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Ada Nicodemou Profile |
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Birth Date: May 14, 1977
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Birth Place: Auburn, Sydney, Australia
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Birth Name: Ada Nicodemou
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Height: 5'2"
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Biography |
Ada Nicodemou (born May 14, 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is an
Australian actress, best known for her role as Leah
Patterson-Baker in the soap opera Home and Away.
Nicodemou first auditioned for Home and Away at the age of
16, losing the role to Laura Vasquez. The audition led to
some extra work on the show. She made her TV debut in 1991,
in an episode of Police Rescue.
In 1994, at the age of 17, Nicodemou was cast as Katarina on
Heartbreak High. Although the role was initially to be a
12-week stint, she remained on the show for three years.
While filming the show, she completed her high school
studies by correspondence. After leaving Heartbreak High,
Nicodemou studied Tourism at TAFE.
She returned to television in 1998, playing Fiona Motson on
the short-lived Breakers. In 1999, she played DuJour (the
White Rabbit Girl) in The Matrix.
Nicodemou made several other television appearances before
joining the cast of Home and Away in 2000 as a regular cast
member. She has been nominated several times for the Gold
Logie as Australia's Most Popular Television Performer at
the Logie Awards.
In 2005, she and professional dancer Aric Yegudkin won the
final of Dancing with the Stars.
Also in 2005, Nicodemou (along with Kate Ritchie) was
bridesmaid in Bec Cartwright's wedding to Lleyton Hewitt. |
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Other
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She is of Greek descent
Last name is pronounced Nico*de*mou (with the emphasis on
'de').
Won the third season of hit reality/variety show, "Dancing
with the Stars" (2004) with her dance partner Aric Yegudkin
In August 2006, Ada announced her engagement to Sydney
restaurateur Chrys Xipolitas. |
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