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| birth_name = Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy | birth_name = Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy
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'''Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy''' (born June 26, 1992) is an American producer, director, writer, singer-songwriter, and former actress.<ref>{{cite web|title=iCARLY's Jennette McCurdy Covers @RUNWAY Winter 2014 Issue|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/iCARLYs-Jennette-McCurdy-Covers-RUNWAY-Winter-2014-Issue-20140107|access-date=March 14, 2015|website=Broadway World}}</ref> She is known for her acting career, notably playing ] in the ] sitcom '']'' (2007–2012) and its spin-off series '']'' (2013–2014). She has also appeared in a number of other television series, including '']'' (2003–2005), '']'' (2005), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2009–2010), '']'' (2012), and '']'' (2015–2016). She also produced, wrote, and starred in her own web series titled '']'' (2014). '''Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy''' (born June 26, 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/06/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-June-26-2018/4711529856421/|date=June 26, 2018|title=On This Day in History – June 26th|url-status=live|publisher=]|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230906041157/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/06/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-June-26-2018/4711529856421/}}</ref> is an American writer, filmmaker, former actress, and singer. Her breakthrough role as ] in the ] sitcom '']'' (2007–2012) won her four ]. She reprised the character in the ''iCarly'' spin-off series '']'' (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series '']'' (2003–2005), '']'' (2005), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2009–2010), and '']'' (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries, ''What's Next for Sarah?'' (2014), and led the science-fiction series '']'' (2015–2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio|url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Jennette McCurdy|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185258/https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In music, McCurdy independently released her debut single "So Close" in 2009.<ref name=":0" /> She released her debut extended play, ''],'' in 2010. McCurdy's ] was released in 2012, followed by her ] later that year. Its lead single "]" debuted at number 57 on the '']'' ] chart and peaked at number 44.<ref name=":1" /> McCurdy independently released her debut single, "So Close", in 2009.<ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040019/http://learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com/jennette-mccurdy-music-career/|date=October 12, 2013}}. Learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com (December 11, 2012). Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> She released her debut EP, '']'', in 2010, followed in 2012 by the '']'' EP and the '']'' studio album. The lead single, "]", reached number 44 on the '']'' ].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jennette McCurdy Chart History: Hot Country Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennette-mccurdy/chart-history/csi/|access-date=September 14, 2018|magazine=]|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185258/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennette-mccurdy/chart-history/csi/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2018, McCurdy quit acting to pursue a career in writing and directing. In 2022, she released a ], '']'', which quickly topped bestseller lists and received critical acclaim for her description of the pressures she faced as a ] and the ] of her since-deceased mother.<ref name="Itzkoff" />
In 2017, McCurdy quit acting to pursue a career in writing and directing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio|url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/|access-date=2021-01-18 |website=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> She returned to acting in February and March 2020 with her ] one-woman show "I'm Glad My Mom Died" in theaters in Los Angeles and ]; plans for further dates were postponed due to the ]. She later confirmed in March 2021 on her podcast ''Empty Inside'' in an interview with ] that she does not foresee ever returning to acting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sparks|first=Hannah|date=2021-03-02|title=‘iCarly’ star Jennette McCurdy on quitting acting: ‘I’m so ashamed’|url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/02/icarly-star-jennette-mccurdy-has-quit-acting/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2021 |title=iCarly's Jennette McCurdy Confirms She's Quit Acting and Says She's "Embarrassed" by Her Roles|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1243655/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-confirms-shes-quit-acting-and-says-shes-embarrassed-of-her-roles|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-02|website=E! Online}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
McCurdy was raised in ], in a relatively unaffluent family. They were members of ], though she ultimately left the religion in early adulthood.<ref name= growingup>{{Cite web|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date= September 23, 2020| title=growing up mormon| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgTxsUHgAo |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/DAgTxsUHgAo |archive-date= 2021-12-18 |url-status=live|work= Empty Inside|via=YouTube|access-date= November 16, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her mother, Debra (née LaBeaf) McCurdy (1957–2013), homeschooled her and her three older brothers.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Abrahamson |first1=Rachel Paula |date=13 October 2021 |title='iCarly' actor Jennette McCurdy alleges physical, emotional abuse by late mother |work= ] |url=https://www.today.com/parents/icarly-s-jennette-mccurdy-says-she-was-abused-mom-debbie-t234225 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Nastos|first=Michael G.|title=Jennette McCurdy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jennette-mccurdy-mn0001717011/biography|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Debra McCurdy (1957-2013) - Obituary |url=https://www.weremember.com/debra-mccurdy/1i1r/memories |website= weremember.com |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date= January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102015111/https://www.weremember.com/debra-mccurdy/1i1r/memories |url-status=live }}</ref> McCurdy describes her earliest memories as being ones "very weighted in tragedy" as a result of her mother's cancer diagnosis. McCurdy's grandparents lived with her family.<ref name="popculture-2022">{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Daniel S. |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy Reveals She Slept on a Mat as a Child Due to Her Mother's Extreme Hoarding |url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/jennette-mccurdy-slept-on-mat-as-child-mother-debra-extreme-hoarding/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021084037/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/jennette-mccurdy-slept-on-mat-as-child-mother-debra-extreme-hoarding/ |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=popculture.com}}</ref>


McCurdy's mother was a ], which reportedly began after her cancer diagnosis. McCurdy said that their house was "overwhelmed" with clutter and that she and her brothers slept on ] trifold gymnastic mats in the living room because their "bedrooms so filled with stuff that you even determine where the beds , let alone sleep in them".<ref name= "popculture-2022" />
==Early life==
McCurdy was born on June 26, 1992 in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-201505211500--tms--hscopeotq--v-a20150626-20150626-story,amp.html|title=Omarr's daily astrological forecast, For release 06/26/15 for 06/26/15|last=Saunders|first=Jeraldine|date=June 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.is/wip/25T1b}}</ref> and raised in ].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Nastos|first=Michael G.|title=Jennette McCurdy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jennette-mccurdy-mn0001717011/biography|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Studio City">{{cite web|url=https://www.zillow.com/blog/nickelodeons-jennette-mccurdy-buys-in-studio-city-126130/|title=Nickelodeon's Jennette McCurdy Buys in Studio City|last=Sherman|first=Catherine|publisher=Zillow|date=July 5, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> She is the youngest of four children, and has three older brothers.<ref name=ocr>{{cite web|work=]|title=The 15 year old TV sidekick|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/13/the-15-year-old-tv-sidekick/|date=September 13, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.is/wip/vfLjU|archive-date=November 16, 2020}} {{closed access}}</ref> She was raised in what she has described as a "dysfunctional ] family."<ref name=growingup/>


Mark McCurdy, Debra's husband whom McCurdy grew up believing was her biological father, worked two jobs to support the family. After Debra's death, McCurdy learned that she was not his biological child.<ref name= "Spencer">{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Ashley |title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |newspaper= The Washington Post |date=5 August 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805212524/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
When McCurdy was 3 years old, her mother, Debbie, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent several surgeries, ], and a ].<ref name=ocr/> On September 20, 2013, Debbie died after battling cancer for 17 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Sat Sep 21 02:59:21 GMT+0 2013|title=Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer|access-date=2021-03-03|website=E! Online}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career ==
===Acting===
===2000–2006: Career beginnings===
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McCurdy started her acting career in 2000 at the age of eight on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Roles |url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/tvroles.html |work=Jennette McCurdy's Official Website |access-date=September 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901222506/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/tvroles.html |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }}</ref> In 2002, McCurdy also appeared in ''Stark'' as Rocky's sister. Since then she appeared in television series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. In 2003, she had the chance to act with her inspiration, ], in the film '']''. In 2005, she was nominated for a ] for Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress for her performance in '']'' as Hailey Campos. She has also appeared in several commercials, such as one for Sprint and a ] on crossing the road safely.
In 2000, at the age of eight, McCurdy started her acting career on the adult comedy sketch show '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Roles |url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/tvroles.html | publisher= Jennette McCurdy |work= jennettemccurdy.com |access-date=September 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110901222506/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/tvroles.html |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }}</ref> She then appeared in several television series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.


In 2003, she acted in the feature film '']''. In 2005, she was nominated for a ] for "Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress" for her performance in drama series '']''.<ref name="Young Artist Awards 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |title=26th Annual Young Artist Awards |accessdate=August 10, 2022 |work= YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status= dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304222052/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |archivedate=March 4, 2008 }}</ref> She also appeared in a commercial for ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/madisonmcgee/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-facts-details |title=22 Shocking, Surprising, And Heartbreaking Things I Learned From "I'm Glad My Mom Died," Jennette McCurdy's New Memoir |work=BuzzFeed |first=Madison |last=McGee |date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810174747/https://www.buzzfeed.com/madisonmcgee/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-facts-details |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2007–2012: ''iCarly'' and music===
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In 2007, she won a starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series '']'' as ], 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 '']''. She was nominated for a ] in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her work on ''iCarly''. She played Bertha in '']'', a movie based on a YouTube series about ].


