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Victoria Justice (born February 19, 1993) is an American actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the roles of Lola Martinez on Zoey 101 and Tori Vega on Victorious.|Justice was born in Hollywood, Florida. She is of Puerto Rican descent on her mother’s side, and of mostly Irish descent on her father’s side.|Justice guest starred on several television series including Gilmore Girls and Everwood. She played “Rebecca” on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in the episode “The Fairest of Them All”. She had roles in the films Mary, When Do We Eat?, Silver Bells, The Garden, and Unknown.|Justice’s first major role came in 2005 on the series Zoey 101. Her character (Lola Martinez) was a perky outgoing actress who eventually becomes best friends with other students, Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas), and Quinn Pensky (Erin Sanders). In 2009, Justice played Tammi Dyson in Nickelodeon’s original movie, Spectacular!. She also had a supporting role in the feature film, The Kings of Appletown, starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Also in 2009, she guest starred on The Naked Brothers Band, in the iCarly episode “iFight Shelby Marx”, and on True Jackson, VP. In 2010, Justice appeared in one episode of The Troop.|The Orlando Sentinel reported in August 2008 that Justice had signed a talent deal with Nickelodeon. The series, Victorious, takes place in a performing arts high school and revolves around Justice’s character Tori Vega as she pursues a singing career. It premiered on March 27, 2010 to 5.7 million viewers, making it the second biggest premiere for a live action series in Nickelodeon history. Justice will also star in the 2010 Nickelodeon television movie Boy Who Cried Werewolf, playing Jordan Sands, a girl who is transformed into a werewolf following her move to a creepy manor. |
