History Creator / JennetteMcCurdy

In 2021, she would both confirm that she has no plans of acting again and officially open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, as she felt pressured into the career by an overbearing and abusive StageMom, and that she had been struggling with self-esteem issues and eating disorders for much of her adolescence as a result.

[=McCurdy=] has also featured in other TV shows such as ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'', ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', ''Series/WillAndGrace'', ''Series/StrongMedicine'', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', ''Series/TheInside'', ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'' and ''Series/JudgingAmy'', as well as the TV movie ''Film/BestPlayer'' and Creator/{{Netflix}} original series ''Between''. She also had a brief career as a country artist shortly after rising to stardom, signing with Capitol Records Nashville and releasing two [=EPs=] and one album.

In 2021, she would both confirm that she has no plans of acting again and publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, as she felt pressured into the career by an overbearing and abusive StageMom, and that she had been struggling with self-esteem issues and eating disorders for much of her adolescence as a result.

[=McCurdy=] has since transitioned into working as a film writer-director, with her stories playing off her life experiences to [[DarkerAndEdgier far more serious]] [[GallowsHumor (albeit sometimes comic)]] [[DarkerAndEdgier effect]], with subject matter including the death of her mother and her lifelong struggles with eating disorders. She has currently finished four short films (''The [=McCurdys=]'', ''Kenny'', ''The Grave'', ''Strong Independent Women''); however, only ''Kenny'' and ''Strong Independent Women'' have seen public release. She has also discussed the aforementioned topics alongside others in essay form through various publications including ''Seventeen'', ''The Huffington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''.

She unveiled further creative ventures in stage work and podcasting throughout 2020. In February, she debuted a one-woman tragicomedy show called ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', playing in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York. The show was put on hold due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic but resumed in late 2021. A memoir of the same name is slated to release in August 2022, and will reportedly cover her experiences as a child actor at length. In July, she started an ongoing podcast called ''Empty Inside'' where she speaks with guests about uncomfortable topics.

** She also never released country music.

* OldShame: Has admitted that she is ashamed of 90% of her resume and considers her time as an actress a traumatic experience, even outright saying she thinks ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' is "shit" during a podcast with Mikhaila Peterson. With news breaking that she would not be involved in the ''[=iCarly=]'' [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] on Paramount+, many have put two and two together.
** She also never released country music.

In 2014, she began working on original projects, starting with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". In 2021, [=McCurdy=] would publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, as she felt pressured into the career by an overbearing and abusive StageMom, and that she had been struggling with self-esteem issues and eating disorders for much of her adolescence as a result.

[=McCurdy=] currently works as a film writer-director, with her stories playing off her life experiences to [[DarkerAndEdgier far more serious]] [[GallowsHumor (albeit sometimes comic)]] [[DarkerAndEdgier effect]], with subject matter including the death of her mother and her lifelong struggles with eating disorders. She has currently finished four short films (''The [=McCurdys=]'', ''Kenny'', ''The Grave'', ''Strong Independent Women''); however, only ''Kenny'' and ''Strong Independent Women'' have seen public release. She has also discussed the aforementioned topics alongside others in essay form through various publications including ''Seventeen'', ''The Huffington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''.

In 2019, she starred in a one-woman tragicomedy show called ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'' in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York that has since been put on hiatus due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The following year, she started an ongoing podcast called ''Empty Inside'' where she speaks with guests about uncomfortable topics.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". In 2021, [=McCurdy=] would publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, as she felt pressured into the career by an overbearing and abusive StageMom, and that she had been struggling with self-esteem issues and eating disorders for much of her adolescence as a result.

[=McCurdy=] has also featured in other TV shows such as ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'', ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', ''Series/WillAndGrace'', ''Series/StrongMedicine'', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', ''Series/TheInside'', ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'' and ''Series/JudgingAmy'', as well as TV movie ''Film/BestPlayer'' and Creator/{{Netflix}} original series ''Between''. She also had a brief career as a country artist shortly after rising to stardom, signing with Capitol Records Nashville and releasing two [=EPs=] and one album.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". In 2021, [=McCurdy=] would publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, and that she had been struggling with self-esteem issues and eating disorders as a result.

