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'''Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy''' (born June 26, 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/06/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-June-26-2018/4711529856421/|date=June 26, 2018|title=On This Day in History – June 26th|url-status=live|publisher=[[United Press International]]|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230906041157/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/06/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-June-26-2018/4711529856421/}}</ref> is an American writer, filmmaker, former actress, and singer.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |title=[[I'm Glad My Mom Died]] |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-982185-82-4 |location=New York, NY |pages=197 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=iCARLY's Jennette McCurdy Covers @RUNWAY Winter 2014 Issue|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/iCARLYs-Jennette-McCurdy-Covers-RUNWAY-Winter-2014-Issue-20140107|access-date=March 14, 2015|website=Broadway World|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094556/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/iCARLYs-Jennette-McCurdy-Covers-RUNWAY-Winter-2014-Issue-20140107|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=4445 |title=McCurdy releases digital EP |access-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125172549/https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=4445 |url-status=live }}</ref> McCurdy's breakthrough role as [[List of iCarly characters#Sam Puckett|Sam Puckett]] in the [[Nickelodeon]] sitcom ''[[iCarly]]'' (2007–2012) earned her four [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]. She reprised the character in the ''iCarly'' spin-off series ''[[Sam & Cat]]'' (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. McCurdy also appeared in the television series ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' (2003–2005), ''[[Zoey 101]]'' (2005), ''[[Lincoln Heights (TV series)|Lincoln Heights]]'' (2007), ''[[True Jackson, VP]]'' (2009–2010), 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 (TV series)|Between]]'' (2015–2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio|url=https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Jennette McCurdy|archive-date=January 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185258/https://www.jennettemccurdy.com/bio/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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McCurdy was raised in [[Garden Grove, California]], in a relatively unaffluent family. They were members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], though she ultimately left the religion in early adulthood.<ref name= growingup>{{Cite web|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date= September 23, 2020| title=growing up mormon| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgTxsUHgAo |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/DAgTxsUHgAo |archive-date= 2021-12-18 |url-status=live|work= Empty Inside|via=YouTube|access-date= November 16, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her mother, Debra (née LaBeaf) McCurdy (1957–2013), homeschooled her and her three older brothers.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Abrahamson |first1=Rachel Paula |date=13 October 2021 |title='iCarly' actor Jennette McCurdy alleges physical, emotional abuse by late mother |work= [[Today (American TV program)|today.com]] |url=https://www.today.com/parents/icarly-s-jennette-mccurdy-says-she-was-abused-mom-debbie-t234225 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Nastos|first=Michael G.|title=Jennette McCurdy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jennette-mccurdy-mn0001717011/biography|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Debra McCurdy (1957-2013) - Obituary |url=https://www.weremember.com/debra-mccurdy/1i1r/memories |website= weremember.com |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date= January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102015111/https://www.weremember.com/debra-mccurdy/1i1r/memories |url-status=live }}</ref> McCurdy describes her earliest memories as being ones "very weighted in tragedy" as a result of her mother's cancer diagnosis. McCurdy's grandparents lived with her family.<ref name= "popculture-2022">{{Cite web|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/jennette-mccurdy-slept-on-mat-as-child-mother-debra-extreme-hoarding/|title=Jennette McCurdy Reveals She Slept on a Mat as a Child Due to Her Mother's Extreme Hoarding| website= popculture.com |access-date=October 12, 2023|archive-date=October 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021084037/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/jennette-mccurdy-slept-on-mat-as-child-mother-debra-extreme-hoarding/|url-status= live}}</ref>

McCurdy's mother was a [[compulsive hoarder]], which reportedly began after her cancer diagnosis. McCurdy said that their house was "overwhelmed" with clutter and that she and her brothers slept on [[Costco]] trifold gymnastic mats in the living room because their "bedrooms [were] so filled with stuff that you [couldn't] even determine where the beds [were], let alone sleep in them.".<ref name= "popculture-2022" />

Mark McCurdy, Debra's husband whom McCurdy grew up believing was her biological father, worked two jobs to support the family. After Debra's death, McCurdy learned that she was not his biological child.<ref name= "Spencer">{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Ashley |title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |newspaper= The Washington Post |date=5 August 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805212524/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

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She met Waters through [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]. In mid-2009, McCurdy was offered a record deal from both [[Big Machine Records]] and [[Capitol Records Nashville]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCurdy |first=Jennette |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1281588884 |title=I'm Glad My Mom Died |publisher= [[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2022 |isbn= 978-1-9821-8582-4 |location=New York |pages=129 |oclc=1281588884 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-date= January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185317/https://www.worldcat.org/title/1281588884 |url-status=live }}</ref> McCurdy signed to Capitol Nashville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615535/jennette-mccurdy-of-nickelodeons-icarly-signs-with-capitol-nashville.jhtml|title=Jennette McCurdy of Nickelodeon's iCarly Signs With Capitol Nashville| website= CMT.com| publisher= [[Country Music Television]]|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2012|archive-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723121818/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1615535/jennette-mccurdy-of-nickelodeons-icarly-signs-with-capitol-nashville.jhtml|url-status= dead}}</ref> On April 16, 2010, samples of selected songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first radio single.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/04/16/jennette-mccurdy-songs/ |title=Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single |publisher= | work=The Boot |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2010 |archive-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512121955/http://www.theboot.com/2010/04/16/jennette-mccurdy-songs |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Not That Far Away]]" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010, and [[iTunes]] on June 1.

