Piper Joy Curda (born August 16, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with Disney Channel, portraying Kennedy in the

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'' (2013–2014), Jasmine in the

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'' I Didn't Do It'' (2014–2015) and Alyssa in the comedy-

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'' Teen Beach 2'' (2015). She subsequently transitioned to mainstream acting with the miniseries ''

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'' (2018), where she played Grace Ho. Curda led the horror film ''The Wretched'' (2020), starring as Mallory, which was a critical and commercial success.

Early life and education

Curda was born to

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Stephen K. Curda and Dr. Leslie Curda in

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, but was raised in

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. Her father is the first Korean-American to reach the rank of one-star general in the

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. Her mother is Scottish. She has four siblings: Riley, with whom she appeared in the musical ''

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''; Major, who has appeared in '' Riverdale'', ''

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'', and ''

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''; Glory, who has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; and Saylor, who stars as Maddox "Gadget" in the third season of '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Curda attended Wheaton College in

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, from which she graduated in 2019.

Career

At age 12, Curda played Roly-Poly in the Broadway national tour of ''

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''. 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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and had a recurring role on ''

'' 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. In September 2013, she also appeared in a short film from

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, ''Who pays on a first date? – Save the Date''. She appeared as Alyssa in '' Teen Beach 2'', the sequel to 2013's ''

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''. She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014, and the music video on January 27, 2014. In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in Anna Akana's

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series ''

''. In 2020, she starred in the horror film '' The Wretched''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curda, Piper 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 American people of Scottish descent