Curran was born in Miami, Florida on December 10, 2005.[1] Her maternal grandfather is the Bahamian-American writer and scholar Whittington B. Johnson.[2]
She started taking acting classes at seven years old.[3] She moved to New York City for her career.[4] Through first and second grades, Curran practiced theater at an Actors' Playhouse conservatory close to the Broadway theatre area.[5] Curran, not finding film-related opportunities in Miami and New York, started attending the British Academy of Performing Arts in Marietta, Georgia and the Renaissance International School of Performing Arts in Milton, Georgia.[5] As part of growing up with an acting career, she is homeschooled.[3]
Career
Curran's first show was Madeline's Christmas in Coral Gables, Florida.[5] When she was 10 years old, she was cast as Young Nala in Julie Taymor's Broadway production of The Lion King.[2] In 2015, she was cast in her first film role in the independent film I Can I Will I Did, which was released in 2017.[6] While living in Georgia, she auditioned for the Stephen King-based horror film Doctor Sleep and was cast in a leading role opposite Ewan McGregor playing Abra, a girl with psychic powers.[5] Following Doctor Sleep, she began work on the Disney Channel series Secrets of Sulphur Springs playing Harper.[4][7]
