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Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo

Highest Rated: 96% Spontaneous (2020)

Lowest Rated: 0% Perception (2005)

Birthday: Oct 31, 1976

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA

Piper Perabo was an American actress who enjoyed a prolific and varied career, appearing in everything from box office smashes to quiet indie dramas, and from TV action thrillers to charming sitcoms. Born on October 31, 1976 in Dallas TX, Perabo was the eldest child of Mary Charlotte Perabo (née Ulland), a physical therapist, and George William Perabo, a professor of poetry. Not long after her birth, the family moved to Toms River, NJ, where Perabo would spend her entire childhood. Perhaps it was fated that she would grow up to be an actress, as her parents named her after Mary Charlotte's favorite actress, Piper Laurie. Perabo graduated from Toms River High School North in 1994, before going on to earn her bachelor's degree in theater from Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University, where she also studied Latin, physics, and poetry. While on vacation in New York City her junior year, Perabo accompanied her then-boyfriend on an audition. She caught the eye of the casting director, Denise Fitzgerald, who had her read for a part. Though she ended up not getting cast, Fitzgerald helped Perabo find an agent, and soon enough, Hollywood came knocking. Perabo made her feature film debut in the comedy "Whiteboyz" (1999), before landing the role that would prove to be her big break: Violet "Jersey" Sanford in the comedy "Coyote Ugly" (2000). Based on a real New York City bar, in which the female bartenders wear scantily clad outfits and do song and dance routines to pop and rock classics, the film was a surprise hit, turning Perabo into the new "It girl" overnight. Feeling weary about her newfound fame, Perabo decided to take on a dark independent drama about a forbidden lesbian romance at an all-girls boarding school, "Lost and Delirious" (2001). Though the film itself received lukewarm reviews, critics praised Perabo and her co-stars Jessica Paré and Mischa Barton for their brave performances. She then returned to Hollywood, taking on a supporting role as the eldest child of Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt in the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003), which proved to be a surprise box office hit. After working with her best friend, Lena Headey, in "The Cave" (2005) and "Imagine Me & You" (2005), Perabo reprised the role of Nora Baker for the family comedy sequel, "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005). After taking on a supporting role in Christoper Nolan's eccentric feuding magicians thriller "The Prestige" (2006), Perabo made her TV debut with an appearance on a 2007 episode of the popular medical drama "House" (FOX, 2004-2012). Perabo next co-starred with some taking dogs in the surprisingly popular family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008), before landing the role that would define her career for the next few years: playing rookie CIA field agent Annie Walker on the drama series "Covert Affairs" (USA Network, 2010-2014). She would star in the series for the next four years, earning a Golden Globe nomination for her efforts, before the series was cancelled in early 2015. In film, she briefly appeared in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action thriller "Looper" (2012), as well as the survivalist indie horror "Into the Grizzly Maze" (2015). Perabo returned to TV with a 4 episode arc on the Matthew Perry sitcom "Go On" (NBC, 2012-13), before landing a lead role on the short-lived legal drama "Notorious" (ABC, 2016). Perabo could most recently be seen alongside Gerard Butler in "Angel Has Fallen" (2019), his third turn as indestructible secret service agent Mike Banning, as well as in the Netflix sitcom "Turn Up Charlie" (Netflix, 2019-), with Idris Elba and JJ Feild.

Highest rated movies

96% 68% Spontaneous
93% 82% Looper
77% 92% The Prestige 64% 39% Carriers
60% 45% The Lazarus Project
58% 41% First Snow
51% 78% Lost and Delirious
43% 43% The I Inside

Filmography

Movies

Credit
96% 68% Spontaneous Angela (Character) - 2020
38% 93% Angel Has Fallen Leah Banning (Character) $69.0M 2019
40% 42% Black Butterfly Laura (Character) - 2017
36% 24% Into the Grizzly Maze Michelle (Character) - 2014
93% 82% Looper Suzie (Character) $66.3M 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ashes Bettina (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sordid Things Tabitha White (Character) - 2009
64% 39% Carriers Bobby (Character) $71.7K 2009
60% 45% The Lazarus Project Lisa Garvey (Character) - 2008
40% 52% Beverly Hills Chihuahua Rachel (Character) $94.5M 2008
4% 65% Because I Said So Mae (Character) $42.6M 2007
58% 41% First Snow Deirdre (Character) $213.0K 2006
77% 92% The Prestige Julia (Character) $53.1M 2006
19% 52% 10th and Wolf Brandy (Character) $53.5K 2006
No Score Yet 83% Karas: The Prophecy Unknown (Character) - 2006
11% 36% Edison Willow Summerfield (Character) - 2005
35% 75% Imagine Me & You Rachel (Character) $671.2K 2005
0% 32% Perception Jen (Character) - 2005
7% 57% Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Nora Baker-McNulty (Character) $82.6M 2005
12% 28% The Cave Charlie (Character) $14.9M 2005
43% 43% The I Inside Anna (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 48% George and the Dragon Princess Luma (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 29% A Piece of My Heart Julia Bishop (Character) - 2004
24% 56% Cheaper by the Dozen Nora Baker (Character) $138.6M 2003
38% 38% Slap Her, She's French! Genevieve LePlouff (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flowers Unknown (Character) - 2002
51% 78% Lost and Delirious Pauline Oster (Character) $302.4K 2001
23% 71% Coyote Ugly Violet Sanford (Character) $60.8M 2000
42% 21% The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Karen Sympathy (Voice) $26.0M 2000
13% 45% Whiteboys Sara (Character) $36.0K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Single Spaced Unknown (Character) - 1997

TV

Credit
84% 76% Yellowstone Summer Higgins (Character) 2022-2023
100% 81% The Big Leap Paula Clark (Character) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2021
52% 88% Turn Up Charlie Sara (Character) 2019
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2016 2019
22% 70% Notorious Julia George (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2016
93% 77% Covert Affairs Annie Walker (Character) 2010-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2013
54% 67% Go On Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2011
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Calista Haslum (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008
90% 96% House Honey (Guest Star) 2007