. Anthony and as Josette "Jo" Laughlin in The Vampire Diaries. Besides this, she has been a part of various shows as a guest.
Early Life And Education Of Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe was born on 10 October 1978, New Jersey, USA. She is the youngest daughter of Jack O'Keefe who is a director of labor relations for Merck and Noreen who is a homemaker. She has two older sisters, Jeena and Heather. She was raised in a family of mixed Austrian, Czech, Polish, Irish, and Swedish descent.
She learned ballet and tap dance at a young age. O'Keefe went to Saint John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey but did not complete her education due to her interest in the entertainment sector.
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's Professional Bio
She started her modeling career at the age of 8, following her eldest sister Heather. She did some modeling work for a Jeans company. She left her high school to appear on the soap opera Another World. At the age of 17, O'Keefe portrayed a role of Ca s sidy Bridges-one of the main leads in Nash Bridges and made her film debut in the year 1998 when she played a role in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.
Then she appeared in the movies like The Crow, Whatever It Takes and Devil In The Flesh 2. In 1999 she co-starred in the teen film named She's All That as Taylor Vaughan alongside Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Later she starred in Out for Blood where she played a vampire named Layla Simmons. After achieving a huge success in movies, she appeared in the various Television shows including Dharma & Greg, Boston Legal, Charmed, The Evidence, Two and a Half Men, Charmed and Tru Calling.
In 2007, she starred in a TV series Prison Break from seasons 3 to 4 as Gretchen Morgan. Describing her role in the series, she said it was one of her most challenging roles as Gretchen was the polar opposite of her and was bada s s.
Again in 2009, she appeared in a video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising. In 2014, she did a VH1's TV series Hit the Floor and a movie Merry ExMas. In the same year, she was cast in a recurring role of Jo in the sixth season of The CW series The Vampire Diaries.
As of 2018, she is working in the tv series named Hit The Floor as Lionel Davenport from 2014.
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's Net Worth
Beautiful and charming O'Keefe has not revealed the exact figure of her net worth, but some sites claim that she has earned around $5 million.
Her acting and modeling career is her main sources of income. Besides, her other ventures include her own clothing line Queen George Clothing which she started on June 22, 2011. And again in 2012, she launched her own jewelry line, Q.
Some of her movies which made a huge box office collection are listed below.
| Year | Movie | Role | Box collection | Cast members |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Sarah Waintrope | $85 million | Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett |
| 1999 | She's All That | Taylor Vaughan | $103.2 million | Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Chelle Ringell | $ 5.6 million | Nicolas Cage, John Cusack |
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's Personal Life
Talking about O'Keefe's personal life she is unmarried and possibly single as of now. However, she has had few relationships in past. In 1995 she was linked to an American actor, AI Santos, and Don Johnson in 1997 but both relationships were never confirmed by her. In 1998, she dated Jamie Gomez, however, their affair did not last long.
Similarly, she was in a relationship for six years with John Cusack who is an American actor, screenwriter as well as producer. The couple started dating in the year 2003. Unfortunately, they broke up after 6 years in 2009 and the reason was commitment issues. O'Keefe wanted to marry Cusack but Cusack was not ready to settle down.
Besides this, there are no any rumors regarding her relationships with anyone else. She is active on social media sites and uploads her pictures regularly.
She is a licensed bounty hunter together with her colleague Victoria Pratt.
Body Measurements
- Height- She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
- Weight: As of 2018, she weighs 57 kg (126 lbs).
- Body Measurements: Breats-36" (91.5cm), Waist-25" (63.5cm), Hip-34" (86cm).
- Dress Size: 6 (USA)-38 (EU)-10 (UK).
Here is an interview with O'Keefe and actor Robert Knepper.