Elizabeth Gillies
{{Short description|American actress and singer (born 1993)}}
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| birth_name = Elizabeth Egan Gillies
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| birth_place = Haworth, New Jersey, U.S.
| other_names = Liz Gillies
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- singer
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| years_active = 2005–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Michael Corcoran|2020}}
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| instrument = Vocals
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Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993), also known as Liz Gillies, is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a teenager and made her Broadway debut in the musical 13 (2008).{{cite web |last=Diamond |first=Robert |date=August 14, 2008 |title=13 A New Musical Announces Its Teenage Cast and Band |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/13-A-New-Musical-Announces-Its-Teenage-Cast-and-Band-20080814 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005810/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/13-A-New-Musical-Announces-Its-Teenage-Cast-and-Band-20080814 |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=BroadwayWorld}} She then received recognition for playing Jade West in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013). She made her musical debut contributing to the show's soundtrack album and extended plays, all of which appeared on the Billboard 200. She also covered "Santa Baby" (2013) with Ariana Grande.
Gillies starred in the horror film Animal (2014) and the comedy film Vacation (2015). She starred as the lead singer of a band in the FX comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2015–2016), performing on two soundtracks for the show. She then led The CW reboot of Dynasty (2017–2022) as Fallon Carrington. She also starred in the comedy thriller film Arizona (2018) and voiced the titular superhero in the animated film Catwoman: Hunted (2022).
In 2021, Gillies released an extended play (EP) with Seth MacFarlane titled Songs from Home. She collaborated with MacFarlane on a Christmas studio album, We Wish You the Merriest (2023), released through Republic Records to moderate commercial success. In 2025, Gillies returned to the stage in the Westside revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
Early life
Elizabeth Egan Gillies{{cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|title=Stranger in Strange Land: The Acne Years|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/theater/reviews/06bran.html|work=The New York Times|date=October 6, 2008|access-date=September 15, 2011|archive-date=March 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325213442/http://theater.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/theater/reviews/06bran.html|url-status=live}} was born on July 26, 1993, in Haworth, New Jersey, to Dave and Lorrie Gillies.{{cite tweet|last=Gillies|first=Elizabeth|user=LizGillies|number=95638167398526976|title=Enjoying the last few hours of my childhood! Tomorrow I am a legal adult!|date=July 25, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2017}} She has one younger brother (b. 1996).{{cite tweet|last=Gillies|first=Elizabeth|user=LizGillies|number=724075584071077889|title=My platinum blonde, bowl-cut-haired little brother is now a fully grown TWENTY YEAR OLD MAN. Can't believe it. Happy Bday @GeorgeGillies3 :)|date=April 23, 2016|access-date=January 22, 2017}} Gillies has stated that she has Irish ancestry, and an Italian grandmother and great-grandmother.{{cite web |last=Zutter |first=Natalie |url=http://www.alloy.com/entertainment/interview-broadway-star-and-victorious-mean-girl-elizabeth-gillies-couldnt-handle-bieber-fans/3/ |title=Interview: Broadway Star and 'Victorious' Mean Girl Elizabeth Gillies Couldn't Handle Bieber Fans |website=Alloy |date=March 13, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827125646/http://www.alloy.com/entertainment/interview-broadway-star-and-victorious-mean-girl-elizabeth-gillies-couldnt-handle-bieber-fans/3/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |quote=But my Italian grandmother and great-grandmother weren't having any of it; they have their traditional Italian meal, and I had to watch this gorgeous food be consumed by my family. Lasagna, meatballs, and I'm just sitting there...}}{{cite tweet |last=Gillies |first=Elizabeth |user=LizGillies |number=577956611219570688 |title=I'm Irish AF btw. |date=March 17, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2018}} She attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest for her freshman year, but left to pursue acting and participated in an online high school program.McGay, Maddie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2024/01/12/nj-celebrities-these-18-stars-were-born-in-north-jesey/71132353007/ "These 18 celebrities were born in North Jersey"], The Record, January 12, 2024. Accessed February 3, 2024. "Elizabeth Gillies was born in 1993 in Haworth and raised there. She attended Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, but did online school after leaving in her freshman year to pursue acting."[https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday-interviews-actress-elizabeth-gillies-1.3274368 "Kidsday interviews actress Elizabeth Gillies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108072248/https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday-interviews-actress-elizabeth-gillies-1.3274368 |date=November 8, 2021 }}, Newsday, October 26, 2011. Accessed December 17, 2019. "[Q] How do you balance your schoolwork and acting? [A] It’s hard. It’s very tricky. I had to leave high school freshman year, but I didn’t want to leave school in general because I want to have an education. It’s important. I’m doing online school."
