Piper Curda

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Piper Curda
Born
Piper Joy Curda

(1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWheaton College
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2008–present
RelativesRiley Curda (sister)
Major Curda (brother)
Glory Curda (sister)
Saylor Bell Curda (sister)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 started airing in January 2014 and ended the following year in October.[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 has a role in the Netflix Drama May December playing Honor Atherton-Yoo. The film was inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau. Curda plays the daughter of Julianne Moore

Music[edit]

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

Personal life[edit]

Curda is on the asexual spectrum.[18]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Nothing like the Holidays Neighborhood kid Uncredited
2020 The Wretched Mallory
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Kayla
2023 Back on the Strip Gia
May December Honor Atherton-Yu

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
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 Recurring 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 Park Episode: "Brave Heart"
2022 Legacies Jen Recurring role (season 4)
2022–2023 The Flash Avery Ho 2 episodes[19]
2022 Raven's Home Rose Episode: "Big Burger, Small Fry"

Discography[edit]

Singles
Year Single Album Refs
2013 "Taking Me Higher" While You Were Away... EP [20]
2014 "Losing You" [21]
"Messing With My Head" [22]
"Letting Go" [23]
2015 "Happy" [24]

References[edit]

  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 28, 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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