Biography
Date of Birth
10 December 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Odette Juliette Yustman
Nickname
Odie
Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography
Odette Annable was born Odette Juliette Yustman on 10 May, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Lydia (Nodarse), is Cuban. Odette's father, Victor Oscar Yustman, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, of Italian and Polish Jewish descent. Odette started her career with a minor role in the movie Kindergarten Cop (1990) as "Rosa."
After graduating from Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, California, where she was the homecoming queen, she turned to modeling with a few roles through the years. Some of her credits include Danielle Steel's Remembrance (1996) and Dear God (1996) with a few guest appearances in Quintuplets (2004). In 2006, Odette was cast in Jennifer Lopez's South Beach (2006) where she played "Arielle Casta". She was then cast in the drama October Road (2007) as "Aubrey," which has received its second season. She has since been seen in the action monster movie Cloverfield (2008) as "Beth McIntyre".
Trivia
Her father, Victor Yustman, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, to a Polish Jewish father and an Italian mother. He was raised in Nicaragua. Her mother, Lydia (Nodarse) Yustman, is Cuban. Odette is fluent in Spanish.
Attended Riverside (CA) Community College and Riverside (CA) Christian School.
Ranked #88 in "FHM" Magazine's Sexiest Women in the World List of 2008.
She is a huge fan of Angelina Jolie.
Gave birth to her first child at age 30, daughter Charlie Mae Annable, on September 7, 2015. Child's father is her estranged husband, Dave Annable. The couple met when she guest-starred with him during a five-episode character arc on Brothers & Sisters (2006). They wed on October 10, 2010.
Trademarks:
Often smiles for the camera
Quotes
[on deciding to pursue a career in acting] I figured "You know what, why not? I'm going to go ahead and do this". I've been fortunate enough to be successful enough to just have that pay my bills, so it has been nice, just lovely. Very warm and welcoming.
[on acting in Cloverfield (2008)] It's difficult because once you get to that place, you have to keep going. You find yourself in this emotional state, and you're not acting anymore, and you still feel so emotional. You have to overcome it and realize that you're acting and this is your job and what you're supposed to do.
[on what she wants in a man] Great smile. That's what attracts me. Confidence, not cockiness. He's gotta be a gentleman. Open the doors. Pick me up for a date. Bring a rose maybe.
[on Cloverfield (2008)] It's one of the most exciting experiences that I've ever had, because I had the opportunity to work with producers J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk and the director Matt Reeves, who are very big in the film industry.
I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.
