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 English, Scottish, Irish, German, at least one eighth Ashkenazi 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

See also

• History of the Japanese in Los Angeles

References

External links

• Jolene Purdy at IMDb

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