Find out what’s the cause of Debra Mccurdy’s death! How was her relationship with daughter Jennette McCurdy?

Find out what’s the cause of Debra Mccurdy’s death! How was her relationship with daughter Jennette McCurdy?
Source: Find a Grave
  • Debra McCurdy was the mother of a renowned actress and screenwriter Jennette McCurdy
  • She died on September 20, 2013, following a long battle with breast cancer
  • She was just 56 years old at the time of her death

How did Debra McCurdy die?

Debra McCurdy came into the limelight of the media as the mother of a renowned actress and screenwriter Jennette McCurdy.

Jennette rose to prominence for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom, Icarly and has her spin-off show on the same network”Sam & Cat’.

On September 20, 2013, Debra McCurdy took her last breath following a long battle with breast cancer. She was just 56 years old at the time of her death.

Jennette McCurdy
Jennette’s mother died of cancer in 2013. source: Daily Mail

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In March 1995, she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer and was later remissioned. However, the disease later returned after 15 years and even getting worsened in 2010.

Eventually, the cancer spread to the rest of her body including her brain. As a result, Debra McCurdy died.

Jennette had been empathetic to her mother’s health condition

Jennette opened up about her mother’s health condition during an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

The Sam & Cat actress said,

“I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for my mother to tolerate all she has gone through and continues to go through. The pain, the worry, and the battle. She wakes up every day hurting and goes to sleep hurting even more.”

“My mother, the constant optimist and effervescent, sprightly woman I know her to be, is caged along with this hideous beast they call cancer.”

Jennette McCurdy opened up about her relationship with her late mother Debra Mccurdy on her memior
Jennette McCurdy opened up about her relationship with her late mother Debra Mccurdy in her memoir (Source: The Sun)

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She went on to reflect that when her mother was in isolation, the doctors told her to call her family because they didn’t expect her to be there the next day.

During that time, McCurdy had the worst fear that she wouldn’t recognize her kids. At the time, Jennette was just two years old and her three younger brothers were 5, 7, and 11.

What kind of relationship did Debra McCurdy have with her daughter Jennette McCurdy?

Jennette McCurdy opened up about her relationship with her late mother Debra McCurdy while promoting her book, I’m Glad My Mom Died. She claimed that her late mother was abusive.

Debra Mccurdy was the mother of a renowned actress and screenwriter Jennette McCurdy
Debra Mccurdy was the mother of renowned actress and screenwriter Jennette McCurdy (Source: New York Daily News)

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the iCarly star reflected on her professional relationship with her mother. She shared,

“It was important for me to explore the emotional and psychological abuse I endured during my time as a young performer. I feel I didn’t have the tools, language, or support necessary to speak up for myself back then.”

“So this book is a way for me to not only honor that experience and give voice to my former self but hopefully to encourage young people to speak up for themselves in environments where they may be conditioned to just ‘play ball’ and ‘be a good sport.”

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