Jodi Anasta or Jodi Lee Anasta, born as Jodi Lee Gordon is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her five-year-long character Martha MacKenzie in the soap opera Home and Away. She also won the Logic Award for Most Popular New Female Talent for the same in the year 2006.
She was also seen competing in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. Jodi made her debut in the film industry with The Cup in 2011 and went on to do films like Underbelly: Badness and Camp. She has continued playing the role of Elly Conway, an English teacher in Neighbors since July 2016.
Jodi Lee Gordon was born on 1st February 1985 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. She was born to Bronwyn and Ray along with her older brother Ben. Her father is a New Zealander and her mother is an Aussie. Her family moved a lot when she was 8 years old and eventually settled in Sydney when she was 11 after which Jodi played netball till she was 16.
Jodi started modeling at the age of 13 with Vivien’s Modelling Agency after winning a modeling competition. She has also been the official celebrity ambassador and for various brands like Crystelle, a lingerie brand, Tony Bianco, a shoe label, and swimwear label 2Chillies. She was also the ambassador for Myer from 2013 to 2017.
Her acting career started when she landed the role of Martha MacKenzie in Home and Away in the year 2004. For this character of hers, she won the Logie award for “Most Popular New Female Talent” in 2006 and got nominated for the Logie award for “Most Popular Actress” in 2009.
She was also seen in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars alongside Stefano Oliveri and was eliminated in the fifth week. In January 2010, Jodi left Home and Away after five long years of playing Martha.
She saw her film debut with The Cup in 2010 and later went on and became a part of television projects like Blood Brothers (2011)Underbelly: Badness(2012), Camp(2013), Hiding (2015) and is currently part of the cast of Neighbors since 2016.
She is also known for movies like Suburbia (2010) and Any Questions for Ben (2012).On 4th March 2017, Jodi’s boyfriend of two years, Chris Burkhardt, died from acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 23. She incorporated her experience into her character Martha who was diagnosed with breast cancer in Home and Away.
In July 2011 she got engaged to Sydney Roosters captain Braith Anasta and got married to him on 14th October 2013. Gordon gave birth to their daughter on 1st March 2014. The couple got separated in December 2015 but decided to keep her married surname so that it could be the same as her daughter’s.
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Jodi Anasta Bio, Age, Height, Zodiac, Husband, Children, & Net Worth
Real Name | Jodi Lee Gordon |
Nick Name | Jodi Anasta |
Profession | Actress & Model |
Date of Birth | 1985-02-01 |
Place Of Birth | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Height | 5 feet 9 Inches |
Family | Father – Ray Gordon Mother – Bronwyn Gordon Brother – Ben Gordon |
Relationship Status | Separated |
Husband | Braith Anasta |
Daughter | Aleeia Anasta |
Schooling | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Education Qualifications | Not Known |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Eye Color | Blue |
Net Worth | Not Known |
Facts
- Jodi was born on 1st February 1985.
- She is 35 years old as of 2020.
- She was married to Braith Anasta.
- They got divorced in 2015.
- They have a daughter.
- Gordon started modeling at the age of 13.
- She won the Logie award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2006.
- She also completed in dancing with the stars.
- Jodi made her debut with tv series Home and Away in 2005.
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