]'']]From 2007 to 2012, she starred as ] in the Nickelodeon TV series '']''. In 2008, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on the series and her performance as Dory Sorenson in the TV movie '']''. She was nominated for a ] in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her work on ''iCarly''. She played Bertha in '']'', a movie based on a YouTube series about ].
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=9 |title=First Single "Not That Far Away" From Upcoming Debut Album |publisher=Jennettemccurdy.com |access-date=November 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107020853/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=9 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 }}</ref> On May 19 her cover of the ] song "Homeless Heart" was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Amanda-Stott-Chasing-The-Sky/release/1751959|title=Amanda Stott – Chasing The Sky|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316244960&id=316244934|title=Homeless Heart – Single by Jennette McCurdy – Download Homeless Heart – Single on iTunes |publisher=itunes.apple.com |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> The song was released in honor of McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, who died at the age of nine from ], and 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.<ref name="single">{{cite web|last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |title=New single |work=Jennette McCurdy's Official Website |date=May 4, 2009 |url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/ |access-date=May 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509171147/http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/ |archive-date=May 9, 2009 }}</ref> She met Waters through ]. In mid-2009, McCurdy signed with country music label ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615535/jennette-mccurdy-of-nickelodeons-icarly-signs-with-capitol-nashville.jhtml|title=Jennette McCurdy of Nickelodeon's iCarly Signs With Capitol Nashville|publisher=]|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2012}}</ref> On April 16, 2010, samples of select songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first radio single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/04/16/jennette-mccurdy-songs/ |title=Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single |publisher=The Boot |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> "]" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010, and ] on June 1.
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McCurdy starred alongside ] in the Nickelodeon series ''Sam & Cat'', reprising her role as Sam Puckett, with Grande reprising her role as ]. The series' plot centers on the girls becoming roommates and starting their own babysitting business. It premiered on June 8, 2013. In 2014, McCurdy was absent from the ]. Explaining her absence, McCurdy stated that Nickelodeon put her in an "uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation" where she had to look out for herself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2014-apr-02-la-et-mg-jennette-mccurdy-sam-and-cat-kids-choice-awards-boycott-sexy-selfies-20140402-story.html|title=Jennette McCurdy's sitcom on hold after selfie scandal, KCA no-show|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 2, 2014|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date= September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928020633/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2014-apr-02-la-et-mg-jennette-mccurdy-sam-and-cat-kids-choice-awards-boycott-sexy-selfies-20140402-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The network placed ''Sam & Cat'' into hiatus. The network initially stated that the hiatus was planned and that the series was not cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/04/02/nickelodeon-sam-cat-cancellation-rumors|title= Nickelodeon denies 'Sam & Cat' cancellation rumors| work= EW.com|first= Ariana|last=Bacle| date=April 2, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date= February 17, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200217143926/https://ew.com/article/2014/04/02/nickelodeon-sam-cat-cancellation-rumors/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 13, 2014, Nickelodeon announced that after only one season, ''Sam & Cat'' was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/sam-cat-wont-cancelled-nickelodeon-803466/| title= Nickelodeon cancels hit 'Sam & Cat' After One Season, On-Set Discord |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=July 13, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140812081808/http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/sam-cat-wont-cancelled-nickelodeon/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/know-your-beef-ariana-grande-vs-jennette-mccurdy-vs-andre-drummond/|title=Know Your Beef: Ariana Grande vs. Jennette McCurdy (vs. Andre Drummond)|first=Emily|last=Yoshida| work= Grantland.com |date=August 18, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2015|archive-date= January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185259/http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/know-your-beef-ariana-grande-vs-jennette-mccurdy-vs-andre-drummond/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/jennette-mccurdy-28947183|title=One-on-One With Jennette McCurdy|author=<!--Not stated-->|work= abcnews.go.com | publisher= ABC News|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185301/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/jennette-mccurdy-28947183|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview on ''Entertainment Pop'', McCurdy mentioned that she later made up with Grande.<ref name="abcnews" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/24/ariana-grande-grandfather-died-messages-of-support-death-twitter/|title=Ariana Grande's Grandpa Dies — Friends & Fans Console Her|publisher= | work= HollywoodLife.com |date=July 24, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2014|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170730025551/http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/24/ariana-grande-grandfather-died-messages-of-support-death-twitter/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
McCurdy's debut extended play, ], was released on August 17, 2010. Her second single, "]", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |title="Generation Love" is Now Available! |publisher=Jennettemccurdy.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107020821/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |archive-date=November 7, 2011}}</ref> followed by its release to radio on April 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|publisher=All Access |access-date=May 30, 2011}}</ref> McCurdy's ] was released on February 8, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |title=Jennette McCurdy |publisher=Jennette McCurdy |access-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425040357/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 }}</ref> at clothing retailer ].<ref name=new2012>{{cite news|url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |title=New Music In Justice Stores Tuesday, January 24! |work=Jennette McCurdy official website |date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123233829/http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |archive-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> Her ] was released later that year on June 5, 2012. On July 11, 2012, ''Fanlala'' released an interview with McCurdy in which she confirmed that she has since left Capitol 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."<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109055052/http://www.fanlala.com/news/exclusive-interview-jennette-mccurdy-0 |date=November 9, 2012 }}. Fanlala.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> On July 31, 2012, ''How to Rock'' released an interview with McCurdy, in which she talked about her acting and music careers.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111954/http://learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-talks-about-acting-and-music/ |date=January 25, 2013 }}. Learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com (December 12, 2012). Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> A follow-up interview was released on August 8, in which McCurdy reflects on her music career.<ref name=":0">{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040019/http://learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com/jennette-mccurdy-music-career/ |date=October 12, 2013 }}. Learnhowtorock.alloyentertainment.com (December 11, 2012). Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |title=Jennette McCurdy On iTunes |publisher=itunes.apple.com |year=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819105458/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>


In McCurdy's 2022 memoir ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', she describes incidents at Nickelodeon, such as when she was photographed in a bikini at a wardrobe fitting, and being encouraged to ] by a person she identified as "the Creator". She stated that after the cancelation of ''Sam & Cat'', Nickelodeon later offered her $300,000 to agree not to discuss her experiences at the network, an offer she turned down.<ref name="Itzkoff" /><ref name="VFExcerpt">{{cite magazine |title= 'This Phony, Bizarre Sphere': Jennette McCurdy's Shocking Final Days at Nickelodeon |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/this-phony-bizarre-sphere-jennette-mccurdys-shocking-final-days-at-nickelodeon |access-date=10 August 2022 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=5 August 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185303/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/this-phony-bizarre-sphere-jennette-mccurdys-shocking-final-days-at-nickelodeon |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2013–2015: ''Sam and Cat'' and ''Between''===
McCurdy starred alongside ] in the Nickelodeon series '']'', reprising her role as Sam Puckett, with Grande reprising her role as ]. The series' plot centers on the girls becoming roommates and starting their own babysitting business. It premiered on June 8, 2013. In 2014, McCurdy was absent from the ]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodtake.com/ariana-grande-vs-jennette-mccurdy-why-whats-next-sarah-video-gloriana-upset-arianators-53570|author=Siegel, Melissa|title=Ariana Grande vs. Jennette McCurdy! Why 'What's Next for Sarah' Video of Gloriana Upset Arianators After Rumored 'Sam & Cat' Feud|publisher=Hollywood Take|date=August 15, 2014|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref> The network placed ''Sam & Cat'' into hiatus. The network initially stated that the hiatus was planned and that the series was not cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/04/02/nickelodeon-sam-cat-cancellation-rumors|title=Nickelodeon denies 'Sam & Cat' cancellation rumors|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | first=Ariana|last=Bacle|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> On July 13, 2014, Nickelodeon announced that, after only one season, ''Sam & Cat'' was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/sam-cat-wont-cancelled-nickelodeon-803466/|title=Nickelodeon cancels hit 'Sam & Cat' After One Season, On-Set Discord – Deadline |author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/know-your-beef-ariana-grande-vs-jennette-mccurdy-vs-andre-drummond/|title=Know Your Beef: Ariana Grande vs. Jennette McCurdy (vs. Andre Drummond)|author=Emily Yoshida|work=Grantland}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/jennette-mccurdy-28947183|title=One-on-One With Jennette McCurdy|author=ABC News|work=ABC News}}</ref> In an interview on ''Entertainment Pop'', McCurdy mentioned that she later made up with Grande.<ref name="abcnews"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/24/ariana-grande-grandfather-died-messages-of-support-death-twitter/|title=Ariana Grande's Grandpa Dies — Friends & Fans Console Her|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref>


