Jodie Landon

Description: Jodie Landon is a high-achieving student at Lawndale High, known for her intelligence, leadership skills, and involvement in various extracurricular activities. She is well-liked by her peers and often seen as the model student.

Age: Approximately 16-18 (during the series)

Traits: Intelligent, pragmatic, socially aware, high-achieving, pressured.

Appearance: Her black hair is tied back in Fulani braids in a halfway up, halfway down hairstyle, and she wears a purple hair clip. She wears a cropped pink collared button-down short-sleeved shirt that exposes her midriff and a lavender knee-length skirt. She also wears a pair of black loafers with a slight heel.

Family: Andrew Landon (father), Michele Landon (mother), Rachel Landon (younger sister), Evan Landon (younger brother; infant)

Relationships:

• Friends: Daria Morgendorffer, Jane Lane, Brittany Taylor
• Love Interests: Michael "Mack" Mackenzie (boyfriend)

Favorite Quotes:

• "I’m president of the French Club, vice president of Student Council, editor of yearbook, and I’m also on the tennis team." - Gifted

Trivia:

• Jodie was voiced by Jessica Cydnee Jackson and is one of the few African-American characters with a speaking role on the show.
• She was initially set to co-star in a reboot titled Daria & Jodie, which was later retooled into a spin-off movie titled Jodie. Neither ever happened, though.
• Jodie feels the pressure of being a "model minority" and often struggles with the expectations placed on her by her family and society.
• Despite her achievements, she sometimes envies Daria's ability to speak her mind without concern for social norms.