Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
American actress and model
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: 20 Years Later (1998) and She's All That (1999).
Early life
O'Keefe was born in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey.
She graduated from St. John Vianney High School.
Career
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.
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