Valorie Mae Curry (born February 12, 1986) is an American actress. Her credits include ''

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'' (2005–06), ''

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'' (2013–14) and '' The Tick'' (2016–19).Gaede, Susan (December 1, 2010)
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'' Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2013-06-29. She also starred as the titular character in the

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tech demo ''Kara'' (2012) and reprised the role in the video game '' Detroit: Become Human'' (2018). In 2023, she joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Boys'' as the superhero Firecracker.

Early life

Curry grew up with her brother David and sister Colleen in

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, graduating from

Sonora High School Sonora High School (SOHS) is a public high school located at 401 S. Palm Street in La Habra, north Orange County, California. One of seven high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Sonora served over 1,944 students in the 2 ...

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in 2004. She attended

California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...

, receiving a degree in theater. She has also worked with

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and Phantom Projects theatre groups, performing such roles as Jennie Mae in '' The Diviners'' and Monique in ''Out, Out, Brief Candle!'', as well as roles in ''

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'', '' Bus Stop'', ''

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'', and '' The Diary of Anne Frank''.

Personal life

Curry married actor Sam Underwood, her ''The Following'' co-star, in July 2016. She came out as

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2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curry, Valorie 1986 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Orange County, California California State University, Fullerton alumni American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses 21st-century American actresses Pansexual actresses American LGBT actors LGBT people from California