Jodi Balfour (born October 29, 1986) is a South African film and television actress, known for her role as Gladys Witham in the Canadian television drama series ''

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'' and Ellen Waverly Wilson in the

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space drama series '' For All Mankind''.

Early life and education

Balfour grew up in

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, South Africa. She was the co-host of the South African youth television series ''Bling'' in the early 2000s. She later studied drama at the

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

and competed in the

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pageant.

Career

Since her graduation in 2009, she has worked as an actor primarily in British and Canadian film and television productions."Bomb Girls' Jodi Balfour talks dancing, acting like a woman in the 1940s and playing the ukulele"
. '' ANDPOP'', 26 January 2013. She was cast as Gladys Witham in the Canadian television drama series ''

'' in 2013. She won a

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for Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the

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series ''Quarry''. Since 2019, she has starred in the

space drama series '' For All Mankind''. In April 2022, she was cast in the

soccer sitcom ''

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''.

Personal life

Balfour is based in

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, where in addition to her acting she is co-owner of a coffeehouse in the city's

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neighbourhood. On 30 June 2021, she announced on Instagram that she identifies as queer, stating that she found it freeing to "finally embrace and explore erqueerness." On 24 October 2021, Balfour announced on Instagram that she and Abbi Jacobson had been romantically involved for a year. As of August 2022, Balfour and Jacobson are engaged.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balfour, Jodi 1986 births Living people South African film actresses South African television actresses South African emigrants to Canada Actresses from Cape Town Alumni of Rustenburg School for Girls University of Cape Town alumni Queer actresses LGBT actors from Canada LGBT actors from South Africa