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Piper Curda

Piper Joy Curda (born August 16, 1997) 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.

Early life and education

Piper Joy Curda [1] was born on August 16, 1997[2][3][4] 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 United States Army Reserve.[8] Her mother is Scottish.[9] She has four siblings: Riley, with whom she appeared in the musical The King and I;[10] Major, who has appeared in Riverdale, Atypical, and The Thundermans;[11] Glory, who has appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Adventure Time, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and Saylor, who stars as Maddox "Gadget" in the third and fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication from Wheaton College in 2019.[12]

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.[13] She also made numerous guest appearances in TV series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,[13] 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,[7] which aired from January 2014 to October 2015.[14]

In 2015, she appeared as Alyssa in Teen Beach 2,[13] the sequel to 2013's Teen Beach Movie.[15]

In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in Anna Akana's YouTube Red series Youth & Consequences.[13] In 2020, she starred in the horror film The Wretched.[13] She appeared in the 2023 Netflix drama May December.

Music

She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014,[16] and the music video on January 27, 2014.[17]

Personal life

Curda is on the asexual spectrum.[18]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

References

  1. ^ "I Didn't Do It Cast Best Friends Quiz". Youtube. March 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Piper Curda". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b John Carpenter (April 16, 2010). "With 5 kid actors, mom has hands full". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ Piper Curda [@pipercurda] (June 29, 2014). ""@piperisperf: @pipercurda your birthday is on august 16th, right?" affirmative" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2016 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Brigadier General Stephen Curda". yourarmyreserve.com. 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Piper Curda of 'I Didn't Do It'". Red Eye Chicago. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "I Didn't Do It - Piper Curda - Jasmine Kang". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Brigadier General Stephen K. Curda". U.S. Army. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Piper Curda - "Disney" Actress All Amazing Facts and Photos". glamourpath.com. August 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Meet Piper Curda" (PDF). The Mini Page. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Major Curda". IMDb.
  12. ^ Lumetta, Carolina. "Wheaton alum returns to acting," The Wheaton Record (Wheaton College), September 27, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Piper Curda credits". Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Nellie Andreeva (June 18, 2013). "Comedy 'I Didn't Do It' Gets Series Order At Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "Breaking Teen Beach 2 Casting News – Find Out Which Disney Star is Joining the Cast!". Tiger Beat. July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "Losing You - Single by Piper Curda". iTunes. January 15, 2014.
  17. ^ Steven Watson (January 28, 2014). "Piper Curda's Drops New Single "Losing You" — Listen Now!". Teen Info Net. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  18. ^ Curda, Piper [@pipercurda] (June 11, 2022). "as promised: as someone on the ace spectrum myself, i had a lot of fun thinking of jen as asexual. just desperate for a friend and unbelievably stoked that she found so many. 1/2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Myers, Kendall (May 31, 2023). "What Those New Heroes in 'The Flash' Series Finale Could Really Mean". Collider. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "While You Were Away... - EP". iTunes. July 4, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  21. ^ "Losing You - Single". iTunes. January 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  22. ^ "Messing With My Head - Single". iTunes. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  23. ^ "Letting Go - Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  24. ^ "Happy - Single". iTunes. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

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