Career
= 2005–2009: Early work and Broadway debut =
Gillies' acting career began at age 12 when she started going to local open casting calls. She quickly began appearing in commercials for companies such as Virgin Mobile.{{cite web|last=Rohan|first=Virginia|date=July 20, 2011|title=TV Mean Girl: Haworth's Elizabeth Gillies talks iParty with Victorious|url=http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/tv/tv-mean-girl-haworth-s-elizabeth-gillies-talks-iparty-with-victorious-1.814847|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017212901/http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/tv/tv-mean-girl-haworth-s-elizabeth-gillies-talks-iparty-with-victorious-1.814847|archive-date=October 17, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2015|website=Bergen.com|quote=Elizabeth Gillies is not a diva. She just plays one on TV. The Haworth teen is nothing but charming as she chats on the phone about Jade, the gifted character with attitude she plays on Nickelodeon's Victorious.}} Gillies' first television role was as a recurring character in three episodes of The Black Donnellys.{{Cite web|last=Dixon|first=Marcus James|date=2020-03-07|title=10 Reasons We Love Elizabeth Gillies, From 'Dynasty' To 'Victorious'|url=https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/reasons-we-love-elizabeth-gillies-dynasty-victorious/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010061420/https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/reasons-we-love-elizabeth-gillies-dynasty-victorious/|url-status=live}}
In 2008, she played small roles in The Clique, Harold, and Locker 514. That year she was also cast as Lucy in a Goodspeed production of Jason Robert Brown's new musical 13, alongside her future Victorious co-star, Ariana Grande. Later that year, 13 moved to Broadway, which made it the first Broadway production to have a cast and band entirely made up of teenagers. Gillies remained with the production until its closure on January 4, 2009.{{cite web|last1=Gans|first1=Andrew|last2=Jones|first2=Kenneth|title=New Musical 13 to Close on Broadway in January 2009|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-13-to-close-on-broadway-in-january-2009-com-155389|website=Playbill|access-date=September 21, 2016|date=November 21, 2008|archive-date=September 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923022542/http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-13-to-close-on-broadway-in-january-2009-com-155389|url-status=live}}
=2010–2013: Breakthrough with Nickelodeon and music=
File:Victorious Cast.jpg at the 64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2012]]
In 2010, Gillies was cast as bad girl and occasional antagonist Jade West in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, a sitcom revolving around teenagers at a performing arts high school in Hollywood,{{Cite web|last=Nesvig|first=Kara|date=2020-01-21|title=Liz Gillies Is Game for a "Victorious" Reboot, But Only If It's the Same Cast|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/victorious-elizabeth-gillies-reunion-reboot-same-cast-creators|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-US|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330173044/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/victorious-elizabeth-gillies-reunion-reboot-same-cast-creators|url-status=live}} which marked her second time working alongside 13 co-star Grande.{{Cite web|title=Elizabeth Gillies – Broadway Cast & Staff|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-gillies-480687|access-date=2021-10-10|website=www.ibdb.com|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201102853/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-gillies-480687|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Delilah|date=2021-05-12|title=Inside Elizabeth Gillies And Ariana Grande's Friendship|url=https://www.thelist.com/407632/inside-elizabeth-gillies-and-ariana-grandes-friendship/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=TheList.com|language=en-US|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010061420/https://www.thelist.com/407632/inside-elizabeth-gillies-and-ariana-grandes-friendship/|url-status=live}} Regarding her Victorious character, Gillies said "It's wonderful. I love playing Jade. I always say she's not so much the 'mean' girl, but the 'bad' girl in so many ways. She has a lot of human qualities to her – she's not just completely sociopathic. She's sweet with her boyfriend. It's nice to play a character with some depth."{{cite web|author1=Orenstein, H.|title=Elizabeth Gillies, Victorious Star, On Playing The Bad Girl And Being The Nice Girl|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-orenstein/elizabeth-gillies-victori_b_1711949.html|website=HuffPost|access-date=September 21, 2016|date=July 27, 2012|archive-date=February 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224222213/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-orenstein/elizabeth-gillies-victori_b_1711949.html|url-status=live}}
Victorious premiered on March 27, 2010. During her time on Victorious, she performed on the soundtracks Victorious, Victorious 2.0, Victorious 3.0, most notably the songs "Give It Up" (duet with Grande), and "Take a Hint" (duet with Victoria Justice). The latter was the most successful commercially, earning Gillies her first platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA){{Cite certification|region=United States|title=TAKE A HINT (FEAT. VICTORIA JUSTICE & ELIZABETH GILLIES)|artist=VICTORIOUS CAST|type=single}} and silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=January 8, 2023|id=18630-6198-1}} She also wrote and recorded the song "You Don't Know Me" for an episode of Victorious,{{cite web|last=Mulvaney|first=Nicole|title=J-14 Exclusive: Liz Gillies Talks the End of 'Victorious' and New Music|url=http://www.j-14.com/posts/j-14-exclusive-liz-gillies-talks-the-end-of-victorious-and-new-music-5829|website=J-14.com|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212110946/http://www.j-14.com/posts/j-14-exclusive-liz-gillies-talks-the-end-of-victorious-and-new-music-5829|archive-date=December 12, 2013}} which was featured in Victorious 3.0.{{cite web|title=Victorious 3.0 Track List|url=http://www.clevvertv.com/victoria-justice/36996/victorious-3-0-even-more-music-from-the-hit-tv-show-out-nov-6.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002123636/http://www.clevvertv.com/victoria-justice/36996/victorious-3-0-even-more-music-from-the-hit-tv-show-out-nov-6.html|archive-date=October 2, 2013}}{{cite tweet |last=Gillies |first=Liz |user=LizGillies |number=258337433572241408 |title=Everyone make sure to pre-order the Victorious3.0 soundtrack! Excited to have a song I wrote on there. |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2012}}
