Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American writer, filmmaker and former actress and singer. McCurdy's breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom
iCarly (2007â2012) earned her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the
iCarly spin-off series
Sam & Cat (2013â2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. McCurdy also appeared in the television series
Malcolm in the Middle (2003â2005),
Zoey 101 (2005),
Lincoln Heights (2007),
True Jackson, VP (2009â2010), and
Victorious (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries,
What's Next for Sarah? (2014), and led the science-fiction series
Between (2015â2016).