* RunningGag: The Kids Choice Awards never spelt her name right. Jennette personally called them on this via her Twitter account on several occasions.

** She also never released a country song.
* RunningGag: The Kids Choice Awards never gets to spell her name right. Jennette personally called them on this via her Twitter account on several occasions.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". In 2021, [=McCurdy=] would publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, and that she had been struggling with eating disorders as a result.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". [=McCurdy=] would in 2021 publicly open up about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, and that she had been struggling with eating disorders as a result.

[=McCurdy=] currently works as a writer-director, with her stories playing off her life experiences to [[DarkerAndEdgier far more serious]] [[GallowsHumor (albeit sometimes comic)]] [[DarkerAndEdgier effect]], with subject matter including the death of her mother and her lifelong struggles with eating disorders. She has currently finished four short films (''The [=McCurdys=]'', ''Kenny'', ''The Grave'', ''Strong Independent Women''); however, only ''Kenny'' and ''Strong Independent Women'' have seen public release. She has also discussed the aforementioned topics alongside others in essay form through various publications including ''Seventeen'', ''The Huffington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''.

In 2019, she starred in a one-woman tragicomedy show called ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'' in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York that has since been put on hiatus due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The following year, she started a podcast called ''Empty Inside'' where she speaks with guests about uncomfortable topics.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled". [=McCurdy=] would in 2021 publicly open about the fact that her time as a child actor took a rather huge toll on her both mentally and physically, and that she had been struggling with eating disorders as a result.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she co-produced, starred in and wrote, [[WriteWhatYouKnow drawing heavily from her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled".

* OldShame: Has admitted that she is ashamed of 90% of her resume and considers her time as an actress a traumatic experience, even outright saying she thinks ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' is "shit" during a podcast with Mikhaila Peterson. With news breaking that she would not be involved in the ''[=iCarly=]'' revival coming to Paramount+, many have put two and two together.

* BitingTheHandHumor:
** She spent 4 days attacking Nickelodeon after they showed a small part of a new music video of hers when she was expecting it to be the entire clip and had been promoting it as such on her Twitter. Has also done the same with Creator/{{MTV}}. Both networks are owned by the same company Viacom. She was later rewarded with a new contract for ''[=iCarly=]'', a new contract with Nick's music label ''and'' her own starring show on Nick, so it didn't turn out badly for her.
** She's made extremely vague comments regarding treatment, among the rumors about an alleged salary dispute after gaining said starring show leading to much fan speculation about behind-the-scenes in-fighting. This time it ''did'' end badly for her - though for equally vague reasons, her show was ended prematurely and some fans speculated that she herself was one of the reasons why.

[=McCurdy=] currently works as a writer-director, with her stories playing off her life experiences to [[CerebusRetcon far more serious]] [[GallowsHumor (albeit sometimes comic)]] [[CerebusRetcon effect]], with subject matter including the death of her mother and her lifelong struggles with eating disorders. She has currently finished four short films (''The [=McCurdys=]'', ''Kenny'', ''The Grave'', ''Strong Independent Women''); however, only ''Kenny'' and ''Strong Independent Women'' have seen public release. She has also discussed the aforementioned topics alongside others in essay form through various publications including ''Seventeen'', ''The Huffington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''.

* CuteBruiser: Look at the lovely picture of Jennette, isn’t she cute? Yeah, now watch five minutes of Sam Puckett hanging around someone who isn’t Carly.
* DeadpanSnarker: Quite a "self-proclaimed nerd" and bubbly all-around in her Twitter page, she hilariously counters defamatory tweets against her.

* BitingTheHandHumor: Her life as a child/teen actress sucked so you can’t blame her.

** She's made extremely vague comments regarding treatment, among the rumors about an alleged salary dispute after gaining said starring show leading to much fan speculation about behind-the-scenes in-fighting. This time it ''did'' end badly for her - though for equally vague reasons, her show was ended prematurely and some fans speculated that she was one of the reasons why.

* CuteBruiser: Look at the lovely picture of Jennette isn’t she cute, now watch five minutes of Sam Puckett hanging around someone who isn’t Carly.

