Jolene Purdy

Jolene Purdy
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
SpouseChuck Brandt
Children1

Jolene Purdy is an American actress. Purdy starred as Cherita Chen in the 2001 film Donnie Darko. Among her television credits is the Fox sitcom Do Not Disturb, which debuted in 2008,[1][2][3] as well as the ABC Family comedy series 10 Things I Hate About You, playing Mandella in eight episodes.[1] Purdy has also guest starred on Judging Amy and Boston Public. Purdy is also known for her role as Piper Katins on the TeenNick drama series Gigantic.[4] She had a recurring role in the Netflix drama series Orange Is The New Black as well as Marvel's WandaVision.

Early life

Her mother is Japanese American and her father is White and Jewish.[5] She is Yonsei, a great-grandchild of Japanese immigrants. She has sisters. She and her husband, Chuck Brandt, have a daughter.[5]

As of 2017, she resides in Southern California.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Donnie Darko Cherita Chen Film
Boston Public Cindy Lavin Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Three"
2002 Judging Amy Episode: "Tidal Wave"
2008 Do Not Disturb Molly 5 episodes
2009–10 10 Things I Hate About You Mandella 8 episodes
2010–11 Gigantic Piper Katins Main role, 18 episodes
2010 Breaking Bad Cara Episode: "Green Light"
2011 Glee Ronnie 3 episodes
2012 Raising Hope Venom Episode: "Mrs. Smartypants"
2013–14 Under the Dome Dodee Weaver Main role (Season 1), Guest (Season 2)
9 episodes
2014 Benched Micah Main role[6]
2016–17 Orange Is the New Black Stephanie Hapakuka Recurring Role, 19 episodes
2018 Superstore Amber Episode: "Video Game Release"
The Resident Olivia Tan 2 episodes
2019 The Magicians Shoshana 3 episodes
2021 WandaVision Isabel Matsueida / "Beverly" Recurring
The White Lotus Lani Episode: "Arrivals"
2022 Firefly Lane Justine Jordan 4 episodes
2023 Unseen Sam Film

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pop Tower- Filmography, Bio, Etc". Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Buddy TV- Bio[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Jolene Purdy Actor". tvguide.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nickelodeon's TeenNick Commences Production on New Original Series 'Gigantic'" (Press release). Nickelodeon. November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Interview: Actress Jolene Purdy". Hapa Mag. December 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Jolene Purdy Joins News USA Network Comedy 'Benched'". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2020.


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