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I'm Glad My Mom Died is a 2022 memoir by American writer, director and former actress Jennette McCurdy based on her one-woman show of the same name. The book is about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013.
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- Jennette's mother, Debra, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer when Jennette was only 2 years old. Although Jennette said she was too young to remember most of the details about her mother's illness, her mother would bring it up at any chance she got.
- By the time Jennette was 6, her mother decided she was going to become an actor, despite the fact that Jennette had never expressed any desire to try acting.
- Jennette, who grew up Mormon, said she loved going to church every Sunday because it was a "beautiful, peaceful, three-hour weekly reprieve from the place I hate most: home."
- After earning background roles in commercials and shows like The X-Files — work that Jennette said she didn't particularly enjoy — she booked a role in Golden Dreams, a film set during the Great Depression that played at Disney's California Adventure.
Nov 14, 2022 · Nov. 14, 2022. SHARE. Though its provocative title may raise a few eyebrows, Jennette McCurdy’s memoir is a dazzling, heartbreaking, and hilarious look back at her life as a child actor and her...
- Nadia Suleman
Aug 19, 2022 · This will not be a flippant exposé of childhood stardom, nor an angry diatribe directed at an abuser. This complexity is what makes I’m Glad My Mom Died feel real. It’s also why it had to be ...
Aug 2, 2022 · Jennette McCurdy had an extremely complicated relationship with her mother — the title of her upcoming memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, spells that out for you in no uncertain terms.
- Sydney Bucksbaum
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Aug 30, 2022 · A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition.
Jun 18, 2024 · How does the intricate and emotionally charged plot in 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' unravel the raw and compelling narrative of Jennette McCurdy's life story? The plot intricately weaves through the tapestry of McCurdy's tumultuous upbringing, exposing the raw emotions and compelling struggles she faced.
