Piper Perabo Biography
Summary
"Piper Lisa Perabo" (born October 31, 1976) is an American movie actress.
Personal life
Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Toms River, New Jersey. Her father, George William Perabo, is Portuguese and her mother, Mary Charlotte Ulland, is Norwegian. Piper's parents chose to name her after the classic actress, Piper Laurie. Her brothers, Noah and Adam, are also actors. She graduated from high school at Toms River High School North and then attended Ohio University (in Athens, Ohio) where she graduated "summa cum laude" in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater.
In high school, Perabo appeared in the annual musicals. Her senior year, she was Katie in "Meet Me In St. Louis"; junior year, Cousin Fan in "Mame"; sophomore year, Lady Brighton in "Me and My Girl"; and freshman year, a dancer in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". She was also president of the National Honor Society and the editor of the school literary magazine, "Polaris". In 2007, she visited her high school to see "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying".
Perabo graduated from Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College in 1998 with a BFA in theater. After graduating, Piper studied acting at the LaMama Theater in New York and had small roles in two plays. She was a waitress in New York City at an upscale restaurant prior to being discovered. Perabo enjoys classical music, literature and fishing. Piper is close friends with actress Lena Headey, her co-star in "The Cave" and "Imagine Me & You".
Career
In 2000, Perabo was cast in "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" as lead character FBI agent Karen Sympathy. Her following role in "Coyote Ugly" brought her into the public eye. She played the role of Violet Sanford, a.k.a. 'Jersey,' a young woman who moves to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter. She had to take lessons in voice, guitar, piano and bartending to prepare for the role. Despite poor reviews, the film was a modest box-office success and she won an MTV Movie Award for Best Music Moment for 'One Way or Another.'
In 2001, Perabo starred in an independent Canadian movie called "Lost and Delirious", playing a boarding school student who falls in love with a female classmate. The next year she starred as a French exchange student in "Slap Her... She's French", which was shelved in North America for two years, then released under the new title "She Gets What She Wants". The film was released under its original title in Europe. In 2003, she had a role as the eldest Baker child, Nora, in "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) which she reprised in its 2005 sequel.
Other recent films include "The i Inside" (2003), "Perfect Opposites" (2004), "George and the Dragon" (2004), "The Cave" (2005), "Edison" (2005), and "The Prestige" (2006).
She has also appeared as a nutritionist on the Fox TV show "House".
External links
(Piper Perabo Informative Fan Website)
Credit
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