Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the

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series ''

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'' (2010–2013), and as

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revival of ''

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'' (2017–2022). Gillies made her

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debut at age 15 in the musical '' 13'', playing the character of Lucy. She made her first television appearance in ''

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'' (2007), later starring as Jade West in the

series ''

'' (2010–2013). From 2011 to 2014, she provided the voice of Daphne in Nickelodeon's '' Winx Club'', and she had a main role in the FX comedy series ''

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'' (2015–2016). Since 2017, Gillies has starred as billionaire heiress and energy executive

's series ''

'', a reboot of the 1980s series of the same name. She has also appeared in various feature and television films, including the

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'' (2014), the television film '' Killing Daddy'' (2014), the

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'' (2015), and the

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'' (2018). Gillies made her debut as a singer on ''Victorious'' with the song "Give It Up" in 2011, singing alongside

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. She released other songs while on the show, including "You Don't Know Me" and "Take a Hint", singing alongside

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, both songs being part of the ''Victorious'' soundtrack. During the

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she collaborated with

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releasing an album entitled, '' Songs from Home'' (2020) on

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Early life

Elizabeth Egan Gillies was born in

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Career

2005–2009: Early work

Gillies' acting career began at age 12 when she started going to local open casting calls. She quickly began appearing in commercials for companies such as

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. Gillies' first television role was as a recurring character in three episodes of ''

''. She has stated that she was not allowed to watch the finished show in its entirety because her parents felt it was not appropriate for her at the time. In 2008, she played small roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Locker 514''. That year she was also cast as Lucy in a Goodspeed production of

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's new musical '' 13'', alongside her future ''Victorious'' co-star,

. Later that year, ''13'' moved to

, which made it the first Broadway production to have a cast and band entirely made up of teenagers. Gillies remained with the production until its closure on January 4, 2009.

2010–2014: ''Victorious'' and breakthrough

In 2010, Gillies was cast as bad girl and occasional antagonist Jade West in the

television show ''

'', a sitcom revolving around teenagers at a performing arts high school in Hollywood, which marked her second time working alongside ''13'' co-star Grande. Regarding her ''Victorious'' character, Gillies said "It's wonderful. I love playing Jade. I always say she's not so much the 'mean' girl, but the 'bad' girl in so many ways. She has a lot of human qualities to her – she's not just completely sociopathic. She's sweet with her boyfriend. It's nice to play a character with some depth." The show premiered on March 27, 2010. During her time on ''Victorious'', Gillies was featured in several songs on the soundtracks ''

'' and '' Victorious 2.0,'' including "Give It Up" (duet with Grande), and "Take a Hint" (duet with

). She also wrote and recorded the song "You Don't Know Me" for an episode of ''Victorious'', and it was later featured in ''Victorious 3.0''. Elizabeth Gillies 2012

She lent her talents to other Nick shows, voicing the character of Daphne on the Nickelodeon revival of '' Winx Club'' and recording Winx Club's official song, "We Are Believix." She also appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and as a contestant on ''

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'' and ''

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''. Beginning in 2012, Gillies began playing small guest roles outside Nickelodeon. Notable appearances include '' White Collar'' and ''

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''. In July 2012, it was reported that Gillies was working on an alternative rock album. ''Victorious'' ended on February 2, 2013, after four seasons. Following the cancellation of the series, Gillies took some time off from acting. In 2013, she was cast as Courtney in the musical adaptation of '' Jawbreaker'' and participated in a reading of the show in Manhattan. The musical did not end up being taken to Broadway. On December 10, 2013, Gillies recorded a duet of "

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" with Grande for the latter's '' Christmas Kisses'' EP. In 2014, Gillies appeared in the horror film ''

'' as Mandy and the Lifetime movie '' Killing Daddy'', playing Callie Ross. ''Animal'' was filmed in the summer of 2013 in

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, and was produced by

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. The film also features Gillies' former ''Winx Club'' co-star

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and was released on iTunes June 17, 2014.

2015–present: Further acting

In 2015, Gillies was cast as Heather in the remake of ''

''. The film received a wide release on July 29, 2015. She was then cast in the comedy series ''

'' as Gigi, an aspiring singer and daughter of a former rock star named Johnny Rock (portrayed by the show's creator,

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). The show premiered on July 16, 2015, to mixed reviews, but Gillies' performance as Gigi was well received. On September 9, 2016, FX declined to renew the show for a third season, effectively canceling the series. In 2017, Gillies was cast as

television series ''

'', a reboot of the 1980s series of the same name. After

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left the role of Fallon's mother,

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, near the end of the second season, Gillies began playing the character temporarily, as well as continuing to portray Fallon. In 2018, Gillies starred in the

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'' as Kelsey. It was first premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and later attained a theatrical release, as well as being released

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. In 2019, Gillies, alongside

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, made a surprise appearance during the November 19 show of her ''Victorious'' co-star Grande's

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, in which Grande and Bennett performed "I Think You're Swell", while Grande and Gillies performed "Give It Up", both songs from ''Victorious''. In 2020, during the

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, Gillies collaborated with

on a series of songs, eight in total, on a playlist entitled, '' Songs from Home'' on

. In 2021, it was announced Gillies would voice the

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in the upcoming

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feature '' Catwoman: Hunted''.

Personal life

On August 8, 2020, Gillies married American music producer

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at a private ceremony in

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. They reside in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Theater

Discography

References

External links

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