Jodi Lerner is a fictional character on the Showtime television network series The L Word. She is played by the American actress Marlee Matlin. She is the first deaf lesbian character in television history.
Jodi is a deaf sculptor and artist-in-residence at California University, who has a relationship with Bette Porter, the Dean of the Arts School. Jodi and Bette are together throughout seasons 4 and 5 of the show. As a couple, Jodi's easygoing ...
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Jodi Lerner is a fictional character on the Showtime television network series The L Word. She is played by the American actress Marlee Matlin. She is the first deaf lesbian character in television history.
Jodi is a deaf sculptor and artist-in-residence at California University, who has a relationship with Bette Porter, the Dean of the Arts School. Jodi and Bette are together throughout seasons 4 and 5 of the show. As a couple, Jodi's easygoing manner and independence conflicted with Bette's driven, controlling tendencies and her need to protect people. The relationship reaches its climax when Bette starts cheating on Jodi with Tina Kennard, Bette's former long-term partner. Jodi realizes Bette has never stopped being in love with Tina when the cast goes on a long distance charity bike ride to raise money for breast cancer research and when camping one night, a game of "I Never" turns to the issue of cheating. When Alice points out the fact that Bette has repeatedly cheated on past...
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