Elizabeth Gillies

Elizabeth Gillies
Gillies in 2020
Gillies in 2020
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Egan Gillies
Also known asLiz Gillies
Born (1993-07-26) July 26, 1993 (age 31)
Haworth, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
Spouse
(m. 2020)

Elizabeth Egan Gillies[1] (born July 26, 1993[2][3]) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut at age 15 in the musical 13, playing the character of Lucy.[4] After her first television appearance in The Black Donnellys (2007), she went on to star as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013), Gigi Rock in the FX comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2015–2016) and Fallon Carrington on The CW reboot of Dynasty (2017–2022). She voiced Daphne in the Nickelodeon series Winx Club (2011–2014) and Catwoman / Selina Kyle in the animated film Catwoman: Hunted (2022), and has appeared in various feature and television films, including the horror film Animal (2014), the television film Killing Daddy (2014), the comedy film Vacation (2015), and the black comedy thriller film Arizona (2018).

Gillies made her musical debut contributing to the soundtrack of Victorious in 2011, where she performed the song "Give It Up" alongside Ariana Grande. She had since co-performed other songs while on the show, including "Take a Hint" alongside Victoria Justice, and "You Don't Know Me". Her debut studio album, We Wish You the Merriest (2023)—a collection of Christmas duets with Seth MacFarlane—was released by Republic Records.

  1. ^ Brantley, Ben (October 6, 2008). "Stranger in Strange Land: The Acne Years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Gillies, Elizabeth [@LizGillies] (July 25, 2011). "Enjoying the last few hours of my childhood! Tomorrow I am a legal adult!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Twitter.
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  4. ^ Diamond, Robert (August 14, 2008). "13 A New Musical Announces Its Teenage Cast and Band". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2022.