Jolene Purdy

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Jolene Purdy
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
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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 .

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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, have a daughter. [5]

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

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Donnie Darko Cherita ChenFilm
2001 Boston Public Cindy LavinEpisode: "Chapter Twenty-Three"
2002 Judging Amy Episode: "Tidal Wave"
2008 Do Not Disturb Molly5 episodes
2009–10 10 Things I Hate About You Mandella8 episodes
2010–11 Gigantic Piper KatinsMain role, 18 episodes
2010 Breaking Bad CaraEpisode: "Green Light"
2011 Glee Ronnie3 episodes
2012 Raising Hope VenomEpisode: "Mrs. Smartypants"
2013–14 Under the Dome Dodee WeaverMain role (Season 1), Guest (Season 2)
9 episodes
2014 Benched MicahMain role [6]
2016–17 Orange Is the New Black Stephanie HapakukaRecurring Role, 19 episodes
2018 Superstore AmberEpisode: "Video Game Release"
2018 The Resident Olivia Tan2 episodes
2019 The Magicians Shoshana3 episodes
2021 WandaVision Isabel Matsueida / "Beverly"Recurring
2021 The White Lotus LaniEpisode: "Arrivals"
2022 Firefly Lane Justine Jordan4 episodes
2023 Unseen SamFilm

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