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Victoria Justice

American actress and singer (born )

Victoria Dawn Justice (born February 19, ) is an American actress and singer. She has received several accolades, including a Bravo Otto and two Young Artist Awards, in addition to nominations for three Imagen Awards, three Kids' Choice Awards and a NAACP Image Award.

Justice made her acting debut with a guest appearance on the comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (), and rose to fame on Nickelodeon, playing Lola Martinez on the comedy drama series Zoey (–), Tori Vega on the teen sitcomVictorious (–), and Jordan Sands in the television comedy horror film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf ().

She subsequently appeared in the romantic comedy film The First Time (), the teen filmFun Size (), the comedy drama film Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (), the teen comedy film The Outcasts (), the romance filmTrust (), the comedy film Afterlife of the Party (), and the romantic comedy film A Perfect Pairing (), and also starred in the lead role of Lindy Sampson on the MTV thriller television series Eye Candy ().

In music, Justice has recorded several songs for the soundtracks of her acting projects, including Victorious and the Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!. Her debut single "Gold" was released in She took a seven-year hiatus from music, making her comeback with the track "Treat Myself", released in December

Early life

Victoria Dawn Justice is the daughter of Serene Reed and Zack Justice.[2] Her father is of English, German, and Irish descent; her mother, originally from the Bronx, New York, is of Puerto Rican ancestry.[3][4]

At the age of ten, Justice and her family moved to Los Angeles, settling in Hollywood, California, in [5] While filming Victorious, she attended Cleveland High School in Reseda, located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, before receiving her diploma through a home school program.[4][6]

Career

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In , Justice began her acting career, making a guest appearance on the Gilmore Girls episode "The Hobbit, the Sofa and Digger Stiles".

She portrayed Jill No. 2, a walk-on role.[7] After her appearance in the series, her family ultimately moved to Los Angeles, and Justice began to pursue a career in acting more intently. The following year, she guest-starred on the second episode of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in which she played a young pageant contestant named Rebecca.

Later, she was cast as Stella, a young girl who begins seeing visions of Mary Magdalene, in Aaron Ruell's short film Mary.[8]

In , Justice was accepted into the musical theatre program at the Millikan Performing Arts Academy in Los Angeles.[9] She also appeared in several advertisements for companies such as Ralph Lauren, Gap, Guess, Mervyn's, Peanut Butter Toast Crunch cereal, and Ovaltine.[10] That same year, Justice landed a leading role in the Nickelodeon series Zoey as Lola Martinez, a new student who is also an aspiring actress.[11][12] On landing the part, Justice said: "I was extremely happy; I was bouncing up and down and screaming.

That was a really great moment."[13] Justice's character was introduced during the second season, on September 11, She also made a cameo appearance in the film When Do We Eat? (). She played the role of Rose in the Hallmark Channel film Silver Bells, which became a Hallmark Hall of Fame film.

In , Justice made a guest appearance on an episode of Everwood in the episode "Enjoy the Ride". Also in , she played the supporting role of Holly in the thriller film The Garden.[14]Zoey ended its run on May 2, In , she announced plans to guest star on an episode of Nickelodeon's series The Naked Brothers Band.

The TV special, titled Valentine Dream Date, featured Justice portraying herself.[15] She did not record new music until , when she starred in the Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!, in which she performed three songs. The film aired on Nickelodeon on February 16, [16][17]

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After the success of The Naked Brothers Band special in which Justice guest starred, she appeared in another episode, "The Premiere", on April 11, She later appeared in episodes of iCarly;[18]True Jackson, VP; The Troop; and BrainSurge.

Justice announced in that she would be working on a thriller film, set for theatrical release.[19] Unlike initial plans of a theatrical release, the film had a limited preview release on December 12, , and was returned to post-production. Ultimately the film's worldwide release was canceled.[20]

Justice confirmed that she would be starring in her own musical show on Nickelodeon called Victorious, explaining the show's genesis thus: "I was on Zoey .

When I was 12, Dan Schneider cast me as a new character, Lola Martinez. From there, I worked with him for three years, on three seasons of Zoey . And, after that, Dan found out that I could also sing and dance as well as act, so he thought it would be really cool to create a show for me on Nickelodeon, called Victorious."[21] The pilot for the show debuted on March 27, , and received &#;million views, making it the second-highest rated premiere for a live-action Nickelodeon series.[22] The original broadcast of this episode took place following the Kids' Choice Awards.

Justice recorded several songs for the series throughout its run. Justice had the opportunity to share a recording set during the series' recordings, with different young artists who, like her, were in search of artistic possibilities.

