Jennette McCurdy

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Jennette McCurdy at the Hall of Game Awards (2012)

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (* 26. June 1992 in Long Beach , California ) is an American actress and country pop - musician . She gained popularity through the role as Samantha 'Sam' Puckett in the television series iCarly . She then played the same role in Sam & Cat , an offshoot of the Victorious and iCarly series .

Life

She was born in Long Beach and raised with her family in Garden Grove . She has three older brothers. Her interest in acting was sparked after watching Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace .

On June 11, 2011, the Wall Street Journal published an article she wrote. In it, she describes her mother Debra's fight against breast cancer and how her family deals with this situation. Her mother died in September 2013 as a result of the disease.

In July 2013, McCurdy bought a two-story home in Studio City , Los Angeles for  $ 905,000 . It is her first own house.

In March 2019, she wrote publicly about her eating disorders for the first time: From the age of 11, she suffered mainly from anorexia and bulimia for about 15 years , although her mother and the entertainment industry promoted this condition: She got more younger roles when they also appeared smaller and thinner. Her sister-in-law advised her to seek therapy when she lost a tooth as a result of her bulimia and passed out in the bathroom of friends. After several therapies, she has been on the right path since 2017 and has so far had her eating behavior under control. Your approach to the public on this topic should above all help other affected people.

Career

Film career

2000–2006: start of her career

McCurdy started acting when she was eight and had her first role on MADtv . Since that time she has had many guest appearances such as in CSI: Vegas , Malcolm in the middle , Will & Grace as well as Zoey 101 and many others.

In 2003 she was able to work with her idol, Harrison Ford , in the movie Hollywood Cops . In 2005 she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for “Best Performance in a TV Series” for her role as Hailey Campos in the TV series Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice . During this time she also recorded some commercials, for example Sprint and other commercials for safety when crossing a street.

2007-2014: iCarly, Sam & Cat, Nickelodeon

From 2007 to 2012 McCurdy starred alongside Miranda Cosgrove , Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor in the Nickelodeon- produced television series iCarly . In the series, she plays the role of Sam Puckett , the rebellious best friend of Carly Shay (Cosgrove). In 2008 she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for her work in iCarly and for her work as Dory Sorenson in the television film The Last Day of Summer . In 2009 she was also nominated for the Teen Choice Awards for Favorite TV Sidekick . In the movie Fred: The Movie , McCurdy got the role of Bertha . In 2011 she won the US Kids' Choice Awards in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her role in iCarly, as well as its Australian edition in the LOL Award category .

In 2012, following the iCarly production, Nickelodeon ordered a pilot episode for an iCarly - Victorious - spin-off entitled Sam & Cat . McCurdy takes up her role of Sam Puckett there , alongside Ariana Grande in her Victorious role as Cat Valentine . Because there was a disagreement between the two leading actresses behind the scenes, the series ended in July 2014 after the first season.

In August 2014 she published her first own web series What’s Next for Sarah? ( “What's next for Sarah?” ), Which is loosely based on personal experiences following the removal of Sam & Cat . The series is about actress Sarah Bronson, who is looking for a new direction after the end of her successful TV show and shortly afterwards her relationship. For a tragicomic effect, the numerous antagonists in this short series are heavily exaggerated.

On 20 October 2014 it was announced that they will be Thriller - Drama Series Between plays along the Canadian television City. The first season aired in May 2015.

2016 to date: script and direction

In 2016, the second season of Between and a special with McCurdy in the lead role ran. The broadcaster and Netflix never officially ended the series, but neither did they commission a new season.

"The town is lovely, the premise solid if overfamiliar, but the script lacks both depth and tension (big problem), and McCurdy is one of the few cast members who can act."

"The town is delightful, the introduction solid if not overly familiar, but the script lacks depth and tension (a big problem), and McCurdy is one of the few cast members who can actually act."

- Mary McNamara, Reviewer : Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2015

In 2017 McCurdy quit acting and began writing scripts for her own projects, which she also directs.