McCurdy's debut EP, [[Not That Far Away (EP)|''Not That Far Away'']], was released on August 17, 2010. Her second single, "[[Generation Love]]", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |title='Generation Love' is Now Available! | publisher=Jennette McCurdy | work= jennettemccurdy.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date= November 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107020821/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26 |archive-date= November 7, 2011}}</ref> followed by its release to radio on April 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations| publisher= | work= AllAccess.com |access-date=May 30, 2011|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706171914/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|url-status=live}}</ref> McCurdy released a second EP, [[Jennette McCurdy (EP)|''Jennette McCurdy'']], on February 8, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |title=Jennette McCurdy | work= jennettemccurdy.com | publisher=Jennette McCurdy |access-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425040357/http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=48 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 }}</ref> at the clothing retailer [[Justice (store)|Justice]].<ref name= new2012>{{cite news|url=http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |title=New Music In Justice Stores Tuesday, January 24! |publisher=Jennette McCurdy | work= jennettemccurdy.com | date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123233829/http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 |archive-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Jennette McCurdy (album)|Jennette McCurdy]]'', her debut album, was released on June 5.<ref>{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Jennette McCurdy On iTunes |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819105458/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jennette-mccurdy/id530820687 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |publisher= iTunes| work=itunes.apple.com}}</ref> Shortly after the release, McCurdy confirmed that she had left Capitol Nashville citing conflicts of a new series in which she was cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Exclusive Interview: Jennette McCurdy |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/exclusive-interview-jennette-mccurdy-0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109055052/http://www.fanlala.com/news/exclusive-interview-jennette-mccurdy-0 |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=Fanlala.com}}</ref> In 2022, McCurdy described her music career as "a much-regretted country music blip.".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saner |first= Emine |date=2022-09-10 |title=Child star Jennette McCurdy: 'It took a long time to realise I was glad my mom died' |url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/10/jennette-mccurdy-interview-memoir |access-date= 2022-09-21 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921133613/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/10/jennette-mccurdy-interview-memoir |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2013–2015: ''Sam and Cat'' and ''Between''===

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==Personal life==

===Relationship with her mother===

McCurdy has described the close relationship she had with her mother as abusive and "the heartbeat of my life.".<ref name="Itzkoff">{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=David |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-mother.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808035617/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-mother.html |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |authorlink=David Itzkoff}}</ref> When she was two to three years old, her mother was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] and underwent several surgeries, [[chemotherapy]], and a [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplant]].<ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="ocr">{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2007 |title=The 15 Year Old TV Sidekick |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/13/the-15-year-old-tv-sidekick/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080422/https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/13/the-15-year-old-tv-sidekick/ |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2020 |website=[[Orange County Register]]}} {{closed access}}</ref> In 2010, her mother's cancer returned, and in 2013, when McCurdy was 21 years old, her mother died.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fowler |first=Brandi |title=Jennette McCurdy's Mother Passes Away After Battling Cancer |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/461479/jennette-mccurdy-s-mother-passes-away-after-battling-cancer |work=[[E!]]}}</ref>

McCurdy has revealed that she was [[Psychological abuse|emotionally]] and [[Sexual abuse|sexually abused]] by her mother. In an interview with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, she said, "My mom's emotions were so erratic that it was like walking a tightrope every day." According to McCurdy, her mother pushed her into acting when she was six years old both to financially support her family and because her mother had wanted to become a performer herself. She stated that her mother was "obsessed with making [her] a star" and detailed how her mother contributed to her eating disorder by introducing her to calorie restriction at age 11.<ref name="people.com">{{Cite web |last=Nahas |first=Ali |title=iCarly's Jennette McCurdy on Healing from 'Intense' Physical and Emotional Abuse by Her Mom |url=https://people.com/tv/icarly-alum-jennette-mccurdy-on-physical-emotional-abuse-by-her-mom/ |magazine=[[People Magazine|People]] |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210635/https://people.com/tv/icarly-alum-jennette-mccurdy-on-physical-emotional-abuse-by-her-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830015310/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="huffpost.com">{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Jennette McCurdy Of 'iCarly' Fame Opens Up About Her Mother's Abuse |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027022813/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-icarly-abuse_n_6176cc14e4b03072d6fa058a |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |language=en}}</ref>

