Editing Piper Perabo

{{Short description|American actress (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Piper Perabo
| image              = Piper Perabo Comic-Con 2, 2011.jpg
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| caption            = Perabo at the 2011 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Piper Lisa Perabo 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1976|10|31}} 
| birth_place        = [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive        = 1997–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Stephen Kay]]|2014}}
| relatives     = [[Lilli Kay]] (step-daughter)
| alma_mater         = [[Ohio University]]
| website            = 
}}

'''Piper Lisa Perabo'''<ref>{{Cite news|title=Anatomy of an Audition: How One Director Listens for the Click|author=Klein, Alvin|date=June 23, 1996|work=New York Times|page=NJ7|quote=During callbacks two weeks later, Ms. McGinley heard six actresses read for the important ingenue role of Raina. 'And one shone,' Ms. McGinley said with glee. 'Every time I've seen this play, it's been obvious that Raina, who is supposed to be 23 but passes for 17, is well past 25. It never made a lot of sense to me.' Then Piper Lisa Perabo walked in. 'She is a sophomore at Ohio State University who lives in Toms River, and she looks 17,' Ms. McGinley said.|id={{ProQuest|430586742}}}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Perabo.ogg|ˈ|p|ɛr|ə|b|oʊ}} {{respell|PERR|ə|boh}};<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/piper-perabo/170483 |title=Piper Perabo News, Piper Perabo Bio and Photos |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214063332/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/piper-perabo/3000054960/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> --> born October 31, 1976<ref>{{Cite news|title=Birthdays - Oct. 31 Birthdays|author=|date=October 31, 2023|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=2|quote=Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base is 53. Reality show host Troy Hartman ("Extreme Survival," ?No Boundaries") is 52. Gospel singer Smokie Norful is 50. '''Actor Piper Perabo is 47.''' Actor Brian Hallisay (TV's "Revenge") is 45. Actor Samaire Armstrong (TV's "Resurrection") is 43. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie") is 43. Guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) is 42.|id={{ProQuest|2886683794}}}}  See also:
*{{Cite news|title=Almanac: Today's Birthdays|author=|date=October 31, 2008|work=Dubuque Telegraph-Herald|page=C10|quote=Rock singer Linn Berggren (Ace of Base) is 38. '''Actress Piper Perabo is 32.''' Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas is 28. Rock musician Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) is 27.|id={{ProQuest|368850456}}}}</ref>) is an American actress. Following her [[breakthrough role|breakthrough]] in the comedy-drama film ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'' (2000),<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now?|language=EN |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/movies/coyote-ugly-where-are-they-now/?slide=d869ac5c-050c-4d21-b4ac-3e0c70d417e1#d869ac5c-050c-4d21-b4ac-3e0c70d417e1|access-date=August 5, 2020}}</ref> she starred in ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (2003), its sequel ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]'' (2005), ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006), ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]'' (2019), and as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent Annie Walker in the [[USA Network]] spy drama series ''[[Covert Affairs]]'' (2010–2014), for which she was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]].<ref>{{cite web| last1= Gelman| first1= Vlada| title= USA Network Cancels Covert Affairs| url= http://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/| website= [[TVLine]]| date= January 6, 2015| access-date= April 22, 2016| archive-date= October 24, 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221024152351/https://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Dallas, Texas]] and raised in [[Toms River, New Jersey]], Perabo is the child of Mary Charlotte (née Ulland), a [[physical therapist]], and George William Perabo, a lecturer in poetry at [[Ocean County College]].<ref>Sullivan, Eleanor (July 2, 2000). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/319132556/?clipping_id=152971626 "'Rocky' road to stardom"]. ''The Central New Jersey Home News''. p.&nbsp;D6. Retrieved August 9, 2024. "Growing up in Toms River, where her family moved from Dallas when she was 7, was typical..."</ref><ref name="sfgate"/> She is of English, German, and Irish (father) and Norwegian (mother) descent; her surname is sometimes mistakenly described as Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web|title=Piper Perabo interview with Craig Ferguson|url=http://videos.piperperabofan.com/videos/1/the-late-late-night-show-with-craig-ferguson|access-date=April 24, 2011|archive-date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313225405/http://videos.piperperabofan.com/videos/1/the-late-late-night-show-with-craig-ferguson|url-status=usurped}}</ref> 