On August 13, 2014, McCurdy launched the online show '']''. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499673718180675584 |title=Jennette McCurdy on Twitter |work=Twitter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131173002/https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499673718180675584 |archive-date=January 31, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499683041237667840 |title=Jennette McCurdy on Twitter |work=Twitter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201131138/https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499683041237667840 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="whatsnextforsarah.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsnextforsarah.com/|title=What's Next For Sarah?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/jennettemccurdy/comments/2dgdqg/jennette_mccurdy_aka_curmudgeon457_here_ama/|title=Jennette McCurdy (a.k.a. curmudgeon457) here, AMA! : jennettemccurdy|work=reddit}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite tweet|user= jennettemccurdy | number= 499673718180675584 |title=
@writerhopehanks my life lol |date= 13 August 2014| url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150131173002/https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499673718180675584 |archive-date= January 31, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user= jennettemccurdy| number= 499683041237667840 |title= @AwardsForGrande sarah is based on me | date= 13 August 2014| url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150201131138/https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/499683041237667840 |archive-date= February 1, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="whatsnextforsarah.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsnextforsarah.com/|title=What's Next For Sarah?|access-date=August 13, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814141702/http://www.whatsnextforsarah.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.reddit.com/r/jennettemccurdy/comments/2dgdqg/jennette_mccurdy_aka_curmudgeon457_here_ama/|title=Jennette McCurdy (a.k.a. curmudgeon457) here, AMA! : jennettemccurdy|work=reddit|date=August 13, 2014|access-date= September 1, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817011732/http://www.reddit.com/r/jennettemccurdy/comments/2dgdqg/jennette_mccurdy_aka_curmudgeon457_here_ama|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, she began starring in the ] drama series '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2014/10/jennette-mccurdy-between-drama-series-netflix-city-855286/|title=Jennette McCurdy Cast In Thriller Drama Series For Netflix |work=]|last= Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 20, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185303/https://deadline.com/2014/10/jennette-mccurdy-between-drama-series-netflix-city-855286/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/jennette-mccurdy-between-netflix-on-location-toronto-214618059.html|title=Touring Toronto: On Location With 'Between' Star Jennette McCurdy|website=]|last=Evans|first=Andrew|date=January 24, 2015|access-date=January 24, 2015|archive-date=January 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114418/https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/jennette-mccurdy-between-netflix-on-location-toronto-214618059.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While critics acknowledged McCurdy as "one of the few cast members who can act" on ''Between'', the show was not renewed for a third season.<ref>{{cite news |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=May 21, 2015 |title=Review There's no growing old in the YA thriller 'Between' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-young-adult-between-review-20150516-column.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814165748/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-young-adult-between-review-20150516-column.html |archive-date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=August 11, 2015 |work=]}}</ref> It was also announced in 2015 that she would star in the teen comedy '']'' alongside ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennette McCurdy, Virginia Gardner Join Teen Comedy Little Bitches|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-virginia-gardner-little-bitches-1201661873/|website=Variety|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185303/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-virginia-gardner-little-bitches-1201661873/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2015, she began starring in the ] drama series '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/jennette-mccurdy-between-drama-series-netflix-city-855286/|title=Jennette McCurdy Cast In Thriller Drama Series For Netflix Deadline|work=]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 20, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/jennette-mccurdy-between-netflix-on-location-toronto-214618059.html|title=Touring Toronto: On Location With 'Between' Star Jennette McCurdy|website=]|last=Evans|first=Andrew|date=January 24, 2015}}</ref> It was also announced that she would star in teen comedy '']'' alongside ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennette McCurdy, Virginia Gardner Join Teen Comedy Little Bitches|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-virginia-gardner-little-bitches-1201661873/|website=Variety|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> In August 2016, McCurdy signed a deal with digital production company Canvas Media Studios to develop projects and further utilize her social media connections with fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-develop-scripted-projects-920557 |title=Jennette McCurdy to Develop Scripted Projects With Digital Studio Canvas Media (Exclusive) |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185303/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/jennette-mccurdy-develop-scripted-projects-920557/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also starred as Claire in the psychological thriller film '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-indie-pet-1201547474/|title=Jennette McCurdy to Co-Star in Indie 'Pet'|magazine=]| last=Kroll|first=Justin|date= August 11, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2016|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828033318/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-indie-pet-1201547474/|url-status=live}}</ref>


McCurdy expressed on her website that she felt ashamed of 90% of her résumé.<ref>{{cite web |last1= McCurdy |first1=Jennette |title=Bio |publisher=Jennette McCurdy | work= jennettemccurdy.com |url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/ |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185258/https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She eventually decided to quit acting and to pursue writing and directing in 2017:<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-makes-directorial-debut-short-film-1152455|title=Jennette McCurdy Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 26, 2018| language= en|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026224219/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-makes-directorial-debut-short-film-1152455|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2016–2021: Current work and retirement from acting ===
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-develop-scripted-projects-920557 |title=Jennette McCurdy to Develop Scripted Projects With Digital Studio Canvas Media (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> She also starred as Claire in the psychological thriller film '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-indie-pet-1201547474/ |title=Jennette McCurdy to Co-Star in Indie 'Pet'|magazine=] |last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=August 11, 2015}}</ref>


{{Blockquote
''Between'' was not renewed for a third season and while critics acknowledged McCurdy as ″one of the few cast members who can act″,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-young-adult-between-review-20150516-column.html|title=Review There's no growing old in the YA thriller 'Between'|last=McNamara|first=Mary|work=]|date=May 21, 2015|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> she expressed on her website that she felt ashamed of 90% of her resume.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCurdy |first1=Jennette |title=Bio - jennettemccurdy.com |url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/ |access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> She eventually decided to quit acting and to pursue writing and directing in 2017:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-makes-directorial-debut-short-film-1152455|title=Jennette McCurdy Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 26, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
|text="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."

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|text="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."
|author=Jennette McCurdy |author=Jennette McCurdy
|source=''The Hollywood Reporter'', 15 October 2018}} |source=''The Hollywood Reporter'', October 15, 2018}}


Once a very active user of Twitter, Facebook, ] and ], she deleted all her posts on social media from the past and had set all her past videos and ]s "private" on YouTube and ]. Once a very active user of ], ], ], and ], she deleted all her past social media posts and set all her past videos and ]s to "private" on YouTube and ].{{when|date=June 2024}}


In 2018, McCurdy made her debut as a film director with a short film titled ''Kenny.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/15/kenny|title=Kenny by Jennette McCurdy {{!}} Dramedy Short Film|website=Short of the Week|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> The ] film, both written and directed by her, was inspired by the death of her mother and features an all-female crew. ''Kenny'' was featured in '']'' and on Short of the Week. She has since released three short films she wrote and directed: ''The Grave'', ''The McCurdys,'' a semi-autobiographical short based on her childhood<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/projects/|title=Projects|website=Jennette Mccurdy|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> and ''Strong Independent Women,'' a short that deals with eating disorders.<ref>{{Citation|last=Jennette McCurdy|title=an eating disorder short film: Strong Independent Women|date=March 3, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJoiz7lua0|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> In late 2018, she announced that she hopes to direct more films.<ref>{{Citation|last=Jennette McCurdy|title=a little announcement...|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMDSFaGvfI|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, McCurdy wrote and directed her first short film, ''Kenny'', a ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/15/kenny|title=Kenny by Jennette McCurdy {{!}} Dramedy Short Film|website=Short of the Week|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211456/https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/15/kenny|url-status=live}}</ref> inspired by the death of her mother; the film also featured an all-female crew. ''Kenny'' was featured in '']'' and on Short of the Week. She has since released three more short films, which she also wrote and directed: ''The Grave''; ''The McCurdys'', a semi-autobiographical short based on her childhood;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/projects/|title=Projects| publisher=Jennette McCurdy | work= jennettemccurdy.com |language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-date=December 23, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223112658/https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/projects/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Strong Independent Women'', a short that deals with eating disorders.<ref>{{Citation|first=Jennette|last=McCurdy|title=an eating disorder short film: Strong Independent Women|date=March 3, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJoiz7lua0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/9qJoiz7lua0 |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In late 2018, she announced that she hoped to direct more films.<ref>{{Citation|first= Jennette|last=McCurdy|title=a little announcement...|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMDSFaGvfI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902021008/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMDSFaGvfI |archive-date=2019-09-02 |url-status= dead|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>


