Jennette McCurdy

Jennette McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and singer.[2] She is known for playing Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and its spin-off series Sam & Cat. McCurdy has also appeared in a number of television series, including Victorious, Zoey 101, True Jackson VP, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lincoln Heights, and has also produced, written, and starred in her own online series titled What's Next for Sarah?. From May 2015 to August 2016, she starred in the Netflix/Citytv drama series Between as Wiley Day.
== Early life ==
Jennette McCurdy was born on June 26, 1992 in Long Beach, California, and grew up in Garden Grove, California.[3] She is of Dutch, English, French, Irish, Italian, and Swedish descent.[4][5] McCurdy reportedly became interested in acting upon watching Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope after her mother recovered from breast cancer.[6] However, in a 2014 appearance on the podcast You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, she said that this was not entirely true.[7]
== Career ==
=== 2000–2006: Career beginning ===
McCurdy started her acting career in 2000 at the age of eight on MADtv.[8] Since then she appeared in television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, The Penguins of Madagascar, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, Law and Order SVU, Medium, Judging Amy, The Inside, Karen Sisco, Over There, and Close to Home. In 2003, she had the chance to act with her inspiration, Harrison Ford, in the film Hollywood Homicide. In 2005, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress for her performance in Strong Medicine as Hailey Campos. She has also appeared in several commercials, such as one for Sprint and a public service announcementon crossing the road safely.
=== 2007–2012: iCarly and music ===
In 2007, she won a starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly as Sam Puckett, a series she would be a part of until its end in 2012. In 2008, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on iCarly and her performance as Dory Sorenson in the TV movie The Last Day of Summer. She was nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her work on iCarly. She played Bertha in Fred: The Movie, a movie based on a YouTubeseries about Fred Figglehorn.
In June 2008, McCurdy announced on her official website that she was working on her debut album. The first single, "So Close", was released on March 10, 2009.[9] On May 19 her cover of the Amanda Stott song "Homeless Heart" was released.[10][11] The song was released in honor of McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, who died at the age of nine from brain cancer, and 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.[12] She met Waters through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In mid-2009, McCurdy signed with country music label Capitol Records Nashville.[13] On April 16, 2010, samples of select songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released in order for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first single.[14] "Not That Far Away" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010 and iTunes on June 1.
She released an EP on August 17, 2010, which included "Not That Far Away" and three new songs: "Stronger", "Put Your Arms Around Someone", and "Break Your Heart". The iTunes version included "Me with You" as a bonus track. McCurdy's second single, "Generation Love", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011,[15] followed by its release to radio April 25, 2011.[16] Capitol Nashville released McCurdy's self-named seven-track EP on February 8, 2012[17] at clothing retailer Justice.[18] The full-length, ten-track edition was released to iTunes on June 5, 2012 and is her first full-length album. On July 11, 2012, Fanlala released an interview with McCurdy in which she confirmed that she has since left Capitol Records Nashville, saying, "I'm kind of between projects right now. I actually just left Capitol Records recently. I'm really just deciding what else I want to do next. Right now I'm working on my new show, and I'm just figuring out where I should take my music from here."[19] On July 31, 2012, How to Rock released an interview with McCurdy, in which she talked about her acting and music careers.[20] A follow-up interview was released on August 8, in which McCurdy reflects on her music career.[21][22]
=== 2013–present: Sam & Cat and Between ===
She starred alongside Ariana Grande in the Nickelodeon series Sam & Cat, reprising her role as Sam Puckett, with Grande reprising her role as Cat Valentine. The series' plot centers on the girls becoming roommates and starting their own babysitting business. It premiered on June 8, 2013. In 2014 McCurdy along with good friend and former co-star Miranda Cosgrove were absent from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Explaining her absence, McCurdy stated that Nickelodeon put her in an "uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation" where she had to look out for herself, and McCurdy and Grande were having problems with the network over their respective salaries, and that McCurdy accused Nickelodeon of paying Grande more money.[23] The network placed Sam & Cat into hiatus. The network initially stated that the hiatus was planned and that the series was not cancelled.[24] On July 13, 2014, Nickelodeon announced that, after only one season, Sam & Cat was cancelled.[25][26][27] In an interview on Entertainment Pop, McCurdy mentioned that she later made up with Grande.[27][28]
On August 13, 2014, McCurdy launched the online show What's Next for Sarah?. She served as the star of the series as well as the writer of the show, along with duties as executive producer and editor. She says that the show is based loosely on her life and that the character she plays, Sarah Bronson, is based on her.[29][30][31][32]
In 2015, she began starring in the Netflix drama series Between.[33][34] It was also announced that she would star in teen comedy Little Bitches alongside Virginia Gardner and Kiersey Clemons.[35]
In August 2016, McCurdy signed a deal to develop projects with digital production company Canvas Media Studios to further utilize her social media connections with fans.[36] She also starred as Claire in the psychological thriller film Pet.[37]
In 2018, McCurdy wrote and directed a short film titled Kenny, which was made available online in October. McCurdy hopes to transition from acting to writing and directing: "I never got the chance to be cast in a project I was proud to be part of."[38]
== Writing ==
In 2011, McCurdy begin writing a series of articles for The Wall Street Journal. She has written a total of eight pieces for the paper, on topics ranging from Shirley Temple[39] to body shaming and the corporate culture of smoke and mirrors.[40] She is the youngest person to have ever written a piece for The Journal.