  • Justice later guest-starred on the animated series The Penguins of Madagascar, voicing the character of Stacy in the episode "Badger Pride". Justice starred in the Nickelodeon television movie The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, playing Jordan Sands, a girl who is transformed into a werewolf following her move to a creepy manor.[23] The film averaged &#;million viewers for the premiere.[24]Victorious ended its run on February 2, [21] Justice played the lead role Wren in the comedy Fun Size, released on October 26, In a interview with the Associated Press, she stated that she was recording an album but planned to take her time with the process.[25] In October , she revealed she would release her debut album in [26] For the Girl Up movement, which helps girls in developing countries, she released a promotional single, "Girl Up", co-written with Toby Gad, on February 16, [27] Justice's debut single "Gold" was released on June 18, [28] In August , Billboard revealed that Justice had left Columbia Records but was recording new music to be released in [29]

    In October , it was announced that Justice had been cast as Lindy Sampson in MTV's Eye Candy, a cyber thriller based on the novel by R.

    L. Stine.[30] The series was canceled after one season. The same year, it was announced that Justice had been cast in Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List.[31] The film had its world premiere at the Outfest Film Festival on July 17, [31] It was later released on September 18, , through video-on-demand services.[32] Justice also competed against Gregg Sulkin in an episode of Lip Sync Battle that aired on July 30, , performing Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Nelly's "Hot in Herre".[33]

    On October 20, , Justice played Janet Weiss, one of the lead roles in the Fox musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.[34] It is a tribute[35] to the cult classic film of the same name and was directed by Kenny Ortega, using the original script written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman.

    Justice also starred in The Outcasts as Jodie. The film was released on April 14, [36]

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    Justice hosted the Kids' Choice Awards following Nickelodeon's decision to stage the event virtually. In July , Justice announced she had become a member of the Recording Academy.[37] That December, Justice announced that her first single in over seven years would be titled "Treat Myself".[38] The song was released on December 11, , and is the first single she released as an independent artist.

    This was followed by a single titled "Stay", released on February 12, [39] The next single, "Too F*ckin' Nice", was released on May 28, [40]

    On March 12, , Justice starred as Brooke Gatwick in the romantic drama film Trust.[41] To promote the film, she released a cover of Billy Paul's "Everybody's Breaking Up".[42] Justice starred as Cassie Garcia in the film Afterlife of the Party, which premiered on September 2, , on Netflix.[40] Along with Spencer Sutherland and Jessica Rose Weiss, she released the soundtrack EP to which she performed and co-wrote a song titled "Home".[43] Justice portrayed Lola Alvarez in the Netflix romantic comedy film A Perfect Pairing, released on May 19, [44] Justice portrayed Annie, a pregnant woman, in the thriller The Tutor, which premiered on March 24, She also joined the cast of the comedy California King, in which she plays a character named Lynette, and the thriller film Depravity.[45][46]

    On February 19, , coinciding with her 30th birthday, Justice released the single "Last Man Standing".

    She plans to release her debut studio album.[47]

    Philanthropy

    Justice has taken part in several charity events, supporting charities such as the United Nations Foundation, which benefits numerous causes such as AIDS, Children, Environment, Health, Human Rights, and Peace.[48]

    On September 30, , Justice announced she would be joining the charity campaign Girl Up.

    When asked about joining, she stated "I'm so excited to become a champion for Girl Up and to help make a difference for girls who aren't given the same opportunities that most of us take for granted. I know that there are plenty of girls throughout the country who are just like me—ready and motivated to stand up for the rights and well-being of girls in the developing world.

    I am confident that, together, we will rise to the challenge."

    Justice joined Girl Up on September 30, , for the campaign's official launch in New York City and went on to support the "Unite for Girls" tour, which traveled to cities across the United States. She visited Girl Up–supported programs in developing countries to observe first-hand the impact the programs can have on girls and communities.[49] In an interview with Seventeen, Justice stated, "I was looking into different charities and hearing these girls in Guatemala and Africa talk about having to walk miles for water and crying because they don't have any money to go to school.

    It just really broke my heart, so I want to spread the word as much as I can and get other people working together. Before you know it we can actually make a difference."[50]

    Artistry

    Justice's musical influences include Madonna, Britney Spears, Pink, Sara Bareilles, Coldplay, No Doubt, the Jackson 5, the Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Karen Carpenter,[51]Elton John, Alanis Morissette, Carole King, and Diana Ross.[52]

    Personal life

    In , Justice lived with her parents in an Encino Hills home she purchased.[53]

    Filmography

    Film

    Television

    Discography

    Main articles: Victoria Justice discography and List of songs recorded by Victoria Justice

    Tours

    Awards and nominations

    See also

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