Perabo's parents named her after actress [[Piper Laurie]].<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Putting-the-right-accent-on-a-career-Coyote-2799962.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Putting the right accent on a career / "Coyote Ugly's' Piper Perabo switches genres with "Slap Her ... She's French' | first=Jonathan | last=Curiel | date=September 8, 2002}}</ref> She is the eldest of three children with two brothers, Noah and Adam. She graduated from [[Toms River High School North]] in 1994,<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. [https://archive.today/20130131171136/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1841189961.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+08,+2001&author=ELEANOR+O'SULLIVAN&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=COYOTE+BEAUTIFUL+Toms+River's+Piper+Perabo+finds+herself+in+%60Lost+and+Delirous'&pqatl=google "COYOTE BEAUTIFUL Toms River's Piper Perabo finds herself in `Lost and Delirous'"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 8, 2001. Accessed February 3, 2011. "Perabo, who grew up in Toms River and graduated in 1994 from Toms River High School North, stars in ''Lost and Delirious,'' a gritty drama about the love affair between two adolescent schoolmates at a posh Canadian boarding school."</ref> and earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in theater from [[Honors Tutorial College]] at [[Ohio University]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/2009-10/january/piper-perabo-247.cfm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805085540/http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/2009-10/january/piper-perabo-247.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |title=Hollywood actress returns to OHIO for guest lecture |date=January 11, 2010 |publisher=Outlook |access-date=April 13, 2012 }}</ref> In 1996, she attended the [[Trinity/La MaMa Performing Arts Program]].<ref>Andersson, Chris. Trinity/La MaMa Archives: 1994 - 2004. 47 Great Jones St, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10012: Trinity College.</ref> She also studied Latin, physics, and poetry in her final year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/12/piper-perabo-golden-globes-2010.cfm |title=Alumna Piper Perabo nominated for Golden Globe |work=Oio.edu h|date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/12/piper-perabo-golden-globes-2010.cfm |title=Alumna Piper Perabo nominated for Golden Globe |work=Oio.edu |date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaehakim.com/entertainment-reviews/film-reviews/piper-perabo/ |title=Piper Perabo |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=September 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |author= Jae-Ha Kim}}</ref>

Perabo was first noticed a year before she graduated from college. She was in New York City, visiting her then-boyfriend, and accompanied him to an audition. Casting director Denise Fitzgerald spotted her and asked her to read for a part. She was not cast, but when Fitzgerald found out that she did not have any representation, she made phone calls on Perabo's behalf and found her an agent.<ref name="broadway"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/piper-perabo-covert-affairs-women-in-hollywood_n_3014977.html |title=Piper Perabo, 'Covert Affairs' Star, On The Biggest Misconception About Women In Hollywood |work=The Huffington Post |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
===1997–2007: Beginning and breakthrough===
After graduating, Perabo moved to New York, where she worked as a waitress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://piper-perabo.com/press/2010/11/gq-july-2000/ |title=Piper Pours a Pint |publisher=GQ |date=July 2000 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |author=Elizabeth Gilbert |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927204830/http://piper-perabo.com/press/2010/11/gq-july-2000/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref name="blastmag">{{cite web|url=http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/the-blast-interview-piper-perabo/ |title=The Blast Interview: Piper Perabo |publisher=Blast Magazine |date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |author=Melissa Kory}}</ref> She also studied acting at the [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club]] and had roles in various plays.<ref name="broadway">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/6640/piper-perabo/ |title=Piper Perabo |publisher=Broadway.com |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> She was cast in her first feature film just a month after moving to the city, [[Marc Levin]]'s comedy ''[[Whiteboyz]]''.<ref name="blastmag"/> In 2000, she was cast in the [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy-drama]] film ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'' as Violet "Jersey" Sanford, for which she won an [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Music Moment for "[[One Way or Another]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094859/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2001/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |title=MTV Movie Awards |work=Mtv |date=June 2, 2001 |access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a661541/where-are-the-cast-of-coyote-ugly-now-heres-what-happened-to-piper-perabo-leann-rimes-and-the-coyotes/|title=Where are the cast of Coyote Ugly now?|last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|last2=Fletcher|first2=Rosie|date=August 26, 2018|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Despite the film's mixed response from critics, it was a box office success, grossing over $113 million worldwide.<ref name=":0" /> She also appeared in ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (film)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' as [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI agent]] Karen Sympathy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCREEN IT! PARENTAL REVIEW: THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE |url=https://www.screenit.com/movies/2000/the_adventures_of_rocky_and_bullwinkle.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.screenit.com}}</ref>

