Kodie Bedford

Kodie Bedford is an Aboriginal Australian screenwriter, filmmaker and playwright from Western Australia. She is known for her play Cursed!, and work on several television series, in particular the 2021 comedy series All My Friends Are Racist.

Early life and education Bedford was born in Western Australia of the Djaru She grew in Geraldton An only child, she grew up with lots of cousins around her. and credits storytelling with "saving her life". Her maternal grandmother, Valda Osborn, who loved Tolkien and Charles Dickens was also a great influence in her choice of writing as a career. She then worked for ABC Television as a researcher for Message Stick, a documentary series focusing on Aboriginal issues. Bedford is inspired by Rachel Perkins, and wants to write stories about Western Australia. and went on to win an AWGIE Award.

In 2021 she became the second writer on the ABC comedy series All My Friends Are Racist, created by Enoch Mailangi and directed by Bjorn Stewart. She was also script producer and co-executive producer on the series. She said that it "was one of those rare experiences where the creative team, crew, producers and executives were all on the same page". The five-part series premiered on ABC iview on 24 August 2021. It stars Davey Thompson, Tuuli Narkle, Leah Purcell, and Lisa Kay.

In 2021 Bedford was a writer on the television show Firebite.

In 2022 she worked on Troppo.

Other roles She is a co-founder of the Indigenous arts group, the Cope St Collective, 2021: Nominee, Nick Enright Prize at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, for Cursed! 2021: Nominee, NSW Multicultural Award, for Cursed! 2021: Winner, AACTA Award, Best Short Form Comedy, for All My Friends Are Racist

Personal life She lives in the London UK.