In 2020, she created and starred in a one-woman ] show "I'm Glad My Mom Died" in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York. She later had to set her show into hiatus after the ] reached the United States. For the first time since she opened up publicly about her ] in 2019, she posted a new video on YouTube where she sings about her personal implications by finding herself in quarantine due to the outbreak.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCurdy |first1=Jennette |title=the corona song |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xiiN5SLP0Y |access-date=April 16, 2020 |date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, McCurdy posted a video on her YouTube channel and social media where she sings about her starting a podcast called ''Empty Inside''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Empty Inside Podcast {{!}}|url=https://emptyinsidepodcast.com/|access-date=August 2, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=i'm starting a... YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9vvqx8jWSk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802013615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9vvqx8jWSk|archive-date=August 2, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> McCurdy revealed on the Empty ''Inside'' podcast, during an interview with actress ], that she had retired from professional acting. McCurdy stated she had been pushed into acting as a child by her mother, and soon became her family's primary source of income. She became "ashamed" of the roles she had played in the past, and after seeking therapy in the late 2010s, McCurdy decided to quit acting.<ref name="Gajewski-2021" /> When ] for ], McCurdy declined to reprise her role of Sam Puckett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rearick |first=Lauren |date=March 2, 2021 |title=Jennette McCurdy Revealed Why She's Not Joining "iCarly" Reboot |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jennette-mccurdy-revealed-why-she-quit-acting-icarly-reboot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706232659/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jennette-mccurdy-revealed-why-she-quit-acting-icarly-reboot |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=]}}</ref>


=== Music ===
In February 2021, McCurdy revealed that she did not see herself returning to acting, stating that she's been "ashamed of parts" she's done in the past. She went on to say that she initially begun acting to help her family out, but quit after her mother died.<ref name=":2" />
]]]In June 2008, McCurdy announced that she was working on her debut album. The first single, "So Close", was released on March 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Single "Not That Far Away" From Upcoming Debut Album |url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107020853/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=9 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |work=jennettemccurdy.com |publisher=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> On May 19, her ] of the ] song "Homeless Heart" was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amanda Stott – Chasing The Sky |url=https://www.discogs.com/Amanda-Stott-Chasing-The-Sky/release/1751959 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628184136/https://www.discogs.com/Amanda-Stott-Chasing-The-Sky/release/1751959 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2017 |website=Discogs.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 19, 2009 |title=Homeless Heart – Single by Jennette McCurdy |url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316244960&id=316244934 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803131900/https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316244960&id=316244934 |archive-date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=May 19, 2010 |website=itunes.apple.com |publisher=iTunes}}</ref> It was released in honor of McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, who died at the age of nine from ], and 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.<ref name="single">{{cite web |last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |date=May 4, 2009 |title=New single |url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509171147/http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/ |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2009 |work=jennettemccurdy.com |publisher=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> She met Waters through ].


In mid-2009, McCurdy was offered a record deal from both ] and ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1281588884 |title=I'm Glad My Mom Died |publisher=] |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-9821-8582-4 |location=New York |pages=129 |oclc=1281588884 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185317/https://www.worldcat.org/title/1281588884 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> McCurdy signed to Capitol Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2009 |title=Jennette McCurdy of Nickelodeon's iCarly Signs With Capitol Nashville |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615535/jennette-mccurdy-of-nickelodeons-icarly-signs-with-capitol-nashville.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723121818/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615535/jennette-mccurdy-of-nickelodeons-icarly-signs-with-capitol-nashville.jhtml |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=January 18, 2012 |website=CMT.com |publisher=]}}</ref> On April 16, 2010, samples of selected songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first radio single.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 16, 2010 |title=Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single |url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/04/16/jennette-mccurdy-songs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512121955/http://www.theboot.com/2010/04/16/jennette-mccurdy-songs |archive-date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2010 |work=The Boot |publisher=}}</ref> "]" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010, and ] on June 1.
==Writing==
In 2011, McCurdy began writing a series of articles for '']''. She has written eight pieces for the paper, on topics ranging from ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/12/nickelodeons-jennette-mccurdy-on-why-america-drank-up-shirley-temple/|title=Nickelodeon's Jennette McCurdy on Why America Drank Up Shirley Temple – Speakeasy – WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=February 12, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> to body shaming and a corporate culture which she perceives as ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/22/do-i-look-fat-in-this-article-jennette-mccurdy-on-beauty-and-body-shaming/ |title=Do I Look Fat in This Article? Jennette McCurdy on Beauty and Body Shaming – Speakeasy – WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>


McCurdy's debut EP, ], was released on August 17, 2010. Her second single, "]", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011,<ref>{{cite web |date=March 22, 2011 |title='Generation Love' is Now Available! |url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107020821/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |work=jennettemccurdy.com |publisher=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> followed by its release to radio on April 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations |url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706171914/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |archive-date=July 6, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2011 |work=AllAccess.com |publisher=}}</ref> McCurdy released a second EP, ], on February 8, 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy |url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425040357/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=March 5, 2012 |work=jennettemccurdy.com |publisher=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> at the clothing retailer ].<ref name="new2012">{{cite news |date=January 18, 2012 |title=New Music In Justice Stores Tuesday, January 24! |url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123233829/http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |archive-date=January 23, 2012 |work=jennettemccurdy.com |publisher=Jennette McCurdy}}</ref> '']'', her debut album, was released on June 5.<ref>{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Jennette McCurdy On iTunes |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819105458/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |work=itunes.apple.com |publisher=iTunes}}</ref> Shortly after the release, McCurdy confirmed that she had left Capitol Nashville citing conflicts of a new series in which she was cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Exclusive Interview: Jennette McCurdy |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/exclusive-interview-jennette-mccurdy-0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109055052/http://www.fanlala.com/news/exclusive-interview-jennette-mccurdy-0 |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=Fanlala.com}}</ref> In 2022, McCurdy described her music career as "a much-regretted country music blip".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=2022-09-10 |title=Child star Jennette McCurdy: 'It took a long time to realise I was glad my mom died' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/10/jennette-mccurdy-interview-memoir |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921133613/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/10/jennette-mccurdy-interview-memoir |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
She has also written for '']'' magazine<ref>{{cite web|last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |url=http://www.seventeen.com/archives/entertainment/reviews/by_author/108132/3;1 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140407042827/http://www.seventeen.com/archives/entertainment/reviews/by_author/108132/3;1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |title=TV Music and Movie Reviews for Teens |work=Seventeen |access-date=April 18, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-blogging-seventeen |title=Jennette McCurdy is Blogging for Seventeen! |publisher=Fanlala.com |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212531/http://www.fanlala.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-blogging-seventeen |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennette-mccurdy/|title=Jennette McCurdy |work=huffingtonpost.com}}</ref>

=== Writing ===
In 2011, McCurdy began writing a series of articles for '']''. She has written eight pieces for the paper, on topics ranging from ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/12/nickelodeons-jennette-mccurdy-on-why-america-drank-up-shirley-temple/|title=Nickelodeon's Jennette McCurdy on Why America Drank Up Shirley Temple|work=]|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=April 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420080804/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/12/nickelodeons-jennette-mccurdy-on-why-america-drank-up-shirley-temple/|url-status=live}}</ref> to ] and a corporate culture that she perceives as ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/22/do-i-look-fat-in-this-article-jennette-mccurdy-on-beauty-and-body-shaming/ |title=Do I Look Fat in This Article? Jennette McCurdy on Beauty and Body Shaming |work=] |date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331095717/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/22/do-i-look-fat-in-this-article-jennette-mccurdy-on-beauty-and-body-shaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also written for ]<ref>{{cite web|last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |url=http://www.seventeen.com/archives/entertainment/reviews/by_author/108132/3;1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140407042827/http://www.seventeen.com/archives/entertainment/reviews/by_author/108132/3;1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |title=TV Music and Movie Reviews for Teens |work=] |access-date=April 18, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-blogging-seventeen |title=Jennette McCurdy is Blogging for Seventeen! |website=Fanlala.com |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212531/http://www.fanlala.com/news/jennette-mccurdy-blogging-seventeen |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennette-mccurdy/|title=Jennette McCurdy|work=]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103806/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennette-mccurdy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

McCurdy composed an article titled "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer", which was published in '']'' in June 2011. It describes in detail her mother Debra's ongoing battle with ] and how her family coped with the situation. The article also features advice from McCurdy on living with an ill parent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/11/off-camera-my-moms-fight-with-cancer/|work=]|access-date=June 11, 2011|first=Jennette|last=McCurdy|date=June 11, 2011|archive-date=June 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612220041/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/11/off-camera-my-moms-fight-with-cancer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother died on September 20, 2013, 17 years after being first diagnosed with cancer.<ref name="McCurdy mother death">{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer |website=] |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126041629/http://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 9, 2022, McCurdy released a memoir, '']'', under ].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Marcus |date=April 4, 2022 |title=See exclusive cover for Jennette McCurdy's memoir 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' |url=https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404170342/https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022">{{cite news |last1=Koul |first1=Scaachi |date=8 August 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy Is Glad Her Mom Is Dead (Along With Her Nickelodeon Career) |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/jennette-mccurdy-book-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502222648/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/jennette-mccurdy-book-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=] |language=en |quote="If you come to McCurdy's memoir for some juicy tidbits about working with Dan Schneider (the creator of iCarly and Sam & Cat, among a slate of other Nickelodeon shows) and Ariana Grande, you'll get some, but not much. There are details about 'The Creator,' a title for Schneider that McCurdy chose simply because it made her laugh."}}</ref> The book was ranked number one on ] for eight weeks following its release.<ref name="NYLON">{{cite news |last1=Cuby |first1=Michael |date=October 17, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy Lands 7 Figure Book Deal After 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jennette-mccurdy-gets-book-deal-debut-novel-after-im-glad-my-mom-died |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027035317/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jennette-mccurdy-gets-book-deal-debut-novel-after-im-glad-my-mom-died |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |access-date=October 27, 2022 |work=Nylon}}</ref> Following the success of ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', McCurdy signed a two-book deal with ]'s ] label.<ref name="NYLON" />