After the success of ''Coyote Ugly'', Perabo decided to focus on [[independent film]]s.<ref name="slapher">{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/892 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621025415/http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/892 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2013 |title=Exclusive Interview: Piper Perabo for "Slap Her, She's French" |publisher=DarkHorizons.com |date=August 29, 2001 |access-date=April 6, 2013 }}</ref> In 2001, she starred in an independent Canadian drama called ''[[Lost and Delirious]]'', playing a [[boarding school]] student who falls in love with a female classmate (played by [[Jessica Paré]]). The film was met with mixed reviews, but the performances of Perabo, Paré and co-star [[Mischa Barton]] were widely praised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murphysmoviereviews.net/Archive/lostdelirious.html |title=Lost and Delirious |publisher=murphysmoviereviews |date=December 21, 2001 |access-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927221109/http://www.murphysmoviereviews.net/Archive/lostdelirious.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perabo's performance in particular received critical acclaim; Loren King of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' called it her "breakout performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/07/13/lost-a-welcome-break-from-summers-light-fare/ |title='Lost' a welcome break from summer's light fare |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=July 13, 2001 |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s [[Owen Gleiberman]] called her "an actress of glittering ferocity" and her performance "a geyser of emotion".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,255489,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421115303/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,255489,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |title=Lost and Delirious (2001) |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 3, 2001 |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref> Jim Lane of the ''[[Sacramento News & Review]]'' said that "Perabo is a revelation, wild and fiery — it's a breakthrough performance, astonishing in its fervency"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/lost-delirious/content?oid=8293 |title=Lost and Delirious |publisher=Sacramento News & Review |date=August 23, 2001 |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref> and [[Roger Ebert]] praised her performance for its sincerity and "wonderful abandon and conviction".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lost-and-delirious-2001 |title=LOST AND DELIRIOUS |publisher=RogerEbert.com |date=July 13, 2001 |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref>

The next year she starred as a French exchange student in the independent comedy ''[[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. She had a role as the eldest Baker child, Nora, in ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (2003), a role she reprised in the film's [[Cheaper by the Dozen 2|2005 sequel]]. Her other films include ''[[The I Inside]]'' (2003), ''Perfect Opposites'' (2004), ''George and the Dragon'' (2004), ''[[The Cave (2005 film)|The Cave]]'' (2005), ''[[Imagine Me & You]]'' (2005), ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006).
[[File:Piper Perabo at the premiere of Looper, Toronto Film Festival 2012 (8001819275).jpg|thumb|Perabo at the premiere of ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]'' at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2012]]

===2008–present: ''Covert Affairs'' and other work===
In 2008, Perabo co-starred with [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] in the family comedy film ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''. Also that year, she made her [[off-Broadway]] debut in the [[Neil LaBute]] play ''[[Reasons to Be Pretty]]''.<ref name="broadway"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/vogue/mensvogue/2009_April_Piper_Perabo/ |title=Staging Around |last=Antrim |first=Taylor |publisher=style.com |access-date=July 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629170559/http://www.style.com/vogue/mensvogue/2009_April_Piper_Perabo |archive-date=June 29, 2009 }}</ref> As the play's run was coming to an end, she read the script for the [[USA Network]] television spy drama series ''[[Covert Affairs]]'': "I was reading movie scripts and I wasn't finding anything that was really speaking to me and my agent suggested that I read [the ''Covert Affairs'' script]. And I hadn't thought about doing television, but when I read it, it kind of changed everything for me. She's such a powerful character, she's so smart, the action is so intense, and I really thought it would be fun to do."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/piper-perabo-takes-us-inside-the-spy-world-of-covert-affairs |title=Piper Perabo Takes Us Inside the Spy World of Covert Affairs |author=Brian Gallagher |publisher=Movieweb.com |date=July 12, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115144433/http://www.movieweb.com/news/piper-perabo-takes-us-inside-the-spy-world-of-covert-affairs |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ramblingsofatvwhore.raelee.com/2010/06/25/ca-piper-perabo-interview/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113224556/http://ramblingsofatvwhore.raelee.com/2010/06/25/ca-piper-perabo-interview/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |title=In Between Scenes with Covert Affairs' Piper Perabo |publisher=RTVW |author=Emma Brown |date=June 25, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013 }}</ref>

