- Born
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Ada Nicodemou was born in Auburn, Sydney, Australia. She is an actress best known for playing Leah Patterson on the Australian soap Home and Away (1988) since March 2000, appearing in over 3000 of the shows episodes. She has also appeared in The Matrix (1999) and Heartbreak High (1994). On 14 February 2026 she became engaged to James Stewart.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rachel
- SpousesJames Stewart(February 2026 - ?)Chrys Xipolitas(February 17, 2007 - 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenJohnas Xipolitas
- RelativesKosta Nicodemou(Sibling)
- She is of Greek Cypriot descent. Her parents fled to Australia during the Turkish Cypriot war in 1974.
- Gave birth to her second child at age 37, a stillborn son Harrison Xipolitas on August 7, 2014 2 months premature. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Chrys Xipolitas.
- Got pregnant with her son Johnas with the help of IVF in late 2011 after a few years of attempts to conceive naturally.
- Last name is pronounced Nico*de*mou (with the emphasis on 'de').
- At 15 she auditioned for a new show called Heartbreak High (1994) and in March of the following year, when she was about to turn 16, she was called in for a 12-week guest stint. This short stint turned into a three-year role where she played the character of Katerina Ioannou (nicknamed Kat).
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