She revealed that until she was 17 years old, her mother performed invasive vaginal and breast exams on her, ostensibly as medical exams or [[cancer screening]]s, and never let her shower alone. McCurdy stated, "this was the hardest part of the book for [her] to write about.". McCurdy said that she refused to appear in the [[iCarly (2021 TV series)|revival of ''iCarly'']] because of the reminder of her mother's abuse during the original show, and that she appeared in the spin-off series ''[[Sam & Cat]]'' to please her mother.<ref name="people.com" /><ref name="BuzzfeedNews2022"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com" /><ref name="huffpost.com" /> McCurdy stated in an interview that she did not receive all of her payment from acting as a minor because her [[California Child Actor's Bill|Coogan account]] was not properly filed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennette McCurdy NEVER Got Paid From iCarly |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkr4RvW5zHU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706180208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkr4RvW5zHU |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=May 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In her 2022 memoir ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', the cover of which features McCurdy looking up and holding a pink [[urn]] with [[confetti]] spilling out,<ref name="EW1">{{Cite magazine |last=Marcus |first=Jones |date=4 April 2022 |title=See the cover for former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy's memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died |url=https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404183838/https://ew.com/books/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-im-glad-my-mom-died-cover/ |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> McCurdy further described her mother's abusive and controlling influence.<ref name="Itzkoff" />

===Romantic relationships===

McCurdy briefly dated American basketball player [[Andre Drummond]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mustafa |first=Filiz |date=2022-06-23 |title=iCarly star Jennette McCurdy and NBA star Andre Drummond briefly dated in 2013 |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/23/jennette-mccurdy-andre-drummond/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=HITC |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026192744/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/23/jennette-mccurdy-andre-drummond/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Health issues===

In March 2019, McCurdy publicly revealed in a ''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' article that, from age 11, she had [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]], and later [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]].<ref name=huffpost/> In the article, McCurdy describes the roles of her mother and the entertainment industry in causing and contributing to her [[eating disorder]]s. She also recounts seeking help after her sister-in-law noticed the disorder and health scares such as losing a tooth from regurgitating stomach fluids that wore down her [[tooth enamel]] and passing out on [[Miranda Cosgrove]]'s bathroom floor from [[dehydration]].<ref name=huffpost>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-eating-disorder_n_5c812d61e4b0e62f69ea8363|title=Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder|last=McCurdy|first=Jennette|date=March 8, 2019|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|language=en|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210420/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennette-mccurdy-eating-disorder_n_5c812d61e4b0e62f69ea8363|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2021|first=Aili|last=Nahas|title=iCarly's Jennette McCurdy on Her Painful Battle with Anorexia and Bulimia: 'I Could Have Died'|url=https://people.com/health/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-opens-up-about-her-painful-battle-with-anorexia-and-bulimia-i-could-have-died/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027051958/https://people.com/health/icarlys-jennette-mccurdy-opens-up-about-her-painful-battle-with-anorexia-and-bulimia-i-could-have-died/|url-status=live}}</ref> McCurdy described that her eating disorder "robbed me of my joy and any amount of free-spiritedness that I had.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-19/she-taught-me-an-eating-disorder-when-i-was-eleven-years-old-jennette-mccurdy-the-actress-who-lost-her-childhood-to-her-mother-and-nickelodeon.html|title='She taught me an eating disorder when I was eleven years old': Jennette McCurdy, the actress who lost her childhood to her mother and Nickelodeon|first=Andrea|last=Jiménez|date=June 20, 2023|website=EL PAÍS English|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204103948/https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-19/she-taught-me-an-eating-disorder-when-i-was-eleven-years-old-jennette-mccurdy-the-actress-who-lost-her-childhood-to-her-mother-and-nickelodeon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, McCurdy considers herself to be "fully recovered" from eating disorders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview|title=Jennette McCurdy has 'fully recovered' from disordered eating – she wants you to know that you can too|date=November 2, 2022|website=Glamour UK|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102182806/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to her struggles with eating disorders, McCurdy is a recovering [[Alcoholism|alcoholic]], having begun [[Alcohol abuse|drinking heavily]] shortly before her mother's death.<ref>{{cite web|work=Empty Inside|first=Jennette|last=McCurdy|date=September 2, 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZGANNjCuKPQ3tp0XV1MDS|via=[[Spotify]]|title=alcoholism|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128130645/https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZGANNjCuKPQ3tp0XV1MDS|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Relationship with biological father===

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* ''Empty Inside'' (2020)<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2022-08-30|archive-date=2022-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830015310/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/|author=Ashley Spencer|date=2022-08-05|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/05/jennette-mccurdy-memoir-interview/}}</ref>

* ''Hard Feelings'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=REVIEW: Go for a walk and listen to Jennette McCurdy's 'Hard Feelings' podcast |url=https://thesunflower.com/78200/opinion/review-go-for-a-walk-and-listen-to-jennette-mccurdys-hard-feelings-podcast/ |website=thesunflower.com}}</ref>

* ''Hard Feelings'' (2023)

==Awards and nominations==