In 2018 she made her debut as a director with the short film Kenny , which was inspired by the events surrounding the death of her mother and produced by an exclusively female film crew. The film was featured in The Hollywood Reporter magazine. She then released three other short films, for which she wrote and directed the script: The Grave , in which two strangers meet at a grave, The McCurdys , in which she deals with personal experiences of her childhood, and Strong Independent Women , in which a mother cares for her daughter with eating disorders. On her website, she states that 90% of her acting work has been viewed with shame. She expressed her hope of moving from acting to writing and directing:

"I never got the chance to be cast in a project I was proud to be part of. Now I have a better chance of making things I'm proud of than getting cast in things I'm proud of. "

“I never had the chance to be recruited for a project that I could be proud to be a part of. Now I have a greater chance of doing things that I can be proud of than of being hired for things that I can be proud of. "

- Jennette McCurdy : The Hollywood Reporter, October 15, 2018

Once an active Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram user and YouTube vlogger , she deleted all of her previous social media posts from 2008 to 2019 and also removed her videos, including her own music videos, from her YouTube channel. In 2019 she began performing her one-hour stage show "I'm Glad My Mom Died" in solo on various stages in Los Angeles and New York, but had to stop her show early when the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States. Like the rest of the entertainment industry in the United States, McCurdy had to pause its current projects. About her personal experience of self-isolation, she released a song for the first time since her videos were deleted, in which she accompanied herself on a ukulele.

Music career

In June 2008, McCurdy's official website announced that she was working on her debut album. The first single So Close was released on May 10, 2009. Her second single Homeless Heart , a cover version by Amanda Stott , came out on May 19, 2009. The song was released in memory of McCurdy's friend Cody Waters, who died of a brain tumor at the age of nine. 20% of the proceeds from the single were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation . On July 6, 2009, she announced that she had signed a contract with Capitol Records Nashville .

On April 16, 2010, the following songs for their debut country album were presented to the public: Not That Far Away , Never Let Me Down , Break Your Heart , Better , Stronger and Put Your Arms Around Someone . Among other things, these songs were released so that their fans could decide which song should be their next single. Not That Far Away won and was available for download from iTunes on June 1, 2010 . On August 16, 2010 McCurdy released an EP, which also contains the songs Break Your Heart , Stronger , Put Your Arms Around Someone and Me with You . It was also announced that the song Stronger on the CD NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35 , which was available from August 31, 2010, will be.

social commitment

In addition to her support for the Cody Waters Foundation , McCurdy also took part in campaigns by Invisible Children, Inc. , which campaigns against child soldiers . She is also an ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation . She wants to get other young people to work for Starlight to support seriously ill children.

Filmography

Movies

  • 2001: Shadow Fury
  • 2002: My daughter is not a killer ( My Daughter's Tears )
  • 2003: Hollywood Cops ( Hollywood Homicide )
  • 2003: Taylor Simmons
  • 2004: Breaking Dawn (feature film)
  • 2004: On board the Tiger Cruise ( Tiger Cruise , TV movie)
  • 2005: See Anthony Run (short film)
  • 2006: Against Type (TV movie)
  • 2007: The Last Day of Summer (TV movie)
  • 2008: iCarly: Trouble in Tokio ( iCarly: iGo to Japan , TV movie)
  • 2008: Mother Goose Parade (TV movie)
  • 2009: iCarly: Four Fists for iCarly ( iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx , TV movie)
  • 2009: Minor details
  • 2010: Fred - Der Film ( Fred: The Movie , TV movie)
  • 2011: Best Player (TV film)
  • 2011: iCarly: Party mit Victorious ( iCarly: iParty with Victorious , TV movie)
  • 2011: The Death and Return of Superman (short film)
  • 2012: iCarly: Ciao Carly ( iCarly: iGoodbye , TV movie)
  • 2013: The Big Swindle ( Swindle , TV movie)
  • 2016: Pet: If you love something, don't let go of it (Pet)
  • 2017: The McCurdys (TV movie; screenplay and director)
  • 2017: 8 Bodies (web film; also screenplay, direction and production)
  • 2017: Wine and Cheese (web movie)
  • 2018: Little Bitches
  • 2018: Kenny (short film; screenplay and direction)
  • 2019: Strong Independent Women (short film; screenplay, direction and production)

TV Shows

Discography

album

  • 2012: Jennette McCurdy

Singles

  • 2009: So Close
  • 2009: Homeless Heart
  • 2010: Not That Far Away
  • 2011: Generation Love

EPs

  • 2010: Not That Far Away
  • 2012: Jennette McCurdy

Awards

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year Award For category result
2005 Young Artist Awards Strong Medicine: Two doctors like fire and ice Best Performance in a TV Series (Supporting) Nominated
2008 iCarly Best Performance in a TV Series (Supporting) Nominated
The Last Day of Summer Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Guest Starring) Nominated
2009 iCarly Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress Nominated
Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sidekick Nominated
2010 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards (Australia) LOL Award (shared with ensemble) Won
2011 Kids' Choice Awards (USA) Favorite TV Sidekick Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer Nominated
Jennette McCurdy Choice Music: Female Country Artist Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards (Australia) iCarly LOL Award Won
Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil Funniest character Won
2012 Kids' Choice Awards iCarly Favorite TV Sidekick Won
2013 Kids' Choice Awards (Australia) Aussie's fave Nick Star Nominated
2019 Florida Film Festival Kenny Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short Nominated