=== Podcasts and live performance ===
In 2020, McCurdy created and starred in a one-woman ] show, ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York. She later had to set her show into hiatus after the onset of the ]. For the first time since she opened up publicly about her ] in 2019, she posted a new video on ] where she sings about her personal implications of finding herself in quarantine due to the outbreak.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCurdy |first1=Jennette |date=March 23, 2020 |title=the corona song |via=] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xiiN5SLP0Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/6xiiN5SLP0Y |archive-date=2021-12-18 |access-date=April 16, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In September 2021, McCurdy resumed performing her tragicomedy show in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Jennette McCurdy Of 'iCarly' Fame Opens Up About Her Mother's Abuse |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417040003/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2020, McCurdy posted a video on her YouTube channel and social media where she sings about starting a podcast called ''Empty Inside'' that was released later that year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2020 |title=i'm starting a... – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9vvqx8jWSk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802013615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9vvqx8jWSk |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref name="Gajewski-2021">{{cite web|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|date=March 2, 2021|title=''iCarly''{{'}}s Jennette McCurdy Confirms She's Quit Acting and Says She's "Embarrassed" by Her Roles|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1243655/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-confirms-shes-quit-acting-and-says-shes-embarrassed-of-her-roles|access-date=March 2, 2021|work=]|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302143427/http://www.eonline.com/news/1243655/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-confirms-shes-quit-acting-and-says-shes-embarrassed-of-her-roles|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2023, she began hosting a second podcast entitled ''Hard Feelings''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy |url=https://lemonadamedia.com/show/hard-feelings-with-jennette-mccurdy/ |website=lemonadamedia.com |access-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181337/https://lemonadamedia.com/show/hard-feelings-with-jennette-mccurdy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-feelings-with-jennette-mccurdy/id1711833048 |website=podcasts.apple.com |access-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181337/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-feelings-with-jennette-mccurdy/id1711833048 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=September 13, 2023 |title=Jennette McCurdy to Launch 'Hard Feelings' Podcast, Offering an 'Intimate' Look at How She Deals With Difficult Emotions |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jennette-mccurdy-podcast-hard-feelings-1235721954/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181337/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jennette-mccurdy-podcast-hard-feelings-1235721954/ |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Though she was raised in ], McCurdy left the religion in her early adulthood, citing fundamental disagreements with church doctrine.<ref name=growingup/>


=== Relationships ===
McCurdy composed an article titled "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer", which was published in '']'' 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 an ill parent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/11/off-camera-my-moms-fight-with-cancer/|work=]|access-date=June 11, 2011|first=Jennette|last=McCurdy |date=June 11, 2011}}</ref> On September 20, 2013, her mother died after battling cancer for 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer |publisher=E! |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>
McCurdy dated American basketball player ] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mustafa |first=Filiz |date=2022-06-23 |title=iCarly star Jennette McCurdy and NBA star Andre Drummond briefly dated in 2013 |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/23/jennette-mccurdy-andre-drummond/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026192744/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/23/jennette-mccurdy-andre-drummond/ |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}</ref>


===Relationship with her parents===
In March 2019, McCurdy publicly revealed in an article published by '']'' that she had suffered from ], and later ], from age 11.<ref name=huffpost/> In the article, McCurdy describes her mother's and the entertainment industry's aiding of disordered eating, seeking help after her sister-in-law noticed the disorder, and various "come-to-Jesus moments" such as once losing a tooth from regurgitating stomach fluids that wore down her ] and passing out on a friend's bathroom floor from ].<ref name=huffpost>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-eating-disorder_n_5c812d61e4b0e62f69ea8363|title=Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date=March 8, 2019|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>
McCurdy has described the close relationship she had with her mother as abusive and "the heartbeat of my life".<ref name="Itzkoff">{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=David |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-mother.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808035617/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-mother.html |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=] |authorlink=David Itzkoff}}</ref> When she was two to three years old, her mother was diagnosed with ] and underwent several surgeries, ], and a ].<ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="ocr">{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2007 |title=The 15 Year Old TV Sidekick |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/13/the-15-year-old-tv-sidekick/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080422/https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/13/the-15-year-old-tv-sidekick/ |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2020 |website=]}} {{closed access}}</ref> In 2010, her mother's cancer returned, and in 2013, when McCurdy was 21 years old, her mother died.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fowler |first=Brandi |title=Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer |work=]}}</ref>


McCurdy has revealed that she was ] and ] by her mother. In an interview with '']'' magazine, she said, "My mom's emotions were so erratic that it was like walking a tightrope every day." According to McCurdy, her mother pushed her into acting when she was six years old both to financially support her family and because her mother had wanted to become a performer herself. She stated that her mother was "obsessed with making a star" and detailed how her mother contributed to her eating disorder by introducing her to calorie restriction at age 11.<ref name="people.com">{{Cite web |last=Nahas |first=Ali |title=iCarly's Jennette McCurdy on Healing from 'Intense' Physical and Emotional Abuse by Her Mom |url=https://people.com/tv/icarly-alum-jennette-mccurdy-on-physical-emotional-abuse-by-her-mom/ |magazine=] |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210635/https://people.com/tv/icarly-alum-jennette-mccurdy-on-physical-emotional-abuse-by-her-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |newspaper=] |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830015310/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="huffpost.com">{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Jennette McCurdy Of 'iCarly' Fame Opens Up About Her Mother's Abuse |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027022813/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
In addition to her struggles with eating disorders, McCurdy is a recovering alcoholic, having begun drinking heavily shortly before her mother's death.<ref>{{cite web|work=Empty Inside|author=McCurdy, Jennette|date=September 2, 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZGANNjCuKPQ3tp0XV1MDS|via=]|title=alcoholism|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> In a 2020 podcast episode, McCurdy briefly mentioned that she struggled with ] as a child.<ref name=growingup>{{Cite web|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date= September 23, 2020|title=growing up mormon|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgTxsUHgAo|work=Empty Inside|via=YouTube|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>

She revealed that until she was 17 years old, her mother performed invasive vaginal and breast exams on her, ostensibly as medical exams or ]s, and never let her shower alone. McCurdy stated, "this was the hardest part of the book for to write about". McCurdy said that she refused to appear in the ] because of the reminder of her mother's abuse during the original show, and that she appeared in the spin-off series '']'' to please her mother.<ref name="people.com" /><ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com" /><ref name="huffpost.com" /> McCurdy stated in an interview that she did not receive all of her payment from acting as a minor because her ] was not properly filed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy NEVER Got Paid From iCarly |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkr4RvW5zHU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706180208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkr4RvW5zHU |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=] | date=May 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In her 2022 memoir ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', the cover of which features McCurdy looking up and holding a pink ] with ] spilling out,<ref name="EW1">{{Cite magazine |last=Marcus |first=Jones |date=4 April 2022 |title=See the cover for former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy's memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died |url=https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404183838/https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=]}}</ref> McCurdy further described her mother's abusive and controlling influence.<ref name="Itzkoff" />

McCurdy did not learn until after her mother's death that Debra's husband was not her biological father. In her memoir, McCurdy identifies her biological father as being a ] musician named Andrew. They have met in person at least once.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Jennette McCurdy discovered that the man she thought was her dad was not her biological father in her 20s |url=https://meaww.com/who-is-jennette-mc-curdys-dad-i-carly-star-found-out-painful-truth-about-her-biological-father-in-her-20-s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210603/https://meaww.com/who-is-jennette-mc-curdys-dad-i-carly-star-found-out-painful-truth-about-her-biological-father-in-her-20-s |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=MEAWW}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Did Jennette McCurdy Ever Find Her Biological Father After Discovering Mark McCurdy Wasn't Actually Her Dad? |url=https://www.thethings.com/did-jennette-mccurdy-find-biological-father-mark-mccurdy-wasnt-her-dad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210420/https://www.thethings.com/did-jennette-mccurdy-find-biological-father-mark-mccurdy-wasnt-her-dad/ |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=www.thethings.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Did Jennette McCurdy Have A Relationship With Her Dad Before Her Mom Died? |url=https://www.thethings.com/jennette-mccurdy-relationship-with-dad-before-mom-died/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812044514/https://www.thethings.com/jennette-mccurdy-relationship-with-dad-before-mom-died/ |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=www.thethings.com}}</ref>

