Jennette McCurdy

Jennette McCurdy

McCurdy in 2012
Born Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy
(1992-06-26) June 26, 1992
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Residence Studio City, Los Angeles, California[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • screenwriter
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active 2000–present
Television

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboard[2]
Labels Capitol Nashville/EMI Records
Website www.jennettemccurdy.com

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy[3] (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, singer and songwriter.[4] She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and its spin-off series Sam & Cat. She 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 What's Next for Sarah?. Since May 2015, she has starred in the Netflix / City series Between.

Early life

McCurdy was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Garden Grove, California.[5] She has three older brothers named Marcus, Scott, and Dustin. She is of Dutch, French, Irish, Italian, and Swedish heritage.[3][6] McCurdy gained interest in acting upon watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope after her mother recovered from breast cancer.[7]

Career

2000–06: 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 announcement on crossing the road safely.

2007–12: iCarly and music

McCurdy at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards.

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 YouTube series 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] The second single, "Homeless Heart", was released on May 19.[10] 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.[11] She met Waters through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In mid-2009, McCurdy signed with country music label Capitol Records Nashville.[12] 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.[13] "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. "Stronger" was later included on Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35, released on August 31, 2010.[14] 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]

McCurdy at Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2011.

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] For months in between, rumors of a feud between Grande and McCurdy ran high, but these were later proven to be false.[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 thriller drama series Between, being produced by City Canada and Netflix.[33] She also stars in teen comedy film Little Bitches along with Virginia Gardner and Kiersey Clemons.[34]

Writing

In 2011 McCurdy began writing articles in the Wall Street Journal. She has written a total of eight articles for the paper, on various topics ranging from Shirley Temple[35] to body shaming and the corporate culture of smoke and mirrors.[36] She is a columnist for Seventeen magazine.[37][38] She has also written for The Huffington Post.[39]

Personal life

McCurdy composed an article titled "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer", that was published in the Wall Street Journal on June 11, 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.[40] On September 20, 2013, her mother died after battling cancer for 17 years.[41]

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
2011 The Death and Return of Superman Eradicator Folks Short film
2013 Snowflake, the White Gorilla Petunia Voice
2014 Almost Heroes 3D Sue Voice
2016 Pet Claire Post-Production[42]
2016 Little Bitches Annie Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 MADtv Cassidy Gifford "#6.1" (Season 6, Episode 1)
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jackie Trent "Cats in the Cradle" (Season 2, Episode 20)
2004 Karen Sisco Josie Boyle "No One's Girl" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2004 Strong Medicine Hailey Campos "Selective Breeding" (Season 5, Episode 14)
2004 Tiger Cruise Kiley Dolan Television film
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Holly Purcell "Contagious" (Season 6, Episode 11)
2005 Medium Sara Crewson "Coded" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2003; 2005 Malcolm in the Middle Penelope "If Boys Were Girls" (Season 4, Episode 10)
"Buseys Take a Hostage" (Season 6, Episode 21)
2005 Judging Amy Amber Reid "My Name is Amy Gray" (Season 6, Episode 22)
2005 The Inside Madison St. Clair "Everything Nice" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2005 Over There Lynne "Situation Normal" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2005 Zoey 101 Trisha Kirby "Bad Girl" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2005 Robot Chicken (voice) "Joel Hurwitz" (Season 8, Episode 8)
2006 Will & Grace Lisa "Von Trapped" (Season 8, Episode 10)
2006 Close to Home Stacy Johnson "Escape" (Season 1, Episode 16)
2006 Against Type Meredith Television film
2007 The Last Day of Summer Dory Sorenson Television film
2007 Lincoln Heights Beckie Recurring role (Season 1)
2007–12 iCarly Samantha "Sam" Puckett Main role; 108 episodes
2009 Fred: The Movie Bertha Television movie
2009–10 True Jackson, VP Pinky Turzo "Amanda Hires a Pink" (Season 1, Episode 16)
"True Drama" (Season 2, Episode 4)
2010 The Cleveland Show Girl #1 Voice; "Little Man on Campus" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Mazy Voice; "Courtney's Pony" (Season 2, Episode 16)
2010; 2015 The Penguins of Madagascar Becky Voice; "Badger Pride" (Season 2, Episode 8)
"Tunnel of Love" (Season 3, Episode 29)
2011 Cupcake Wars Herself / Guest judge "Jennette McCurdy Country Cupcakes" (Season 3, Episode 13)
2011 Big Time Rush Training Fan "Big Time Concert" (Season 2, Episode 25)
2011 Best Player Christina "Prodigy" Saunders Television film
2012 Victorious Ponnie / Linda / Fawn Liebowitz "Crazy Ponnie" (Season 3, Episode 13)
2012 Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures Devon "Epic Break-Up" (Season 1, Episodes 17 and 18)
2012 Camp Orange Host Season 8
2013 Ben and Kate Bethany "Gone Fishin'" (Season 1, Episode 14)
2013 Swindle Savannah Westcott Television film
2013–14 Sam & Cat Samantha "Sam" Puckett / Melanie Puckett Lead role; 35 episodes
2014 The Birthday Boys Kendra Taylor "Love Date Hump" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Allie Dawson "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down and Jeans" (Season 4, Episode 5)
2015–present Between Wiley Day Lead role[43][44]
Web roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 What's Next for Sarah? Sarah Bronson Lead role; Also writer, creator, and executive producer[31]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums
Title Album details
Jennette McCurdy

