Summer Higgins isn't the only role in 2021 keeping Piper Perabo in the spotlight. You could also find her in the newest Fox series, "The Big Leap," as Paula Clark. The show's basically a fictitious account of shows like "Dancing With the Stars," where a group of down-on-their-luck individuals compete for the chance of stardom and riches. They all have their reasons for getting up on stage and dancing, including Paula Clark. She used to have a fairly cushy office job, but now, she wants to push the limits of what she's capable of and taking on a role that would make Violet Sanford proud.
When asked about her character in an interview with Parade, Perabo discussed, "I loved so much that she's a woman who used to be an auto executive — and she gave that up. She gave that up when she went into cancer treatment. Now that she's come through her cancer treatment, she's decided to do what she kind of always dreamed of doing, which is dance, and I felt like a lot of people in the pandemic, in real life, got to take a chance to look at the jobs they're doing and a lot of people changed jobs ... I think that's such a powerful thing to come out of what we've all been through as a globe. I love that this woman was kind of embodying that."
It's a powerful role and proof-positive that Piper Perabo still has what it takes to capture viewers' attention.