===Health issues===
In March 2019, McCurdy publicly revealed in a '']'' article that from age 11 she had ], and later ].<ref name=huffpost/> In the article, McCurdy describes the roles of her mother and the entertainment industry in causing and contributing to her eating disorders. She also recounts seeking help after her sister-in-law noticed the disorder and health scares such as losing a tooth from regurgitating stomach fluids that wore down her tooth enamel and passing out on ]'s bathroom floor from dehydration.<ref name=huffpost>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-eating-disorder_n_5c812d61e4b0e62f69ea8363|title=Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date=March 8, 2019|website=]|language=en|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210420/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-eating-disorder_n_5c812d61e4b0e62f69ea8363|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2021|first=Aili|last=Nahas|title=iCarly's Jennette McCurdy on Her Painful Battle with Anorexia and Bulimia: 'I Could Have Died'|url=https://people.com/health/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-opens-up-about-her-painful-battle-with-anorexia-and-bulimia-i-could-have-died/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=]|language=en|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027051958/https://people.com/health/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-opens-up-about-her-painful-battle-with-anorexia-and-bulimia-i-could-have-died/|url-status=live}}</ref> McCurdy described that her eating disorder "robbed me of my joy and any amount of free-spiritedness that I had".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-19/she-taught-me-an-eating-disorder-when-i-was-eleven-years-old-jennette-mccurdy-the-actress-who-lost-her-childhood-to-her-mother-and-nickelodeon.html|title='She taught me an eating disorder when I was eleven years old': Jennette McCurdy, the actress who lost her childhood to her mother and Nickelodeon|first=Andrea|last=Jiménez|date=June 20, 2023|website=EL PAÍS English|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204103948/https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-19/she-taught-me-an-eating-disorder-when-i-was-eleven-years-old-jennette-mccurdy-the-actress-who-lost-her-childhood-to-her-mother-and-nickelodeon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, McCurdy considers herself to be "fully recovered" from eating disorders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview|title=Jennette McCurdy has 'fully recovered' from disordered eating – she wants you to know that you can too|date=November 2, 2022|website=Glamour UK|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102182806/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to her struggles with eating disorders, McCurdy is a recovering alcoholic, having begun drinking heavily shortly before her mother's death.<ref>{{cite web|work=Empty Inside|first=Jennette|last=McCurdy|date=September 2, 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZGANNjCuKPQ3tp0XV1MDS|via=]|title=alcoholism|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128130645/https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZGANNjCuKPQ3tp0XV1MDS|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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| rowspan="2" | 2001
| '']''
| Girl in car
|
|- |-
| 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Anna Markov | Anna Markov
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|- |-
| rowspan=3|2016 | rowspan=3| 2016
| ''The Last Virgin in LA'' | ''The Last Virgin in LA''
| Brittany | Brittany
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| rowspan=3|2017 | rowspan=3| 2017
| ''Security Deposit'' | ''Security Deposit''
| Leah | Leah
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| TJ | TJ
| Short film; also director, executive producer, and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy and Matt Shively Kill Someone on Their Honeymoon in '8 Bodies' |url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/jennette_mccurdy_and_matt_shively_kill_someone_on_their_honeymoon_8_bodies-210444 |website=www.etonline.com |access-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721024954/https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/jennette_mccurdy_and_matt_shively_kill_someone_on_their_honeymoon_8_bodies-210444 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Short film; also director, executive producer and writer
|- |-
| ''Wine and Cheese'' | ''Wine and Cheese''
| Jen | Jen
| Short film; also director, executive producer and writer | Short film; also director, executive producer, and writer
|- |-
| rowspan=2|2018 | rowspan=2| 2018
| '']'' | '']''
| Annie | Annie
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|- |-
| 2000 | 2000
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|- |-
| rowspan=2|2003–2005
| 2003–05
| '']'' | rowspan=2|'']''
| Daisy / Penelope | Daisy
| Episode: "]"
| Guest role; 2 episodes
|-
| Penelope
| Episode: "]"
|- |-
|rowspan=3| 2004 | rowspan=3| 2004
| '']'' | '']''
| Josie Boyle | Josie Boyle
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| Episode: "Selective Breeding" | Episode: "Selective Breeding"
|- |-
| '']'' | '']''
| Kiley Dolan | Kiley Dolan
| Television film | Television film
|- |-
|rowspan=6| 2005 | rowspan=6| 2005
| '']'' | '']''
| Holly Purcell | Holly Purcell
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|- |-
|rowspan=3| 2006 | rowspan=3| 2006
| '']'' | '']''
| Lisa | Lisa
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|- |-
|rowspan=2| 2007 | rowspan=2| 2007
| '']'' | '']''
| Dory Sorenson | Dory Sorenson
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| Recurring role; 3 episodes | Recurring role; 3 episodes
|- |-
|rowspan=2| 2007–12 | rowspan=2| 2007–2012
|rowspan=2| '']'' | rowspan=2| '']''
| Sam Puckett | Sam Puckett
| Main role; 93 episodes | Main role; 93 episodes
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| Episode: "iTwins" | Episode: "iTwins"
|- |-
| 2009–2010
| 2009–10
| '']'' | '']''
| ] | ]
| Guest role; 2 episodes | Guest role; 2 episodes
|- |-
|rowspan=3| 2010 | rowspan=3| 2010
| '']'' | '']''
| Bertha | Bertha
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|- |-
| 2010–2015
| 2010–15
| '']'' | '']''
| Becky | Becky
| Guest role; 2 episodes, voice role | Guest role; 2 episodes, voice role
|- |-
|rowspan=4| 2011 | rowspan=4| 2011
| '']'' | '']''
| Herself | Herself
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|- |-
|rowspan=3| 2012 | rowspan=3| 2012
| '']'' | '']''
| Ponnie / Fawn Liebowitz | Ponnie / Fawn Liebowitz
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|- |-
|rowspan=2| 2013 | rowspan=2| 2013
| '']'' | '']''
| Bethany | Bethany
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|- |-
|rowspan=2| 2013–14 | rowspan=2| 2013–2014
|rowspan=2| '']'' | rowspan=2| '']''
| Sam Puckett | Sam Puckett
| Main role; 35 episodes | Main role; 35 episodes
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|- |-
| 2015–2016
| 2015–16
| '']'' | '']''
| Wiley Day | Wiley Day
| Main role; 12 episodes | Main role; 12 episodes
|- |-
|rowspan=2| 2016 | rowspan=2| 2016
| '']'' | '']''
| Skipper / Nany / Nurse | Skipper / Nany / Nurse
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| 2009 | 2009
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| 2010 | 2010
| '']'' | '']''
|} |}


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|- |-
| 2000 | 2000
| "]" | "]" (Remix)
| ] | ]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=FAITH HILL REUNITES WITH JENNETTE MCCURDY |url=https://theboot.com/faith-hill-jennette-mccurdy-california-shows/ |website=theboot.com |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723180148/https://theboot.com/faith-hill-jennette-mccurdy-california-shows/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy To Open For Faith Hill |url=https://musicrow.com/2010/06/jennette-mccurdy-to-open-for-faith-hill/ |website=musicrow.com |date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723180212/https://musicrow.com/2010/06/jennette-mccurdy-to-open-for-faith-hill/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|
|- |-
| 2003 | 2003
| "Safely Home" | "Safely Home"
| ] | ]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy's mother's abuse story is explained in Debra McCurdy's book |url=https://www.medadmbjmc.in/jennette-mccurdys-mothers-abuse-story-is-explained-in-debra-mccurdys-book/ |website=www.medadmbjmc.in |date=August 23, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210422/https://www.medadmbjmc.in/jennette-mccurdys-mothers-abuse-story-is-explained-in-debra-mccurdys-book/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|
|- |-
| 2007 | 2007
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|- |-
| 2014 | 2014
| '']'' | ''What's Next for Sarah?''
| Sarah Bronson | Sarah Bronson
| Main role; 4 episodes, also creator, executive producer and writer<ref name="whatsnextforsarah.com" /> | Main role; 4 episodes; also creator, executive producer, and writer<ref name="whatsnextforsarah.com" />
|- |-
| 2015 | 2015
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|- |-
| 2017 | 2017
| ''The McCurdys'' | ''The McCurdys''
| Film; also writer | Film; also writer
|-
| 2017-2018
| ''Pororo in My Pocket
| Mini TV series; also writer and director
|- |-
| rowspan=2|2018 | rowspan=2|2018
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==Discography== ==Discography==
{{Main|Jennette McCurdy discography}}
* '']'' (2012)