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Country
[46]		 US
Heat.
[47]
Not That Far Away
  • Release date: August 17, 2010
  • Formats: EP, digital download
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
 32 3
Jennette McCurdy
  • Release date: February 8, 2012
  • Formats: EP, digital download
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
US
Country
[48]		 US
Country
Airplay
[49]
"So Close"[50] 2009 — — Non-album single
"Homeless Heart"[51] — —
"Not That Far Away" 2010 58 58 Not That Far Away
"Generation Love" 2011 44 44 Jennette McCurdy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director
"Not That Far Away" 2010 Roman White[52][53]
"Generation Love" 2011

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 [54]
2008 Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress The Last Day of Summer [55]
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress iCarly [55]
2009 Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress [56]
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series [56]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Sidekick [57][58]
2010 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series [59]
Australian Kids' Choice Awards LOL Award (shared with cast) Won [60]
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick [61]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer Nominated [62][63]
Choice Music: Female Country Artist Jennette McCurdy [62][63]
Australian Kids' Choice Awards LOL Award iCarly Won [64]
Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil Funniest Character [65]
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick [66]
2013 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Aussie’s Fave Nick Star Jennette McCurdy Nominated [67]
2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actress Sam & Cat [68]

References

  1. ↑ Beale, Lauren (July 9, 2013). "HOT PROPERTY Actress Jennette McCurdy buys Studio City home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Be You". YouTube. April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 www.jennettemccurdy.com
  4. ↑ "iCARLY's Jennette McCurdy Covers @RUNWAY Winter 2014 Issue". Broadway World. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ McCurdy, Jennette (2011). Lunchables: Jennette McCurdy interview No. 1 (Interview). Lunchables. Retrieved May 30, 2012. I was born in Long Beach and I grew up in a place called Garden Grove right here in California.
  6. ↑ "twitter".
  7. ↑ Hatch, Danielle (November 19, 2008). "sheSam on 'iCarly'". Peoria Journal Star. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016. …watching the original 'Star Wars' movies, episodes 4, 5 and 6. We'd watch them over and over every day… [McCurdy's mother] recovered and everything and a couple of years after, (one of the films) came out on the big screen. It was a huge deal for our family since it helped us get through a lot of tough times. We went to go see it as a family, and it touched me so much that I turned to my mom and said, 'Mommy, I want to be in the movies, like Han Solo.'
  8. ↑ "TV Roles". Jennette McCurdy's Official Website. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  9. ↑ "First Single "Not That Far Away" From Upcoming Debut Album". Jennettemccurdy.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Homeless Heart – Single by Jennette McCurdy – Download Homeless Heart – Single on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  11. ↑ McCurdy, Jennette (May 4, 2009). "New single". Jennette McCurdy's Official Website. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy of Nickelodeon's iCarly Signs With Capitol Nashville". Country Music Television. July 8, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single". The Boot. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  14. ↑ PR Newswire, World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Announces August 31 Release Date For 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35', PR Newswire, August 2, 2010.
  15. ↑ ""Generation Love" is Now Available!". Jennettemccurdy.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy". Jennette McCurdy. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  18. ↑ "New Music In Justice Stores Tuesday, January 24!". Jennette McCurdy official website. January 18, 2012.
  19. ↑ Exclusive interview on. Fanlala.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  20. ↑ Interview on. Learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com (December 12, 2012). Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  21. ↑ Another interview on. Learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com (December 11, 2012). Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy On iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 2012. Retrieved 2012.