She is also a columnist for Seventeen magazine.[41][42] She has also written for The Huffington Post.[43]
== Personal life ==
In 2013, McCurdy moved to Studio City, California.[44]
McCurdy composed an article titled "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer", which was published in the Wall Street Journal in June 2011. It describes in detail her mother Debra's ongoing battle with cancer and how her family coped with the situation. The article also features advice from McCurdy on living with such a situation.[45] On September 20, 2013, her mother died after battling cancer for 17 years.[46]
== Filmography ==
Film roles
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001	Shadow Fury 	Anna Markov 	
2002	My Daughter's Tears 	Mary Fields 	
2003	Hollywood Homicide 	Van Family Daughter	
2003	Taylor Simmons 	Amanda Simmons 	
2004	Breaking Dawn 	Little Girl 	
2005	See Anthony Run 	Lucy 	Short film
2009	Minor Details 	Mia 	
2010	Fred: The Movie 	Bertha 	
2011	The Death and Return of Superman	Eradicator Folks 	Short film
2013	Snowflake, the White Gorilla 	Petunia 	Voice role
2014	Almost Heroes 3D 	Sue 	Voice role[47]
2016	Pet 	Claire 	
2016	Bling 	Sue 	Voice role
2018	Little Bitches 	Annie 	
Television and web roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000 	Mad TV 	Cassidy Gifford 	Episode 6.1
2002 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Jackie Trent 	Episode: "Cats in the Cradle"
2003, 2005	Malcolm in the Middle 	Daisy, Penelope 	2 episodes: "If Boys Were Girls", "Buseys Take a Hostage"
2004 	Karen Sisco 	Josie Boyle 	Episode: "No One's Girl"
2004 	Strong Medicine 	Hailey Campos 	Episode: "Selective Breeding"
2004 	Tiger Cruise 	Kiley Dolan 	Television film
2005 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Holly Purcell 	Episode: "Contagious"
2005 	Medium 	Sara Crewson 	Episode: "Coded"
2005 	Judging Amy 	Amber Reid 	Episode: "My Name is Amy Gray"
2005 	The Inside 	Madison St. Clair 	Episode: "Everything Nice"
2005 	Over There 	Lynne 	Episode: "Situation Normal"
2005 	Zoey 101 	Trisha Kirby 	Episode: "Bad Girl"
2006 	Will & Grace 	Lisa 	Episode: "Von Trapped"
2006 	Close to Home 	Stacy Johnson 	Episode: "Escape"
2006 	Against Type 	Meredith 	Television film
2007 	The Last Day of Summer 	Dory Sorenson 	Television film
2007 	Lincoln Heights 	Beckie 	3 episodes
2007–12 	iCarly 	Sam Puckett 	Main role
2007–12 	iCarly 	Melanie Puckett 	Episode: "iTwins"
2009 	Fred: The Movie 	Bertha 	Television film
2009, 2010	True Jackson, VP 	Pinky Turzo 	2 episodes: "Amanda Hires a Pink", "True Drama"
2010 	The Cleveland Show 	Girl #1 	Voice role; episode: "Little Man on Campus"
2010 	Glenn Martin, DDS 	Mazy 	Voice role; episode: "Courtney's Pony"
2010, 2015	The Penguins of Madagascar 	Becky 	Voice role; 2 episodes: "Badger Pride", "Tunnel of Love"
2011 	Cupcake Wars 	Herself 	Guest judge; episode: "Jennette McCurdy Country Cupcakes"
2011 	Big Time Rush 	Training Fan 	Episode: "Big Time Concert"
2011 	Best Player 	Christina "Prodigy" Saunders	Television film
2011 	Victorious 	Sam Puckett 	Crossover movie: "iParty with Victorious"
2012 	Victorious 	Ponnie / Fawn Liebowitz 	Special guest star, episode: "Crazy Ponnie"
2012 	Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures	Devon 	Episode: "Epic Break-Up"
2012 	Camp Orange 	Herself 	Co-host (season 8)
2013 	Ben and Kate 	Bethany 	Episode: "Gone Fishin'"
2013 	Swindle 	Savannah Westcott 	Television film
2013–14 	Sam & Cat 	Sam Puckett 	Lead role
2013–14 	Sam & Cat 	Melanie Puckett 	Episode: "#Twinfection"
2014 	What's Next for Sarah? 	Sarah Bronson 	Web series; lead role; also writer, creator, and executive producer[31]
2014 	The Birthday Boys 	Kendra Taylor 	Episode: "Love Date Hump"
2015 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Allie Dawson 	Episode: "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down and Jeans"