===Studio albums=== ==Bibliography==
* '']'' (2022)
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Release date: June 5, 2012<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE DATE. While the album may have hit the streets early, the official release date was June 5. --><ref>. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref>
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
* Label: ]
|}


===Extended plays=== == Podcasts ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart<br>positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="US-Country-albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jennette-mccurdy/chart-history/country-albums|title=Jennette McCurdy – Chart History: Top Country Albums|work=]|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="US-Heat-albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jennette-mccurdy/chart-history/heatseekers-albums|title=Jennette McCurdy – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|work=Billboard|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Release date: August 17, 2010
* Formats: Digital download
* Label: Capitol Nashville
| 32 || 3
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Release date: February 8, 2012
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
* Label: Capitol Nashville
| — || —
|-
| colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}


* ''Empty Inside'' (2020)<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2022-08-30|archive-date=2022-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830015310/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/|author=Ashley Spencer|date=2022-08-05|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
===Singles===
* ''Hard Feelings'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=REVIEW: Go for a walk and listen to Jennette McCurdy's 'Hard Feelings' podcast |url=https://thesunflower.com/78200/opinion/review-go-for-a-walk-and-listen-to-jennette-mccurdys-hard-feelings-podcast/ |website=thesunflower.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br>positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jennette-mccurdy/chart-history/country-songs|title=Jennette McCurdy – Chart History: Hot Country Songs|work=Billboard|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "So Close"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-close-single/id307073658|title=So Close – Single by Jennette McCurdy|work=iTunes|access-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref>
| rowspan=2| 2009
| —
| rowspan=2 {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Homeless Heart"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/homeless-heart-single/id316244934|title=Homeless Heart – Single by Jennette McCurdy|work=iTunes|access-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref>
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
| 2010
| 58
| ''Not That Far Away''
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
| 2011
| 44
| ''Jennette McCurdy''
|-
| colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

=== Other appearances ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Year
!Other artist(s)
!Album
|-
|"]"
| rowspan="2" |2012
|], ], ]
|'']''
|-
|"Sleigh Ride"
|], Miranda Cosgrove, ], ], ], ], ], Nathan Kress, ], ], ], Noah Munck, ], ], ], ], ], ]
|''Merry Nickmas!''
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and director
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title
! Year
! Director
|-
| scope="row"| "Not That Far Away"
| 2010
| rowspan="2"| ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/jennette-mccurdy/552480/not-that-far-away.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy : Not That Far Away|work=]|access-date=April 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/jennette-mccurdy/645367/generation-love.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy: Generation Love|work=]|access-date=April 23, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row"| "Generation Love"
| 2011
|}


==Awards and nominations== ==Awards and nominations==
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| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teen11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtodoblog.com/|title=【メディキュア プラセンタドリンク40000】最安値はココ!驚きの効果・口コミ暴露!|website=www.dtodoblog.com}}</ref><ref name="teen2011">{{Cite web|url=http://elbazardelespectaculo.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/teen-choice-awards-2011-ganadores-lista.html|title=Premios Teen Choice 2011: Ganadores, lista completa: 7/08/11}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teen11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtodoblog.com/|title=【メディキュア プラセンタドリンク40000】最安値はココ!驚きの効果・口コミ暴露!|website=www.dtodoblog.com|access-date=August 2, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528042135/https://www.dtodoblog.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="teen2011">{{Cite web|url=http://elbazardelespectaculo.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/teen-choice-awards-2011-ganadores-lista.html|title=Premios Teen Choice 2011: Ganadores, lista completa: 7/08/11|access-date=December 29, 2012|archive-date=September 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926064240/http://elbazardelespectaculo.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/teen-choice-awards-2011-ganadores-lista.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Funniest Character | Funniest Character
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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American filmmaker and former actress (born 1992)

Jennette McCurdy
McCurdy at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in 2012
BornJennette Michelle Faye McCurdy
(1992-06-26) June 26, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Writer
  • filmmaker
  • actress
  • singer
Years active2000–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
DiscographyJennette McCurdy discography
Labels
Musical artist
Websitejennettemccurdy.com

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, filmmaker, former actress, and singer. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the iCarly spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005), Zoey 101 (2005), Lincoln Heights (2007), True Jackson, VP (2009–2010), and Victorious (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries, What's Next for Sarah? (2014), and led the science-fiction series Between (2015–2016).

McCurdy independently released her debut single, "So Close", in 2009. She released her debut EP, Not That Far Away, in 2010, followed in 2012 by the Jennette McCurdy EP and the Jennette McCurdy studio album. The lead single, "Generation Love", reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.

In 2018, McCurdy quit acting to pursue a career in writing and directing. In 2022, she released a memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, which quickly topped bestseller lists and received critical acclaim for her description of the pressures she faced as a child star and the abusive behavior of her since-deceased mother.

Early life and education

McCurdy was raised in Garden Grove, California, in a relatively unaffluent family. They were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though she ultimately left the religion in early adulthood. Her mother, Debra (née LaBeaf) McCurdy (1957–2013), homeschooled her and her three older brothers. McCurdy describes her earliest memories as being ones "very weighted in tragedy" as a result of her mother's cancer diagnosis. McCurdy's grandparents lived with her family.

McCurdy's mother was a compulsive hoarder, which reportedly began after her cancer diagnosis. McCurdy said that their house was "overwhelmed" with clutter and that she and her brothers slept on Costco trifold gymnastic mats in the living room because their "bedrooms so filled with stuff that you even determine where the beds , let alone sleep in them".

Mark McCurdy, Debra's husband whom McCurdy grew up believing was her biological father, worked two jobs to support the family. After Debra's death, McCurdy learned that she was not his biological child.

Career

Acting

McCurdy aged 16 in 2008

In 2000, at the age of eight, McCurdy started her acting career on the adult comedy sketch show Mad TV. She then appeared in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, 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 acted in the feature 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 drama series Strong Medicine. She also appeared in a commercial for Sprint Corporation.

McCurdy, c. 2009, wearing the signature attire of Sam Puckett, her character in iCarly

From 2007 to 2012, she starred as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly. In 2008, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on the series 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.

McCurdy 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 was 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. The network placed Sam & Cat into hiatus. The network initially stated that the hiatus was planned and that the series was not cancelled. On July 13, 2014, Nickelodeon announced that after only one season, Sam & Cat was cancelled. In an interview on Entertainment Pop, McCurdy mentioned that she later made up with Grande.

In McCurdy's 2022 memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died, she describes incidents at Nickelodeon, such as when she was photographed in a bikini at a wardrobe fitting, and being encouraged to drink alcohol while underage by a person she identified as "the Creator". She stated that after the cancelation of Sam & Cat, Nickelodeon later offered her $300,000 to agree not to discuss her experiences at the network, an offer she turned down.

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. In 2015, she began starring in the Netflix drama series Between. While critics acknowledged McCurdy as "one of the few cast members who can act" on Between, the show was not renewed for a third season. It was also announced in 2015 that she would star in the teen comedy Little Bitches alongside Virginia Gardner and Kiersey Clemons.

In August 2016, McCurdy signed a deal with digital production company Canvas Media Studios to develop projects and further utilize her social media connections with fans. She also starred as Claire in the psychological thriller film Pet.

McCurdy expressed on her website that she felt ashamed of 90% of her résumé. She eventually decided to quit acting and to pursue writing and directing in 2017:

"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."

— Jennette McCurdy, The Hollywood Reporter, October 15, 2018

Once a very active user of Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, she deleted all her past social media posts and set all her past videos and vlogs to "private" on YouTube and Vimeo.

In 2018, McCurdy wrote and directed her first short film, Kenny, a dramedy inspired by the death of her mother; the film also featured an all-female crew. Kenny was featured in The Hollywood Reporter and on Short of the Week. She has since released three more short films, which she also wrote and directed: The Grave; The McCurdys, a semi-autobiographical short based on her childhood; and Strong Independent Women, a short that deals with eating disorders. In late 2018, she announced that she hoped to direct more films.

McCurdy revealed on the Empty Inside podcast, during an interview with actress Anna Faris, that she had retired from professional acting. McCurdy stated she had been pushed into acting as a child by her mother, and soon became her family's primary source of income. She became "ashamed" of the roles she had played in the past, and after seeking therapy in the late 2010s, McCurdy decided to quit acting. When iCarly was revived in 2020 for Paramount+, McCurdy declined to reprise her role of Sam Puckett.

Music

McCurdy on a float at the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

In June 2008, McCurdy announced that she was working on her debut album. The first single, "So Close", was released on March 10, 2009. On May 19, her cover version of the Amanda Stott song "Homeless Heart" was released. It 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. She met Waters through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

In mid-2009, McCurdy was offered a record deal from both Big Machine Records and Capitol Records Nashville. McCurdy signed to Capitol Nashville. On April 16, 2010, samples of selected songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first radio single. "Not That Far Away" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010, and iTunes on June 1.