  23. ↑ Siegel, Melissa (August 15, 2014). "Ariana Grande vs. Jennette McCurdy! Why 'What's Next for Sarah' Video of Gloriana Upset Arianators After Rumored 'Sam & Cat' Feud". Hollywood Take. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  24. ↑ Bacle, Ariana (April 2, 2014). "Nickelodeon denies 'Sam & Cat' cancellation rumors". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
  25. ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "Nickelodeon cancels hit ‘Sam & Cat’ After One Season, On-Set Discord - Deadline". Deadline.
  26. ↑ Emily Yoshida. "Know Your Beef: Ariana Grande vs. Jennette McCurdy (vs. Andre Drummond)". Grantland.
  27. 1 2 ABC News. "One-on-One With Jennette McCurdy". ABC News.
  28. ↑ "Ariana Grande’s Grandpa Dies — Friends & Fans Console Her". Hollywood Life. July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy on Twitter". Twitter.
  30. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy on Twitter". Twitter.
  31. 1 2 "What's Next For Sarah?". What's Next For Sarah?.
  32. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy (aka curmudgeon457) here, AMA! : jennettemccurdy". reddit.
  33. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. deadline.com, October 20, 2014, "Jennette McCurdy To Topline Thriller Drama Series For Netflix & Canada’s City". Accessed October 20, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy, Virginia Gardner Join Teen Comedy ‘Little Bitches’". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Nickelodeon’s Jennette McCurdy on Why America Drank Up Shirley Temple - Speakeasy - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Do I Look Fat in This Article? Jennette McCurdy on Beauty and Body Shaming - Speakeasy - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  37. ↑ McCurdy, Jennette. "TV Music and Movie Reviews for Teens". Seventeen. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy is Blogging for Seventeen!". Fanlala.com. January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  39. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy". huffingtonpost.com.
  40. ↑ McCurdy, Jennette (June 11, 2011). "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  41. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer". E!. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  42. ↑ Kroll, Justin (August 11, 2015). "Jennette McCurdy to Co-Star in Indie 'Pet'". Variety.
  43. ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "Jennette McCurdy Cast In Thriller Drama Series For Netflix - Deadline". Deadline.
  44. ↑ "Touring Toronto: On Location With 'Between' Star Jennette McCurdy". yahoo.com. January 24, 2015.
  45. ↑ Jennette McCurdy –. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  46. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  47. ↑ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  48. ↑ "Billboard Chart History: "Country Songs"". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  49. ↑ "Billboard Chart History: "Country Airplay"". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  50. ↑ "So Close - Single by Jennette McCurdy". iTunes. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  51. ↑ "Homeless Heart - Single by Jennette McCurdy". iTunes. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  52. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy : Not That Far Away". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  53. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy: Generation Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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  55. 1 2 "29th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards.
  56. 1 2 "30th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards.
  57. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees". Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2009.
  58. ↑ "Announcing the Winners of the 2009 Teen Choice Awards!". BuzzSugar.
  59. ↑ "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards.
  60. ↑ |"Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Winners List & Orange Carpet Video!". Take40.
  61. ↑ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011: The Winners". Digital Spy.
  62. 1 2 "Nominados a los Teen Choice Awards 2011".
  63. 1 2 "Premios Teen Choice 2011: Ganadores, lista completa: 7/08/11".
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  65. ↑ "Nickelodeon divulga os vencedores do Meus Prêmios Nick 2011".
  66. ↑ "Lista completa de ganadores Kids Choice Awards 2012".
  67. ↑ "Aussie’s Fave Nick Star". Nickelodeon.
  68. ↑ Ng, Philiana. "Favortie TV Actress". Nickelodeon.

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