Elizabeth Gillies

Gillies' acting career began at the age of 12, as she began going to local casting call open to the public. Her acting career began as a child as she began attending local casting calls for open roles. Gillies had her first TV appearance as a character in the three seasons of The Black Donnellys. Her parents thought it inappropriate for her to be watching the show's entire run. The year 2008 was a busy one for her she was cast in minor roles in the show The Clique, Harold, and Locker 514. This summer she also starred as Lucy in a Goodspeed stage production of Robert Brown's brand new musical 13, alongside her future Victorious co-star, Ariana Grande. The following year 13 was released on Broadway. Broadway production of the show was made available, making it the first Broadway production with a cast made entirely up of teens. She was given the big number "Opportunity," "It Can't be True" along with smaller songs such as "Hey Kendra," "Getting Ready" and many more. Gillies continued to work with the program until it ended on the 4th of January, 2009