Jodie Fisher

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Jodie Fisher
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Born
Jodie Lin Fisher

(1960-07-17) July 17, 1960 (age 63) [1]
Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
OccupationActress
Years active20
SpouseDivorced from Francis Joshua Coady
Website www.jodiefisher.net

Jodie Lin Fisher (born July 17, 1960) [2] [1] is an American actress whose acting credits include NCIS: Los Angeles , and Little Big League as well as the reality TV series Age of Love . [3] [4]

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Early life

Jodie Fisher grew up in Dallas, Texas, and is of Scandinavian and Irish ancestry. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Dean's List. [5]

Career

Fisher has appeared as the lead actress in television and movie roles. [6] Fisher's career gained momentum and she went on to appear in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles and a remake of the film Easy Rider as well as other films. Her latest project as of 2024 is Cannes Without A Plan. As of April 2019, she is a series regular on a new show called The Real Geezers of Beverly Hills Adjacent playing the role of "Julie". [7]

Fisher was also a star of the 2007 reality TV series Age of Love which ran on NBC. [4]

She worked as a facilitator for CEO Roundtable Events for Hewlett-Packard from 2007 to 2009. [8]

Personal life

In August 2010, Fisher was identified as the filer of a sexual harassment complaint against Mark Hurd. After an internal investigation, he resigned as CEO of Hewlett-Packard for expense-account irregularities. [9]

Fisher is divorced from Francis Coady, with whom she has one child. [3]

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