VICTORIA JUSTICE

Given Name:
Victoria Dawn Justice
Date of Birth:
February, 19, 1993
Birth Place:
Hollywood, Florida
Victoria Justice was born on February 19, 1993 in Hollywood, Florida to Zack Justice and Serene (Justice) Reed [divorced]. She has a younger sister named Madison Reed (about three years younger). Victoria is of Puerto Rican (mom) and Irish (dad) decent.
At a very young age (8), she knew what she wanted to do with her life: act and model, which she began to do. After watching some kid on a TV commercial, she told her mom, “I want to act” Her mom made some calls to find an agent and her career had begun. [Fast fact: Victoria also likes to sing and would one day like to record her own CD.] Her love of acting might have come from her mother and grandmother who both did some acting.
She started to gain some success in her commercial acting (her first one was for Ovaltine) and modeling, so in 2003 her family moved to from one Hollywood (Florida) to Hollywood, California to further grow in her career. Within three weeks of arriving in California, she already had her first television role, when she co-starred on an episode of the Gilmore Girls playing the role of a Hobbit.
After a long summer in Hollywood, her family returned back to Florida for the winter and following spring so Victoria could continue with her schoolwork – which she scored A’s.
In 2004 she began to make it big in the kid’s modeling world by contracting for three of the industry’s biggest campaigns: Guess, Gap and Ralph Lauren.
Victoria’s first big screen debut came in 2004, in a supporting role in the indie movie Fallacy starring Stephen Baldwin and Gary Busey, followed by a little larger role the following year as the young Nikki in When Do We Eat? about a Passover dinner gone out of control. In 2004, she appeared in other small indie films, such, My Purple Fur Coat, and Mary, where she received her first lead role and the film became an Official 2005 Sundance Selection.
In 2005 she continued her schoolwork in Los Angeles, after auditioning and being accepted into the renowned Performing Arts Magnet school. While in school, she continued to do commercials and even appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody where rumors were made that she dated on of the Sprouse twins. He has also appeared in theater in productions of Annie, Give My Regards to Broadway and Tribute to Disney.
As her career began to grow, so did her roles and in 2005 appeared as Holly in the horror movie, The Garden and then a made for TV Christmas movie, Silver Bells. She also filmed a psychological thriller entitled Unknown, which will be released in 2006
Victoria Justice’s big break came in 2005, when she was asked to join the cast of Nickelodeon’s popular television show, Zoey 101 (as Lola Martinez) along side child star Jamie Lynn Spears and the rest of a talented young cast [PS: No, she is not dating co-star Matt Underwood, they are just good friends and have know each other for years from the modeling circuit back in Florida.] In 2006, she, along with the cast of Zoey 101, won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) and the show was also nominated for an Emmy Award.
Victoria is set to star in the Kings of Appletown (originally set to be released in Sept. 2007, but still under production)
Favorites (info mostly from her own site):
Actors: Jim Caviezel, Johnny Depp, Jamie Foxx, Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, and Tom Hanks
Actresses: Juliette Lewis, Hillary Swank
Movies: The Other Sister, Ray, Meet The Parents, Forrest Gump, Million Dollar Baby, and Zoolander
Musicals: A Chorus Line, Bye-Bye, Birdie, and eagerly anticipating the release of “Rent”
Music: All kinds
Recording Artists: Alicia Keys, Pink, Usher, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Christina Aguillera, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, OutKast, and Barry Manilow
Food: Cuban, Greek and Italian
Meal: Filet mignon/prime rib, cream of spinach, and a baked potato, loaded
Drink: Caramel Frappucino (de-caf only), and strawberry milkshakes with extra whip cream
Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry’s “Cherry Garcia” and Breyer’s “Rocky Road”
Pastimes: Watching a great film, singing karaoke with friends, dance (hip-hop), reading, swimming, and shopping
Karaoke Song: “My Girl” by the Temptations
Fashion Accessories: Boots (Uggs, Western, etc.), Converse sneakers, and earrings
Places to Shop: Abercrombie & Fitch, and Wet Seal
Beach: Hollywood, Florida, it has a 3 ½ mile broadwalk, where you can bike, rollerblade, scooter, skateboard, or whatever you’re into. The water’s not cold, and it’s really blue-green. It’s so cool!
Pets: Would love to own one, but she is allergic.
Pet Peeves: (These things are my NON faves) Chapped lips, phoniness, and insensitivity to someone else’s feelings
Interests: Hanging out with friends, spending time with family, watching movies, dancing, reading, karaoke, swimming, ice skating, singing and shopping