Kyliegh Curran (born , 2005) is an American actress. She starred in the horror film '' Doctor Sleep'' and played Harper on the

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mystery series ''

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''. She previously played young

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in a Broadway production of ''

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''.

Early life and education

Curran was born in

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on December 10, 2005. Her maternal grandfather is the Bahamian-American writer and scholar Whittington B. Johnson. She started taking acting classes at seven years old. She moved to

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for her career. Through first and second grades, Curran practiced theater at an Actors' Playhouse conservatory close to the

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area. Curran, not finding film-related opportunities in Miami and New York, started attending the British Academy of Performing Arts in

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and the Renaissance International School of Performing Arts in

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. As part of growing up with an acting career, she is

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Career

Curran's first show was ''Madeline's Christmas'' in

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. When she was 10 years old, she was cast as Young

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's Broadway production of ''

''. In 2015, she was cast in her first film role in the independent film ''I Can I Will I Did'', which was released in 2017. While living in Georgia, she auditioned for the

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-based horror film '' Doctor Sleep'' and was cast in a leading role opposite

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playing Abra, a girl with psychic powers. Following ''Doctor Sleep'', she began work on the

series ''

'' playing Harper.

Personal life

Living in

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, Curran works with the organizations Girls, Inc. and

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Georgia. She is also involved with environmental issues.

Credits

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Kyliegh Living people 2005 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Miami African-American child actresses 21st-century African-American actresses American child actresses American stage actresses American voice actresses American people of Bahamian descent