McCurdy's debut EP, Not That Far Away, was released on August 17, 2010. Her second single, "Generation Love", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011, followed by its release to radio on April 25, 2011. McCurdy released a second EP, Jennette McCurdy, on February 8, 2012 at the clothing retailer Justice. Jennette McCurdy, her debut album, was released on June 5. Shortly after the release, McCurdy confirmed that she had left Capitol Nashville citing conflicts of a new series in which she was cast. In 2022, McCurdy described her music career as "a much-regretted country music blip".

Writing

In 2011, McCurdy began writing a series of articles for The Wall Street Journal. She has written eight pieces for the paper, on topics ranging from Shirley Temple to body shaming and a corporate culture that she perceives as smoke and mirrors. She has also written for Seventeen magazine and The Huffington Post.

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 an ill parent. Her mother died on September 20, 2013, 17 years after being first diagnosed with cancer.

On August 9, 2022, McCurdy released a memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, under Simon & Schuster. The book was ranked number one on The New York Times Best Seller list for eight weeks following its release. Following the success of I'm Glad My Mom Died, McCurdy signed a two-book deal with Penguin Random House's Ballantine Books label.

Podcasts and live performance

In 2020, McCurdy created and starred in a one-woman tragicomedy show, I'm Glad My Mom Died, in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York. She later had to set her show into hiatus after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. For the first time since she opened up publicly about her eating disorder in 2019, she posted a new video on YouTube where she sings about her personal implications of finding herself in quarantine due to the outbreak. In September 2021, McCurdy resumed performing her tragicomedy show in Los Angeles.

In July 2020, McCurdy posted a video on her YouTube channel and social media where she sings about starting a podcast called Empty Inside that was released later that year.

In September 2023, she began hosting a second podcast entitled Hard Feelings.

Personal life

Relationships

McCurdy dated American basketball player Andre Drummond in 2013.

Relationship with her parents

McCurdy has described the close relationship she had with her mother as abusive and "the heartbeat of my life". When she was two to three years old, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent several surgeries, chemotherapy, and a bone marrow transplant. In 2010, her mother's cancer returned, and in 2013, when McCurdy was 21 years old, her mother died.

McCurdy has revealed that she was emotionally and sexually abused by her mother. In an interview with People magazine, she said, "My mom's emotions were so erratic that it was like walking a tightrope every day." According to McCurdy, her mother pushed her into acting when she was six years old both to financially support her family and because her mother had wanted to become a performer herself. She stated that her mother was "obsessed with making a star" and detailed how her mother contributed to her eating disorder by introducing her to calorie restriction at age 11.

She revealed that until she was 17 years old, her mother performed invasive vaginal and breast exams on her, ostensibly as medical exams or cancer screenings, and never let her shower alone. McCurdy stated, "this was the hardest part of the book for to write about". McCurdy said that she refused to appear in the revival of iCarly because of the reminder of her mother's abuse during the original show, and that she appeared in the spin-off series Sam & Cat to please her mother. McCurdy stated in an interview that she did not receive all of her payment from acting as a minor because her Coogan account was not properly filed.

In her 2022 memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died, the cover of which features McCurdy looking up and holding a pink urn with confetti spilling out, McCurdy further described her mother's abusive and controlling influence.

McCurdy did not learn until after her mother's death that Debra's husband was not her biological father. In her memoir, McCurdy identifies her biological father as being a jazz musician named Andrew. They have met in person at least once.

Health issues

In March 2019, McCurdy publicly revealed in a Huffington Post article that from age 11 she had anorexia, and later bulimia. In the article, McCurdy describes the roles of her mother and the entertainment industry in causing and contributing to her eating disorders. She also recounts seeking help after her sister-in-law noticed the disorder and health scares such as losing a tooth from regurgitating stomach fluids that wore down her tooth enamel and passing out on Miranda Cosgrove's bathroom floor from dehydration. McCurdy described that her eating disorder "robbed me of my joy and any amount of free-spiritedness that I had". As of 2022, McCurdy considers herself to be "fully recovered" from eating disorders. In addition to her struggles with eating disorders, McCurdy is a recovering alcoholic, having begun drinking heavily shortly before her mother's death.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Golden Dreams Girl in car
Shadow Fury Anna Markov
2002 My Daughter's Tears Mary Fields
2003 Hollywood Homicide Van Family Daughter
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 role
2014 Almost Heroes 3D Sue Voice role
2015 Climate Change Denier's Anthem Singer Short film
2016 The Last Virgin in LA Brittany Short film
Pet Claire
Bling Sue Voice role
2017 Security Deposit Leah Short film
8 Bodies TJ Short film; also director, executive producer, and writer
Wine and Cheese Jen Short film; also director, executive producer, and writer
2018 Little Bitches Annie
The First Lady Peggy Short film

Television

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 Episode: "If Boys Were Girls"
Penelope Episode: "Buseys Take a Hostage"
2004 Karen Sisco Josie Boyle Episode: "No One's Girl"
Strong Medicine Hailey Campos Episode: "Selective Breeding"
Tiger Cruise Kiley Dolan Television film
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Holly Purcell Episode: "Contagious"
Medium Sara Crewson Episode: "Coded"
Judging Amy Amber Reid Episode: "My Name is Amy Gray"
The Inside Madison St. Clair Episode: "Everything Nice"
Over There Lynne Episode: "Situation Normal"
Zoey 101 Trisha Kirby Episode: "Bad Girl"
2006 Will & Grace Lisa Episode: "Von Trapped"
Close to Home Stacy Johnson Episode: "Escape"
Against Type Meredith Television film
2007 The Last Day of Summer Dory Sorenson Television film
Lincoln Heights Beckie Recurring role; 3 episodes
2007–2012 iCarly Sam Puckett Main role; 93 episodes
Melanie Puckett Episode: "iTwins"
2009–2010 True Jackson, VP Pinky Turzo Guest role; 2 episodes
2010 Fred: The Movie Bertha Television film
The Cleveland Show Girl No. 1 Episode: "Little Man on Campus"; voice role
Glenn Martin, DDS Mazy Episode: "Courtney's Pony"; voice role
2010–2015 The Penguins of Madagascar Becky Guest role; 2 episodes, voice role
2011 Cupcake Wars Herself Guest judge; Episode: "Jennette McCurdy Country Cupcakes"
Big Time Rush Training Fan Episode: "Big Time Concert"
Best Player Christina "Prodigy" Saunders Television film
iParty with Victorious Sam Puckett Television film
2012 Victorious Ponnie / Fawn Liebowitz Episode: "Crazy Ponnie"
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures Devon Episode: "Epic Break-Up"
Camp Orange Herself Co-host (season 8)
2013 Ben and Kate Bethany Episode: "Gone Fishin'"
Swindle Savannah Westcott Television film
2013–2014 Sam & Cat Sam Puckett Main role; 35 episodes
Melanie Puckett Episode: "#Twinfection"
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"
2015–2016 Between Wiley Day Main role; 12 episodes
2016 Robot Chicken Skipper / Nany / Nurse Episode: "Joel Hurwitz"; voice role
The Eric Andre Show Herself Episode: "Jack Black / Jennette McCurdy"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2009 iCarly Sam Puckett Voice role
2010 iCarly 2: iJoin the Click!

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Role
2000 "The Way You Love Me" (Remix) Faith Hill
2003 "Safely Home" Wild Horses
2007 "Leave It All to Me" Miranda Cosgrove (featuring Drake Bell) Sam Puckett

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2014 What's Next for Sarah? Sarah Bronson Main role; 4 episodes; also creator, executive producer, and writer
2015 Between the Lines: Pretty Lake High – Yearbook Assignment Wiley Day Episode: "Wiley"
2016 Adam and Wiley's Lost Weekend Wiley Day Main role; 6 episodes

Director

Year Title Notes
2017 The McCurdys Film; also writer
2017-2018 Pororo in My Pocket Mini TV series; also writer and director
2018 Kenny Short film; also writer and director
The Grave Short film; also writer and director
2019 Strong Independent Women Short film; also writer and director

Discography

Main article: Jennette McCurdy discography

Bibliography

Podcasts

  • Empty Inside (2020)
  • Hard Feelings (2023)

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
2008 Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress The Last Day of Summer Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress iCarly Nominated
2009 Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Nominated
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Sidekick Nominated
2010 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Nominated
Australian Kids' Choice Awards LOL Award (shared with cast) Won
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer Nominated
Choice Music: Female Country Artist Herself Nominated
Australian Kids' Choice Awards LOL Award iCarly Won
Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil Funniest Character Won
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Won
2013 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Aussie's Fave Nick Star Herself Nominated
2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actress Sam & Cat Nominated

Notes

  1. McCurdy began her career as an author presently starting in 2022 while her time as an actress was from 2000 to 2018.

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