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[Thu May 2010 @ 11:17pm] |
:: Fast Facts ::
♡ Jordan Michelle Leigh.
♡ 33. Born August 15, 1976. - Nope, she doesn't believe in astrology.
♡ Proud vegan.
♡ Born in Massachusetts, about 150 miles outside of Boston.
♡ Actress, most famous for her work on the television drama, Bones.
♡ One sister, younger. (Zooey Deschanel PB)
♡ Doesn't believe in marriage, thus has never been married.
♡ Supports breast cancer research and animal rights.
♡ Loves all kinds of music, particularly old rock like the Dead.
♡ Has a very unique style and prefers vintage duds when not on set.
♡ Was raised as a Christian, has no particular set religious beliefs as of the moment.
♡ Residing in Pennsylvania now, West Chester to be precise. Also owns an absolutely amazing apartment in Los Angeles, California that she refuses to depart with.
:: Story ::
Growing up, Jordan wasn't brought up in a way that most people would consider lucky. While her parents were hard working? Money was tight. At 10 years old, the stress finally drove a wedge in-between her mother and father, leading to a long and bitter breakup. Both parents thought they deserved custody of young Jordan and Jordan found herself trapped in one too many fights being used as a pawn. Eventually, custody was given to Jordan's father while her sister ended up with her mother. Jordan all but lost contact with both of them after the bitter battle but that didn't mean things suddenly got easy. Jordan's father was strict and often overbearing, often telling the young girl that she wasn't allowed to date outside of the specific guidelines that he had set for her. In school, Jordan found herself literally delving head over feet with her studies. With as much time as she invested into her books, she soon found herself on the Dean's List and Honor Roll with every semester. She was picked on quite heavily, despite her good looks, simply for being a bit of a brainiac and thus, she never dated much or often.
When she was 18 and had graduated at the top of her class, she was invited to attend Boston College with a full scholarship. At first, she was undecided on what path she'd pursue. For a while there, she dabbled in several classes. It would be her college dorm mate that would give her the shove that she needed. She took Jordan under her wing and led her into acting classes, which Jordan took a natural shine to from the first moment she stepped on stage. She had a natural adaption to her characters and found herself able to be completely at ease with being in front of a crowd while performing. Jordan graduated with a Bachelor's in Theater, quickly doing a few plays and movies out of New York City. It would be a few years of small roles however, before Jordan found her true calling.
Fate came knocking in terms of a television show that had just been picked up for a national spot on Fox. The show was called Bones. Jordan had several auditions, putting more and more work into each showing with the producers until finally, it was down to herself and one other actress. Jordan was picked in the end due to her look, and a thought process that she would be able to make the leading female character realistic. This was especially due to her own knowledge from her past and excelling at her studies. Temperance Brennan became her alter ego. The show was wildly popular from the first season but she knew that a lot of that would definitely be placed onto her hunky co-star. Rayne McLaughlin was charming and seductive to a woman like Jordan and from the first time that they met, they had a special spark. When doing press for Bones, their natural chemistry towards one another would instant flow through. They looked every bit like the shining example of a couple. They were affectionate towards each other in a way that turned heads more than once. Perhaps, with good reasons. Flirtation on the set was frequent between the two of them. However, as always, level heads were kept to maintain their very strong friendship.
In the time since Rayne has come clean with the issues inside of his marriage, Jordan has yet to really make a statement about it either way. She chooses instead to push the characters of Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth to the forefront. However, underneath it all? Jordan finds herself in a place where she feels extremely loyal to Rayne due to their intense bond. Jordan has also got a few secrets of her own, which add to this decision. She really does care about him, she just has more reasons than are instantly seen to all the paparazzi eyes. Comments and speculations run rampant about their heavily flirtatious nature but Jordan remains tight-lipped through all of it.
:: Some other things to keep in mind ::
♡ Considers herself extremely athletic, enjoying long runs on the beach and dancing to keep in shape. She also loves to ride horses, bowl, skate and play in charity hockey games.
♡ Has little to no contact with her family and really doesn't find herself in regret of that. However, she does love her sister and wishes that they were closer from time to time.
♡ Despises the very idea of marriage, after seeing her parents go through what they did. Has little to zero desire to ever get involved in it herself. The reports say that she and Rayne have had more than one argument on this very concept.
♡ Loves children, however. While she may not believe in the vows of marriage to enforce love, she is open to believing in love. She just feels that the scrap of paper is a meaningless way to reinforce the idea.
♡ Owns a gorgeous horse that she only gets a chance to visit when she's not at work named Lucky Chance. Also owns one dog, a golden retriever named Carly and a cat named Garcia.
♡ Is sometimes finding that her emotions are hard to control and has a very volatile personality at times. She's been accused of being cold at times, but that's when she's finding her emotions tested.
♡ Believes fiercely that some things should be private. She will not discuss her personal life and especially, not that of her co-stars.
♡ Has never really let herself fall completely in love before. She believes that sex is a way to release tensions, or to have fun. However, she's got a very relaxed attitude about it. At the same time of course, she doesn't just sleep with anyone. She's very selective about who she allows to stay in her bed at night.
♡ Her loyalty, once achieved is extraordinarily fierce. She doesn't sit back and let people trash talk anyone that she considers herself close to. She's defensive to a t when certain people are involved especially.
♡ Jordan strongly dislikes PETA, as the allegations against them are more damaging to their case than anything positive that is said about them. Jordan also dislikes extremists who take things too far.
♡ While very sexual in nature with certain people and not shy about being so? She's also very conservative with how she presents herself to the world. She very rarely dresses in a way that most would consider sexual. She prides herself on keeping an appearance that fits her age bracket.
♡ While Bones is at the end of it's fifth season and has been renewed for a sixth, Jordan has not put much thought into a career past it. She's done a few smaller movie roles to keep herself busy but she's not entirely sure what lies ahead past the show.
♡ Considers herself "green" in a few regards and doesn't like wasting unnecessarily. Has been vegan ever since college however and doesn't see that changing at any time soon.
♡ Her apartment in Los Angeles is one of her favorite places in the world to be. This apartment holds a lot of her memories as well as a lot of the personal items that can't be replaced. She loves West Chester, after moving there following a suggestion from a friend. However, she's yet to fully settle her roots there firmly.
♡ Can speak Spanish and Russian as well as fluent in Sign Language. This also means that she does a lot of letting her body and actions speak for her at times. She's vocal but she does put up very clear, physical guards.
♡ Jordan believes firmly in equal rights for all people however. While she is as anti-marriage as she is, she also believes that it should be left entirely up to the individual in question on what they want to get married or not. She's taken part in several rallies to make this a part of every day American life.
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