Piper Joy Curda (born August 16, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with

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, portraying Kennedy in the

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'' A.N.T. Farm'' (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

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'' Youth & Consequences'' (2018), where she played Grace Ho. Curda led the

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''The Wretched'' (2020), starring as Mallory.

Early life and education

Piper Joy Curda was born on August 16, 1997 to

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Brig. Gen. 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 and fourth season of '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. She graduated with a

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from Wheaton College 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 '' A.N.T. Farm'' 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 aired from January 2014 to October 2015. In 2015, she appeared as Alyssa in '' Teen Beach 2'', the sequel to 2013's ''

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''. In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in

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series '' Youth & Consequences''. In 2020, she starred in the horror film '' The Wretched''. She appeared in the 2023 Netflix drama '' May December''. She also joined the cast in the upcoming 2026

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animated film '' Hoppers'', which she will voice the character Mabel.

Music

She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014, and the music video on January 27, 2014.

Personal life

Curda is on the asexual spectrum.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

References

External links

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