Piper Curda
Piper Curda | |
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Born | Piper Joy Curda August 16, 1997 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wheaton College |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Piper Joy Curda[1] (born August 16, 1997[2][3][4]) is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with Disney Channel, portraying Kennedy in the comedy series A.N.T. Farm (2013–2014), Jasmine in the sitcom I Didn't Do It (2014–2015) and Alyssa in the comedy-television film Teen Beach 2 (2015). She subsequently transitioned to mainstream acting with the miniseries Youth & Consequences (2018), where she played Grace Ho. Curda led the horror film The Wretched (2020), starring as Mallory, which was a critical and commercial success.
Personal life[]
Curda was born to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen K. Curda and Dr. Leslie Curda in Tallahassee, Florida,[5][6] but was raised in Chicago.[7] Her father is the first Korean-American to reach the rank of one-star general in the Army Reserve.[8] She has four siblings, Riley, Major, Glory, and Saylor. Along with her older sister Riley, she appeared in the musical The King and I.[9] Her brother Major is also an actor.[10] Curda attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, from which she graduated in 2019.
Career[]
At age 12, Curda played Roly-Poly in the Broadway national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical.[3] In 2011, she starred as Casey in the Disney.com series Rule the Mix. She also made numerous guest appearances in TV series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof and Malibu Country, and had a recurring role on A.N.T. Farm during its third season.
In June 2013, she landed a main role as Jasmine in the Disney Channel sitcom I Didn't Do It, which started airing in January 2014 and ended the following year in October.[11] In September 2013, she also appeared in a short film from Wong Fu Productions, Who pays on a first date? – Save the Date.[citation needed] She appeared as Alyssa in Teen Beach 2, the sequel to 2013's Teen Beach Movie.[12]
She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014,[13] and the music video on January 27, 2014.[14]
In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in Anna Akana's Youtube Red series Youth & Consequences, and in 2020, she starred in the horror film The Wretched.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Nothing like the Holidays | Neighborhood kid | Uncredited |
2013 | Save the Date | Jill | Short |
2017 | School Spirits | Tara Freeman | |
2020 | The Wretched | Mallory | |
2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | Kayla | |
N/A | When Time Got Louder | Jen | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ella Mendez | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
2011 | Body of Proof | Alice | Episode: "Your Number's Up" |
2011–2012 | Rule the Mix | Casey | Web series; lead role, 26 episodes |
2012 | Malibu Country | Bethany / Leyna | Episode: Pilot, "Baby Steps" |
2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Debby Kang | Voice role; 6 episodes |
2012 | Shmagreggie Saves the World | Meghan | Television film |
2013 | Phys Ed | Nancy | Unsold television pilot |
2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Megan | Episode: "All for One" |
2013 | Reading Writing & Romance | Fiona | Television film |
2013–2014 | A.N.T. Farm | Kennedy Van Buren | Recurring role (season 3), 5 episodes |
2014–2015 | I Didn't Do It | Jasmine Kang | Main role[7] |
2014 | Liv and Maddie | Kathy Kan | Episode: "Kathy Kan-a-Rooney" |
2015 | Teen Beach 2 | Alyssa | Television film |
2017 | Just Another Nice Guy | Audrey | Main role |
2018 | Youth & Consequences | Grace Ho | Main role |
2021 | The Rookie | Billie | Episode: Brave Heart |
Discography[]
Year | Single | Album | Refs |
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2013 | "Taking Me Higher" | While You Were Away... EP | [15] |
2014 | "Losing You" | N/A | [16] |
"Messing With My Head" | N/A | [17] | |
"Letting Go" | N/A | [18] | |
2015 | "Happy" | N/A | [19] |
References[]
- ^ "I Didn't Do It Cast Best Friends Quiz". Youtube. March 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Piper Curda". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b John Carpenter (April 16, 2010). "With 5 kid actors, mom has hands full". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Piper Curda [@pipercurda] (June 29, 2014). ""@piperisperf: @pipercurda your birthday is on august 16th, right?" affirmative" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ http://www.yourarmyreserve.com/9th_msc/info/s20837/brigadier_general_stephen_curda
- ^ "Piper Curda of "I Didn't Do It"". Red Eye Chicago.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "I Didn't Do It - Piper Curda - Jasmine Kang". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Brigadier General Stephen K. Curda". U.S. Army. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Meet Piper Curda" (PDF). The Mini Page. 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Major Curda".
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (June 18, 2013). "Comedy 'I Didn't Do It' Gets Series Order At Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Teen Beach 2 Casting News – Find Out Which Disney Star is Joining the Cast!". Tiger Beat. July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Losing You - Single by Piper Curda". iTunes.
- ^ Steven Watson (January 28, 2014). "Piper Curda's Drops New Single "Losing You" — Listen Now!". Teen Info Net.
- ^ "While You Were Away... - EP". iTunes. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Losing You - Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Messing With My Head - Single". iTunes. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Letting Go - Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Happy - Single". iTunes. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
External links[]
- Piper Curda at IMDb
- Piper Curda on Twitter
- 1997 births
- Actresses from Chicago
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- 21st-century American actresses
- American actresses of Korean descent