Elizabeth Gillies

Elizabeth Egan "Liz" Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She made her Broadway debut at age 15 in the musical 13 as the character Lucy, of which her Victorious co-star, Ariana Grande, was also a part. She is best known for playing the role of Jade West on Victorious and has also voiced the character Daphne on the animated series Winx Club.

Career
Gillies started her career by appearing in commercials such as Bubblicious, Verizon, and Virgin Mobile. She also received roles in The Black Donnellys and Locker 514. She was cast in Harold, as a supporting character. In summer 2008, she was cast as Lucy in a Goodspeed production of 's new musical about growing up, 13. Later that year, 13 moved to Broadway, which made it the first Broadway production to have an all teen cast. She received the two big numbers "Opportunity" and "It Can't Be True" along with smaller parts in other songs, such as the title song, "Hey Kendra" and "Getting Ready". 13 was a huge success until its closing in January. She starred in The Clique as Shelby Wexler.

On January 4, 2009, 13 closed. Gillies currently stars in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious as Jade West, the antagonist and frenemy to Tori Vega (played by Victoria Justice). Gillies also currently voices Daphne on the animated series Winx Club and recorded Winx Club's official song, "We Are Believix."

On August 10, 2012, it was announced that Victorious will be ending after three seasons. Gillies wrote about the news on her twitter, saying, "All good things must come to an end, and Victorious is no exception. Don’t be afraid that we’re all going to drop off the face of the earth, because we’re not. It might be the end of an era, but it’s the start of many new chapters for all of us."

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. She also has covered songs with Max Schneider (Somewhere Only We Know) and Ariana Grande (The Christmas Song).

Currently, Gillies is working on her own album. She tweeted on March 6, 2012 that she has been "crazy busy writing original music." and said in an interview that she is working on an album with alternative rock music. 

Filmography

 * Broadway