Piper Lisa Perabo is a well-known American actress. Her breakthrough role came in the romantic musical comedy-drama “Coyote Ugly,” in which she played Violet Sanford.
Following the success of “Coyote Ugly,” Perabo turned her attention to independent films. She made her film debut in 2001 with “Lost and Delirious,” in which she played a boarding school student who falls in love with a female classmate.
Perabo’s and her co-stars Jessica Pare and Mischa Barton’s performances were praised, but the film itself received mixed reviews. In 2003, she played Nora, the oldest daughter, in the film Cheaper by the Dozen.
By 2008, she had already completed several high-profile big-screen projects, including “The Heaven Project” and “South of the Border.”
Perabo was cast as the lead in “Covert Affairs.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her work on “Covert Affairs” in 2010. From 2010 to 2014, the series aired for five seasons.