!!This actress contains examples of:

* BitingTheHandHumor:

** She's made extremely vague comments regarding treatment, among the rumors about an alleged salary dispute after gaining said starring show leading to much fan speculation about behind-the-scenes in-fighting. This time it ''did'' end badly for her - though for equally vague reasons, her show has prematurely ended and some fans speculated that her behavior was one of the reasons why.

* CuteBruiser: Look at the pretty picture of Jennette and then watch five minutes of Sam.

** She's made extremely vague comments regarding treatment, among the rumors about an alleged salary dispute after gaining said starring show leading to much fan speculation about behind-the-scenes in-fighting. This time it ''did'' end badly for her - though for equally vague reasons, her show has prematurely ended and fans are speculating she is likely a big reason why.

%%* CuteBruiser: Sam Puckett

* OldShame: Has admitted that she is ashamed of 90% of her resume and considers her time as an actress a traumatic experience, even outright saying she thinks ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' is "shit" during a podcast with Mikhaila Peterson. With news breaking that she would not be involved in the ''[=iCarly=]'' reboot coming to Paramount+, many have put two and two together.

Jennette Michelle Faye [=McCurdy=] (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, director, producer, [=YouTuber=], singer-songwriter, and former actress. [=McCurdy=] rose to fame on Nickelodeon as Samantha Puckett, the resident badass of ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' and one of the leads of ''Series/SamAndCat'', a CrossOver SpinOff of the series alongside [[Music/ArianaGrande Cat Valentine]] from ''Series/{{Victorious}}''.

In 2014, she began working on original projects with the four-episode web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she wrote, co-produced and [[WriteWhatYouKnow based heavily on her own life as a Hollywood actress]]. This would turn out to foreshadow her creative future, as she officially quit acting in 2017, with her site bio claiming that she was "ashamed of 90% of her resume and ultimately unfulfilled".

Jennette Michelle Faye [=McCurdy=] (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, YouTuber, producer, and writer.

She rose to fame as ''Series/{{iCarly}}'''s resident badass, Samantha Puckett. Jennette has also starred in other TV shows such as ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'', ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', ''Series/WillAndGrace'', ''Series/StrongMedicine'', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', ''Series/TheInside'', ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'' and ''Series/JudgingAmy'', as well as TV movie ''Film/BestPlayer''.

She has also parlayed into a country music career and was signed with Capitol Records Nashville, having released 2 albums as of 2012.

Following ''[=iCarly=]'''s fifth & final season ending, Jennette began starring in a new series on Nickelodeon called ''Series/SamAndCat'', teaming up with Dan Schneider again. It is a CrossOver SpinOff with Cat Valentine from ''Series/{{Victorious}}''. She also stars in the web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'', which she writes and co-produces.

In 2015, she starred as Wiley from the Creator/{{Netflix}} original series ''Between'' that was cancelled after two seasons.

In 2017, she quit acting and began pursuing writing and directing. The first of which was a short film titled ''"Kenny"'' that was inspired by the death of her mother and features an all-female crew, and ''"Strong Independent Women"'', a short that deals with eating disorders. In 2019, she starred in her one-woman tragicomedy show ''"I'm Glad My Mom Died"'' in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York.

In 2020, she started a podcast called ''“Empty Inside”'', where she speaks with guests about uncomfortable topics.

** She spent 4 days attacking Nickelodeon after they showed small part of a new music video of hers when she was expecting it to be the entire clip and had been promoting it as such on her Twitter. Has also done the same with Creator/{{MTV}}. Both networks are owned by the same company Viacom. She was later rewarded with a new contract for ''[=iCarly=]'', a new contract with Nick's music label ''and'' her own starring show on Nick, so it didn't turn out badly for her.

* OldShame:
** Has admitted that she is ashamed of 90% of her resume and considers it a traumatic experience, even outright saying she thinks ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' is "shit" during a podcast with Mikhaila Peterson.
** Jennette has refused to return to the reboot of ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' coming to Paramount+ because she has given up on acting and she has a negative opinion of the show.
* RunningGag: The Kids Choice Awards never gets to spell her name right. Jennette personally calls them on this in her Twitter account every year.

** Has admitted that she is ashamed 90% of her resume and considers it a traumatic experience, even outright saying she thinks ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' is "shit" during a podcast with Mikhaila Peterson.