Elizabeth Gillies
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| Elizabeth Gillies | |
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Gillies attending the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2012
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| Born | Elizabeth Egan Gillies July 26, 1993 Haworth, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Liz Gillies |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable work(s) | TV works Victorious Animated works Winx Club |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, pop rock |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Columbia Records Sony Music Entertainment |
Career
Acting
Elizabeth Gillies started her acting career at age twelve when she went to a local open casting call and began appearing in commercials for companies such as Virgin Mobile.[6] Her first television role was as a recurring character in The Black Donnellys. She appeared in three episodes. She later starred in The Clique as Shelby Wexler and had a supporting role in Harold. In the summer of 2008, she was cast as Lucy in a Goodspeed production of Jason Robert Brown's new musical about growing up, 13, with her future Victorious co-star, Ariana Grande. Later that year, 13 moved to Broadway, which made it the first Broadway production to have a cast and band entirely made up of teenagers.[7] She received two big numbers, "Opportunity" and "It Can't Be True", along with smaller parts in other songs, including the title song, "Hey Kendra", and "Getting Ready". 13 ran through January 4, 2009.[8]Gillies starred in the successful Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious as Jade West. The show premiered on March 27, 2010, and ended on February 2, 2013. A doll of her character was released in 2012. Gillies also currently voices Daphne on the animated series Winx Club, and recorded Winx Club's official song, "We Are Believix." She has guest starred in White Collar and Big Time Rush, and was a contestant on the Nickelodeon game shows BrainSurge and Figure It Out. In January 2014, Gillies reprised her role as Jade West [9] in the one-hour episode special of the spin-off series of Victorious, Sam and Cat,[10] titled "The Killer Tuna Jump."
Gillies appeared in the horror film Animal, which was filmed in Manchester, Connecticut and can currently be seen on iTunes. Produced by Drew Barrymore, the film co-stars her Winx Club co-star, Keke Palmer, and was released on June 17, 2014. [11] As of December 2013,[12] Gillies was in the process of working on another film entitled "Killing Daddy".[13] It aired on Lifetime on July 5, 2014.
Music
Gillies has appeared in several songs on the soundtracks Victorious (soundtrack) and Victorious 2.0, including Give It Up (A duet with Ariana Grande), and Take a Hint (A duet with Victoria Justice). She also wrote and recorded the song You Don't Know Me for an episode of Victorious,[14] and it was later featured in Victorious 3.0.[15][16]Gillies has a YouTube account called LizGilliesOfficial, where she uploads covers of popular songs including: "Wild Horses" by The Rolling Stones, "You and I" by Lady Gaga, "For No One" by The Beatles, "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon, "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens and "One and Only" by Adele.[17] She has also covered songs with Max Schneider (Somewhere Only We Know) and Ariana Grande (The Christmas Song).
In July 2012, it was reported that Gillies was working on an album with alternative rock music.[18][19]
On December 10, 2013, Gillies recorded a duet with Ariana Grande called Santa Baby for Grande's Christmas EP Christmas Kisses.[20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Harold | Evelyn Taylor | |
| 2008 | The Clique | Shelby Wexler | |
| 2011 | The Death and Return of Superman | Eradicator Folks | Short film |
| 2014 | Animal | Mandy | |
| 2014 | Killing Daddy | Callie Ross | Main Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Young Jenny | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Battery's Down | Bat Mitzvah Riffer | Bad Bad News |
| 2010–13 | Victorious | Jade West | Main Role; Nickelodeon Original Series; 57 episodes |
| 2011–present | Winx Club | Princess/Nymph Daphne | Voice Role |
| 2011 | Big Time Rush | Heather Fox | "Big Time Secret" (Season 2: Episode 27) |
| 2011 | BrainSurge | Herself | 1 episode, contestant |
| 2012 | White Collar | Chloe Woods | "Upper West Side Story" (Season 3: Episode 12) |
| 2012 | Figure It Out | Herself | 7 episodes, panelist |
| 2013 | The Exes | Tracy Cooper | "Prelude to a Kiss" (Season 3: Episode 8) |
| 2014 | Sam & Cat | Jade West | "#The Killer Tuna Jump: Reunion Special" (Season 1: Episode 23) |
| 2015 | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Gigi | Main Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | 13 | Lucy | Original Broadway cast |
| 2013 | Jawbreaker The Musical | Courtney |
| Year | Main artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Victoria Justice | "Freak the Freak Out" | Cameo |
| 2011 | Victoria Justice | "Beggin' on Your Knees" | Cameo |
| 2011 | Victoria Justice | "All I Want Is Everything" | Cameo |
| 2011 | Mickey Deleasa | "Time in the Day" | Cameo |
| 2012 | Big Time Rush | "Time of Our Life" | Cameo |
| 2012 | Victoria Justice | "Make It in America" | Cameo |
| 2012 | Herself | "We Are Believix" | Lead singer |
| 2012 | Herself | "You Don't Know Me" | Lead singer |
| 2013 | Ariana Grande | "Right There" | Cameo |
Discography
Main article: Elizabeth Gillies discography
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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| 2011 | "Give It Up" (with Ariana Grande) | Victorious | Lead vocalist |
| "I Want You Back" (with the Victorious cast) | Backing vocals/additional vocals | ||
| "All I Want Is Everything" (with the Victorious cast) | Backing vocals | ||
| "Leave It All To Shine" (with the Victorious cast and iCarly cast) | Backing vocals/additional vocals | ||
| 2012 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious 2.0 | Backing vocals |
| "Take a Hint" (with Victoria Justice) | Lead vocalist | ||
| "Shut Up 'N Dance" (with the Victorious cast) | Backing vocals/additional vocals | ||
| "Five Fingaz to the Face" (with the Victorious cast) | Additional vocals | ||
| "We Are Believix"[21] | Winx Club Deluxe Version (single) | Lead vocalist | |
| "You Don't Know Me"[15] | Victorious 3.0 | Lead vocalist | |
| 2013 | "Santa Baby" (with Ariana Grande) | Christmas Kisses | Featured artist |
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