The following year, Perabo was cast as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[field agent]] Annie Walker, the lead character in ''Covert Affairs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/07/02/development-update-thursday-july-2/8184/|title=Development Update: Thursday, July 2|date=July 2, 2009|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usanetwork.com/series/covertaffairs/ |title=Covert Affairs |publisher=[[USA Network]] |access-date=August 13, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719063223/http://www.usanetwork.com/covertaffairs |url-status=dead }}</ref> For her work in the series, she received a nomination for the 2010 [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama#2000s|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations &#124; Official Website of the HFPA and the Golden Globe Awards |publisher=Goldenglobes.org |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=April 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505130819/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=May 5, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Actress-Piper-Perabo-Breaks-Leg-TV-Show-Stunt-29551.html |title=Actress Piper Perabo Breaks Leg In TV Show Stunt |publisher=Cinemablend.com |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> The series ran for five seasons, from 2010 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gelman|first1=Vlada|title=USA Network Cancels Covert Affairs|url=http://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/|publisher=[[TVLine]]|access-date=January 6, 2015|date=January 6, 2015|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024152351/https://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2012, Perabo had a supporting role, alongside [[Bruce Willis]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], and [[Emily Blunt]], in the [[time travel]] thriller film ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]''. In December 2012, she was cast in a recurring role on the sitcom ''[[Go On (TV series)|Go On]]''. Her character, Simone, was a former member of [[Matthew Perry]]'s character's support group, who returned and became his love interest. She was originally scheduled to appear in three episodes, but this was increased to four.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/covert-affairs-piper-perabo-go-on-396920 |title='Covert Affairs' Star Piper Perabo Books Arc on NBC's 'Go On' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 3, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>

Perabo had a starring role in the thriller ''[[Into the Grizzly Maze]]'', which was released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Piper-Perabo-Joins-Thomas-Jane-Billy-Bob-Thornton-Red-Machine-29162.html |title=Piper Perabo Joins Thomas Jane And Billy Bob Thornton In ''Red Machine'' |publisher=Cinemablend |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> She starred as Julia George in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama series ''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/10/25/notorious-season-1-cancelled-renewed-abc-episode-order-cut/|title=''Notorious''{{'}} Season 1 Order Cut at ABC|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|publisher=TVLine|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025235031/http://tvline.com/2016/10/25/notorious-season-1-cancelled-renewed-abc-episode-order-cut/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She co-starred with [[Antonio Banderas]] in the thriller film ''[[Black Butterfly (2017 film)|Black Butterfly]]'', which was released in May 2017. In June 2018, it was announced that Perabo was cast as Sara in the [[Netflix]] comedy series ''[[Turn Up Charlie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White|first1=Peter|title='Covert Affairs' Piper Perabo & 'Turn's JJ Feild Join Idris Elba's Netflix Comedy 'Turn Up Charlie'|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/covert-affairs-piper-perabo-turns-jj-field-join-idris-elbas-netflix-comedy-turn-up-charlie-1202418007/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 21, 2019 |date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Also in 2019, she starred as Leah Banning in the action film ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]''. In 2020, she had a recurring role as Linda Craft in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] supernatural horror series ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=2019-08-14 |title=Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Adds Piper Perabo To Ensemble |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1091561-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-adds-piper-perabo-to-ensemble |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}</ref>

Perabo co-starred as Angela in the 2020 dark comedy film, ''[[Spontaneous (film)|Spontaneous]]''.

In 2021, Perabo joined the cast of ''[[Yellowstone (American TV series)|Yellowstone]]'' as Summer Higgins, an [[animal rights]] activist and ally of John (season 4).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper Perabo comes to 'Yellowstone' in first look at her activist character |url=https://ew.com/tv/yellowstone-piper-perabo-first-look-paramount-network/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2013, Perabo became engaged to director and writer [[Stephen Kay]]; they married on July 26, 2014, in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |title=Piper Perabo and Stephen Kay Tie the Knot |url=http://www.people.com/article/piper-perabo-stephen-kay-married|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=July 27, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> Perabo is stepmother to Kay's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/piper-perabo-doesnt-have-baby-plans-after-jackpot-stepdaughter/|title=The Sweet Reason Why Piper Perabo Feels Like She 'Hit the Jackpot'|date=March 22, 2019|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>

