Whatever Happened To Piper Perabo From Coyote Ugly?

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Piper Perabo was an up-and-comer at the turn of the century with her blast-off performance as Violet "Jersey" Sanford in the 2000 romantic comedy "Coyote Ugly." In the film, she plays a struggling songwriter with stage fright who takes a job at a bar in New York City with a group of wild New Yorkers. The bar, aptly named Coyote Ugly, takes her on a journey to overcome her stage fright, make friends in the big bad city, and find love along the way.

Perabo holds her own amongst Tyra Banks and John Goodman's star power, and also stars alongside Bridget Moynahan, Izabella Miko, and Maria Bello (via IMDb). "Coyote Ugly" served as Perabo's flare shooting into the sky to signal her arrival in Hollywood. When she auditioned she had to beat out Jessica Simpson and singer-songwriter Jewel for the part, but Perabo's New Jersey roots impressed director David McNally, who loved her screen test (per The Hollywood Reporter.)  

As Roger Ebert put it, Perabo had "big-time star power." After a smash hit performance in "Coyote Ugly," moviegoers expected to see a Julia Roberts-esque meteoric rise through the ranks of Tinseltown. Instead, Perabo took a different route. Here's what happened to Piper Perabo after her role in "Coyote Ugly."