Piper Lisa Perabo (/ˈpɛrəboʊ/ ( listen); born October 31, 1976) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing CIA Agent Annie Walker in the spy drama series Covert Affairs, which ran on the USA Network for five seasons between 2010 and 2014, receiving a Golden Globe nomination. Since her breakthrough starring role in Coyote Ugly (2000), Perabo has appeared in films such as Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), The Prestige (2006), and Looper (2012).\n', '

Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Mary Charlotte (née Ulland), a physical therapist, and George William Perabo, a lecturer in poetry at Ocean County College. She is of English, German, Irish, Portuguese (father) and Norwegian (mother) descent; Her surname is of Portuguese origin. She grew up in Toms River, New Jersey.\n', '

Perabo\'s parents named her after actress Piper Laurie. She is the eldest of three children with two brothers, Noah (born 1979) and Adam (born 1981). She graduated from Toms River High School North in 1994, and earned a bachelor\'s degree in theater from Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University in 1998. She also studied Latin, physics, and poetry in her final year.\n', '

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