'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''.
She made her TV debut in
1991, in an episode of ''
Police Rescue''. Nicodemou first auditioned for ''Home and Away'' at the age of 16, losing the role to Laura Vasquez, the audition led to some work as an extra on the show. 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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