Perabo has been close friends with actress [[Lena Headey]] since they starred together in the 2005 films ''[[The Cave (2005 film)|The Cave]]'' and ''[[Imagine Me & You]]''.<ref>{{cite web| last = Lee| first = Michael J| title = Piper Perabo| work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]| date = March 22, 2007| url = http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml| access-date = November 13, 2013| archive-date = February 20, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101705/http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml| url-status = dead}}</ref> She speaks fluent [[French language|French]],<ref name="slapher"/> advocates for [[LGBT rights]] and women's political leadership, and serves on the advisory board of VoteRunLead.<ref>{{cite web| title = New Give a Damn PSAs Premiere on the USA Network Today!| publisher = Give a Damn Campaign| date = October 21, 2010| url = http://www.wegiveadamn.org/2010/10/new-suicide-psas-premiere-on-usa-network-today/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019073424/http://www.wegiveadamn.org/news-story-entry/new-suicide-psas-premiere-on-usa-network-today/|archive-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> She is part owner of Employees Only, a [[Prohibition]]-themed bar in the [[West Village]], that opened in 2005, and Jack's Wife Freda, a [[SoHo]] restaurant that opened in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/piper-perabo-jacks-wife-freda/ |title=Piper Perabo's Culinary Affairs |publisher=Interview Magazine |author=Emma Brown |date=March 16, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubplanet.com/Articles/1262/Piper-Perabo-From-Coyote-Ugly |title=Piper Perabo From "Coyote Ugly" |website =ClubPlanet |first=Emma |last=Brown |date=January 27, 2006 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Political activism==
Perabo was arrested for protesting [[Brett Kavanaugh]]'s Supreme Court confirmation hearing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/09/04/piper-perabo-arrested-protesting-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearing/1197498002/|title='Covert Affairs' actress Piper Perabo arrested for protesting Kavanaugh's court confirmation|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US|access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref>
She was also arrested in November 2019 while attending one of [[Jane Fonda]]'s weekly [[climate change]] protests.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ryan|last=Parker|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/diane-lane-piper-perabo-arrested-protesting-jane-fonda-1256880|title=Diane Lane, Piper Perabo Arrested While Protesting With Jane Fonda|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 22, 2019|language=en|access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref>

Perabo endorsed [[Elizabeth Warren]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/presidential-election/piper-perabo-endorses-elizabeth-warren/|title=Piper Perabo endorses Elizabeth Warren|journal=New Jersey Globe|first=David|last=Wildstein|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> and regularly uses her [[Twitter]] and [[Instagram]] accounts to advocate for voter registration and voter education. She has encouraged followers to seek out [[VoteRiders]] to learn more about [[Voter ID]] requirements.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Perabo |first=Piper |user=PiperPerabo |number=1310997704961478656 |date=September 29, 2020 |title=.@VoteRiders is making sure everyone who is required to show an ID to #vote, gets one. 🗣 Your voice matters. 🗳 Your vote matters. Not all states require ID, text #IDCheck to 844-338-8743 to find out if you need #VoterID. |language=en |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929222756/https://twitter.com/PiperPerabo/status/1310997704961478656 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite instagram |user=piperperabo |last=Perabo |first=Piper |title=The Senate runoff election in #Georgia will decide who controls the Senate. You can request a mail in ballot now. Early voting will be from December 14–31. |postid=CIWznlQsiNn |date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>

Perabo is an advisory board member for The Hometown Project, a non-profit organization that works to help elect candidates in local races.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2023 |title=How The Hometown Project is helping to boost voter turnout |url=https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/how-the-hometown-project-is-helping-to-boost-voter-turnout-196293189803 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=MSNBC.com: Morning Joe |language=en}}</ref>