2015–16 	Between 	Wiley Day 	Main role
2016 	Robot Chicken 	Skipper, Nany, Nurse 	Voice role; episodes: "Joel Hurwitz"
2016 	The Eric Andre Show 	Herself 	Episode: "Jack Black / Jennette McCurdy"
2017 	8 Bodies 	TJ 	Web short; main role; also writer, director and executive producer[48]
2017 	Wine and Cheese 	Jen 	Web short; main role; writer, director and executive producer
==Roles in Idea Wiki==
*MoeMom (TV Series) - Aurora "Rora" Costa
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
List of studio albums
Title 	Details
Jennette McCurdy	
* Release date: June 5, 2012[49]
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Label: Capitol Nashville
=== Extended plays ===
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title 	Details 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Details 	US
Country
[50] 	US
Heat.
[51] 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Not That Far Away 	
* Release date: August 17, 2010
* Formats: Digital download
* Label: Capitol Nashville	32 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jennette McCurdy 	
* Release date: February 8, 2012
* Formats: Digital download
* Label: Capitol Nashville	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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=== Singles ===
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title 	Year 	Peak chart
positions 	Peak chart
positions 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Year 	US
Country
[52] 	US
Country
Air.
[53] 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"So Close"[54] 	2009 	— 	— 	Non-album singles 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Homeless Heart"[55] 	2009 	— 	— 	Non-album singles 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Not That Far Away" 	2010 	58 	58 	Not That Far Away 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Generation Love" 	2011 	44 	44 	Jennette McCurdy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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=== Music videos ===
List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title 	Year	Director
"Not That Far Away"	2010	Roman White[56][57]
"Generation Love" 	2011	Roman White[56][57]
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Association 	Category 	Work 	Result 	Ref.
2005	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 	Strong Medicine 	Nominated	[58]
2008	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress	The Last Day of Summer	Nominated	[59]
2008	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress 	iCarly 	Nominated	[59]
2009	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress 	iCarly 	Nominated	[60]
2009	Young Artist Awards 	Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series 	iCarly 	Nominated	[60]
2009	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Sidekick 	iCarly 	Nominated	[61][62]
2010	Young Artist Awards 	Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series 	iCarly 	Nominated	[63]
2010	Australian Kids' Choice Awards	LOL Award(shared with cast) 	iCarly 	Won 	[64]
2011	Kids' Choice Awards 	Favorite TV Sidekick 	iCarly 	Won 	[65]
2011	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer 	iCarly 	Nominated	[66][67]
2011	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Music: Female Country Artist 	Jennette McCurdy 	Nominated	[66][67]
2011	Australian Kids' Choice Awards	LOL Award 	iCarly 	Won 	[68]
2011	Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil 	Funniest Character 	iCarly 	Won 	[69]
2012	Kids' Choice Awards 	Favorite TV Sidekick 	iCarly 	Won 	[70]
2013	Australian Kids' Choice Awards	Aussie's Fave Nick Star 	Jennette McCurdy 	Nominated	[71]
2014	Kids' Choice Awards 	Favorite TV Actress 	Sam & Cat 	Nominated	[72]
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Category:1992 births
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