About Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice is an actress, singer, and social media star. The daughter of Serene Reed and Zachory Justice, her father is of English, German, and Irish descent, while her mother, originally from the Bronx, is of Puerto Rican ancestry. She has a younger half-sister named Madison Reed. Justice and her family moved to Hollywood, CA in 2003. While shooting Victorious (2010–2013), Justice attended Cleveland High School, before completing her diploma through a home schooling program.
Since 2013, Justice has lived with her parents in an Encino Hills home she purchased.
In 2003, Justice began her acting career when she was 10 years old, making a guest appearance on the Gilmore Girls episode "The Hobbit, the Sofa and Digger Stiles". Justice portrayed Jill No. 2, a walk-on role. After her appearance in the series, her family moved to Los Angeles, when Justice began to pursue a career in acting.
The following year, Justice 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, Justice was cast as Stella, a young girl who begins seeing visions of Mary Magdalene, in Aaron Ruell's 2005 short film Mary.
In 2005, Justice was accepted into the musical theatre program at the Millikan Performing Arts Academy in Los Angeles. She appeared in advertisements for companies such as Ralph Lauren, Gap, Guess, Mervyn's, Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, and Ovaltine. During that same year, Justice landed a main role in the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 as Lola Martinez, a new student who is an aspiring actress. She also made a cameo appearance in the R-rated film When Do We Eat?, and played the role of Rose in the Hallmark television film Silver Bells, the latter of which became a Hallmark Hall of Fame film.
In 2006, Justice made a guest appearance on an episode of Everwood in the episode "Enjoy the Ride". Also in 2006, Justice played the supporting role of Holly in the thriller film The Garden. Zoey 101 ended its run in May 2008. In 2009, 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.
Justice did not record new music until 2009, when she starred in the Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!, in which she performs 3 songs. The film aired on Nickelodeon in February 2009. It became one of Nickelodeon's most popular movies, attracting an audience 3.7 million viewers on its premiere night.
After the success of The Naked Brothers Band special in which Justice guest starred, she appeared in another episode, "The Premiere", in April 2009. She later appeared in episodes of iCarly, True Jackson - VP, The Troop, and BrainSurge. Justice announced in 2009 that she would be working on a thriller film, set for theatrical release. Unlike initial plans for a wide theatrical release, the film had a limited preview release in December 2009, and was returned to post-production. Ultimately the film's worldwide release was canceled.
Her next move was starring in her own musical show on Nickelodeon, Victorious. The pilot for the show debuted on March 27, 2010, attracting 5.7 million viewers, making it the second-highest rated premiere for a live-action Nickelodeon series. Justice recorded several songs for the series throughout its run.
In a 2010 interview with the Associated Press, she stated that she was recording an album but planned to take her time with the process. In October 2012, Justice revealed she would release her debut album in 2013. For the Girl Up movement, which helps girls in developing countries, she released a promotional single, "Girl Up", co-written with Toby Gad, in February 2013. Justice's debut single "Gold" was released on June 18, 2013. In August 2014, Billboard revealed that Justice had left Columbia Records but was recording new music to be released in 2015.
In July 2020, Justice became a member of the Recording Academy. That December, Justice announced that her first single in over seven years would be titled "Treat Myself". The song was released on December 11, 2020, and is the first single she released as an independent artist. This was followed by "Stay", on February 12, 2021. The next single, "Too F*ckin' Nice", was released on May 28, 2021.
On March 12, 2021, Justice starred in the romantic drama film Trust. To promote the film, she released a cover of Billy Paul's "Everybody's Breaking Up". Next she starred in the film Afterlife of the Party, which premiered in September 2021, on Netflix. Along with Spencer Sutherland and Jessica Rose Weiss, she released the soundtrack EP to which she performed and co-wrote a song titled "Home". Justice portrayed Lola Alvarez in the Netflix romantic comedy A Perfect Pairing in May 2022, then Annie, a pregnant woman, in the thriller The Tutor, which premiered in March 2023. She also joined the cast of the comedy California King, following it with the thriller, Depravity.
On February 19, 2023, coinciding with her 30th birthday, Justice released the single "Last Man Standing".
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,Elton John, Alanis Morissette, Carole King, and Diana Ross.
As of September 2024, she has 24.5 million followers on Instagram, 3.8 million on TikTok, and 1.17 million subscribers to her YouTube channel.
