Beginning as a child actress, she is known for her roles on the television series Men of a Certain Age and The Magicians, and for the film Dear White People.

[4][7] At eleven years of age, Curran made her screen acting debut on an episode of the sketch comedy series MADtv in 2001.

In 2009, Curran was cast in her best-known role to date as Lucy Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, the daughter of Ray Romano's character.

[9] Curran also had roles in the films 13 Going on 30, Akeelah and the Bee, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, The Uninvited, Legally Blondes and Dear White People.

[11] She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in June 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature & Culture.