Perabo endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=Piper Perabo on X: "I support @KamalaHarris because a Harris administration will support 🇺🇸Reproductive Freedom 🏡Affordable Housing 💰Relief of student & medical debt 💊Lowering prescription drug costs 🌳Pro-climate solutions ⚖️ No Presidential Immunity 🚌& electric school buses #WomenForHarris"|url=https://twitter.com/PiperPerabo/status/1820490988059787320 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=X (Twitter)}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''Single Spaced''
| The Dame
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[Whiteboyz]]''
| Sara
|
|-
| ''Knuckleface Jones''
| That Girl
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2000
| ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (film)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''
| FBI Agent Karen Sympathy
|
|-
| ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''
| Violet "Jersey" Sanford
|
|-
| ''[[Followers (2000 film)|Followers]]''
| Girl at Party
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Lost and Delirious]]''
| Pauline "Paulie" Oster
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Slap Her... She's French]]''
| Genevieve Le Plouff 
|
|-
| ''Flowers''
| Iris
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]''
| Nora Baker
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2004
| ''Perfect Opposites''
| Julia Bishop
|
|-
| ''[[The I Inside]]''
| Anna
|
|-
| ''George and the Dragon''
| Princess Luna
|
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2005
| ''[[Karas (anime)#Media information|Karas: The Prophecy]]''
| Yurine (voice)
| 
|-
| ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]''
| Willow Summerfield
|
|-
| ''[[The Cave (2005 film)|The Cave]]''
| Charlene "Charlie"
|
|-
| ''[[Imagine Me & You]]''
| Rachel
|
|-
| ''Good Morning Baby''
| Gabriella
| Short
|-
| ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]''
| Nora Baker-McNulty
|
|-
| ''Perception''
| Jen
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''[[10th & Wolf]]''
| Brandy
|
|-
| ''[[First Snow (2006 film)|First Snow]]''
| Deirdre
|
|-
| ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]''
| Julia McCullough
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Because I Said So (film)|Because I Said So]]''
| Mae Wilder
|
|-
| ''In Vivid Detail''
| Leslie
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008
| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''
| Rachel Ashe
|
|-
| ''[[The Lazarus Project (film)|The Lazarus Project]]''
| Lisa Garvey
|
|-
| ''The Prince of Motor City''
| Meg Riley
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''Sordid Things''
| Tabitha White
|
|-
| ''[[Carriers (film)|Carriers]]''
| Bobby
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Ashes''
| Bettina
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]''
| Suzie
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Into the Grizzly Maze]]''
| Michelle
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Black Butterfly (2017 film)|Black Butterfly]]''
| Laura
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Tough Love''
| Woman
| Short
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]''
| Leah Banning
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/piper-perabo-gerard-butler-angel-has-fallen-1202287348/|title=Piper Perabo Boards Gerard Butler-Toplined Sequel 'Angel Has Fallen'|date=February 13, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 13, 2018|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Spontaneous (film)|Spontaneous]]''
| Angela Carlyle
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Peak Everything (film)|Peak Everything]] (Amour Apocalypse)''
| Tina
| 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| Honey
| Episode: "[[Resignation (House)|Resignation]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Calista Haslum
| Episode: "Folie à Deux"
|-
| 2010–14
| ''[[Covert Affairs]]''
| Annie Walker
| Main Cast
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Go On (TV series)|Go On]]''
| Simone
| Recurring Cast
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]''
| Julia George
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Fall Preview Special]]''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Turn Up Charlie]]''
| Sara
| Main Cast
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]''
| Linda Craft
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Big Leap]]''
| Paula Clark
| Main Cast
|-
| 2021–24
| ''[[Yellowstone (American TV series)|Yellowstone]]''
| Summer Higgins
| Recurring Cast: Season 4–5
|-
| 2022–23
| ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
| Andy
| Recurring Cast: Season 6–7
|-
|2025
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Jenna Gatlin 
|Guest: Season 21
|}

===Stage===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Reasons to Be Pretty]]''
| Carly
| [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]]
|-
| 2015
| ''Lost Girls''
| Maggie
| [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|2001
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Award]]
|Favorite Female - Newcomer
|''Coyote Ugly''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2001
|[[MTV Movie Award]]
|Best Music Moment
|''Coyote Ugly''
|{{won}}
|-
|2001
|[[MTV Movie Award]]
|Breakthrough Female Performance
|''Coyote Ugly''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2004
|[[Teen Choice Award]]
|Choice Movie: Liplock <small>(shared with [[Ashton Kutcher]])</small>
|''Cheaper by the Dozen''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2006
|[[Young Artist Award]]
|Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
|''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2011
|[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama|Best Actress in a Drama Series]]
|''Covert Affairs''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2011
|[[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]]
|Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role
|''Covert Affairs''
|{{won}}
|-
|2017
|[[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]]
|Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
|''Notorious''
|{{nom}}
|- 
|2022
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series Cast]] <small>(shared with [[Yellowstone (American TV series)#Cast and characters|''Yellowstone'' cast]])</small>
|''Yellowstone''
|{{nom}}
|- 
|}

==References==
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