Web links

Commons : Jennette McCurdy  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jennette McCurdy Biography . Yahoo! TV. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b McCurdy, Jennette. (2011). Lunchables: Jennette McCurdy interview # 1  [interview]. Lunchables . May 30, 2012. "I was born in Long Beach and I grew up in a place called Garden Grove right here in California."
  3. ↑ Jennette McCurdy: JENNETTE MCCURDY. Hello, my name is ... In: jennettemccurdy.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015 ; accessed on September 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Jennette McCurdy: Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer . In: The Wall Street Journal , June 11, 2011. 
  5. ↑ Jennette McCurdy's Mother Dies After 17-Year Battle With Cancer . In: Huffington Post , September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Jennette McCurdy Drops $ 905,000 on a Studio City Residence . realtytoday.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Nickelodeon's Jennette McCurdy Buys in Studio City - North Salem Real Estate . robertpaulsells.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Actress Jennette McCurdy buys Studio City home . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Jennette McCurdy: Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder. HuffPost , March 10, 2019, accessed September 16, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Dan Snierson: Nickelodeon greenlights spin-off pilots for 'iCarly', 'Victorious' from creator Dan Schneider. Entertainment Weekly , August 2, 2012, accessed August 4, 2012 .
  11. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Nickelodeon's 'Sam & Cat' To End Run After One Season . In: Deadline.com . July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  12. ↑ deadline.com
  13. ↑ There's no growing old in the YA thriller 'Between' from May 21, 2015, accessed on April 17, 2020
  14. ^ Jennette McCurdy: Bio - Jennette Mccurdy. In: jennettemccurdy.com. Retrieved on September 16, 2019 (English): "In 2017, I wrote and directed my first project"
  15. ↑ Jennette McCurdy: Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder. HuffPost , March 10, 2019, accessed on September 16, 2019 (English, quote in the last paragraph): "McCurdy began writing and directing her own projects in 2017."
  16. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter , "Jennette McCurdy Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film," October 15, 2018, accessed April 17, 2020
  17. ↑ the corona song by Jennette McCurdy, published March 23, 2020
  18. ↑ Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single . theboot.com. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  19. ↑ Jennette McCurdy: Tweet . Twitter.com. April 25, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  20. ↑ Starlight Children's Foundation - StarPower Ambassadors . Starlight.org. July 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 19, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.starlight.org
  21. ^ Strong Independent Women. Vimeo , February 22, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019 (information in the credits).
  22. ↑ youngartistawards.org  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.youngartistawards.org  
  23. ↑ youngartistawards.org  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.youngartistawards.org  
  24. ↑ youngartistawards.org  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.youngartistawards.org  
  25. ↑ take40.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved at 6:04 pm. 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.take40.com  
  26. ^ KCA 2011 Nominees List , nick.com, Retrieved March 12, 2011
  27. ↑ Nickelodeon - KCA 2011 - Vote. 2012, archived from the original on November 9, 2011 ; Retrieved April 17, 2020 (list of winners of the Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2011).
  28. ↑ anmtv.xpg.com.br.Retrieved April 18, 2013
  29. ↑ Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 Winners - See The Full List ( en ) In: hollywoodlife.com . HollywoodLife. March 31, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  30. ↑ Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013: Aussie's Fave Nick Star . Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  31. ↑ 28TH ANNUAL FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PROGRAM LINEUP AND SPECIAL GUESTS. (pdf, 843 KB) March 20, 2019, p. 4 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (English, section "NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION").
  32. ↑ Projects - Jennette Mccurdy. Retrieved September 17, 2019 : "an official selection of the 2019 Florida Film Festival (where it's also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.)"
iCarly
Movies

Trouble in Tokyo  (2008) • Badly in love  (2009) • Four fists for iCarly  (2009) • No more fun  (2009) • iPsycho  (2010) • Fan War  (2010) • Psycho-Nora Returns  (2011) • Gibby shocked America  (2012) • Ciao Carly  (2012)

Crossover with Victorious

iCarly: Party with Victorious  (2011)

Spin-off

Sam & Cat

occupation

Miranda Cosgrove • Jennette McCurdy • Nathan Kress • Jerry Trainor • Noah Munck

personal data
SURNAME McCurdy, Jennette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCurdy, Jennette Michelle Faye (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Beach , California, United States