For the network, Gillies voiced the character of Daphne on the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club{{cite web |url=http://www.vimn.com/press/nick/series/winx-club |title=Viacom Press - Nickelodeon Winx Club |publisher=ViacomCBS |quote=The series features the voices of some of Nick’s biggest stars including ... Elizabeth Gillies (Victorious) as Daphne |access-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017004603/http://www.vimn.com/press/nick/series/winx-club |url-status=live}} and recorded Winx Club's official song, "We Are Believix".{{cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/celebrity/news/liz-gillies-winx-club-we-are-believix.html |title=Nick.com - Listen to the Winx Club Theme Song! |publisher=Nick.com |date=July 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003053656/http://www.nick.com/celebrity/news/liz-gillies-winx-club-we-are-believix.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012}} She also appeared in an episode of Big Time Rush and as a contestant on BrainSurge and Figure It Out. Beginning in 2012, Gillies began playing small guest roles outside Nickelodeon. Notable appearances include White Collar and The Exes.
In July 2012, it was reported that Gillies was working on an alternative rock album.{{cite tweet |last=Gillies |first=Liz |user=LizGillies |number=177227387476520961 |title=@LizGOnline I know! I've been crazy busy writing original music so I haven't had any time do covers, but I promise I'll do one very soon :) |date=March 6, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Liz Gillies Interview|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-orenstein/elizabeth-gillies-victori_b_1711949.html|work=HuffPost|first=Hannah|last=Orenstein|date=July 27, 2012|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708064948/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-orenstein/elizabeth-gillies-victori_b_1711949.html|url-status=live}} Victorious ended on February 2, 2013, after four seasons. That same year, she was cast as Courtney in the musical adaptation of Jawbreaker and participated in a reading of the show in Manhattan.{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Readings of Jawbreaker: The Musical, with Diana DeGarmo, Kate Flannery, Elizabeth Gillies, Presented Sept. 26-27|url=https://www.playbill.com/articles/readings-of-jawbreaker-the-musical-with-diana-degarmo-kate-flannery-elizabeth-gillies-presented-sept-26-27-com-209900|website=Playbill|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=September 26, 2013|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408041754/https://www.playbill.com/articles/readings-of-jawbreaker-the-musical-with-diana-degarmo-kate-flannery-elizabeth-gillies-presented-sept-26-27-com-209900|url-status=live}} The musical did not end up being taken to Broadway. On December 10, 2013, Gillies recorded a duet of "Santa Baby" with Grande for the latter's Christmas Kisses EP.{{cite news|title=Ariana Grande Does 'Santa Baby' With Liz Gillies|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/ariana-grande-santa-baby-liz-gillies_n_4417929.html|work=HuffPost|first=Madeline|last=Boardman|date=December 10, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214220440/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/ariana-grande-santa-baby-liz-gillies_n_4417929.html|url-status=live}}
= 2014–2019: Mainstream transition and ''Dynasty'' =
File:Elizabeth Gillies 2016.jpgIn 2014, Gillies appeared in the horror film Animal as Mandy and the Lifetime movie Killing Daddy, playing Callie Ross. Animal was filmed in the summer of 2013 in Manchester, Connecticut, and was produced by Drew Barrymore. The film also features Gillies' former Winx Club co-star Keke Palmer and was released on June 17, 2014{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/drew-barrymores-animal-sets-ensemble-593309|title=Drew Barrymore's 'Animal' Sets Ensemble Cast (Exclusive)|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Philiana|last=Ng|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2013|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227125148/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/drew-barrymores-animal-sets-ensemble-593309|url-status=live}} to negative reviews.{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Patrick |date=June 19, 2014 |title='Animal' Is a Redundant Creature Feature |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3299345/review-animal-redundant-creature-feature/ |access-date=June 3, 2025 |website=Bloody Disgusting |language=en-US}}
In 2015, Gillies was cast as Heather in the remake of Vacation. The film received a wide release on July 29, 2015. She was then cast in the comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll as Gigi, an aspiring singer and daughter of a former rock star named Johnny Rock (portrayed by the show's creator, Denis Leary).{{cite web|first=Dominic|last=Patten|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/fx-denis-leary-series-pickup-sexdrugsrockroll-797339/|title=FX Orders Denis Leary's Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll To Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330173044/https://deadline.com/2014/06/fx-denis-leary-series-pickup-sexdrugsrockroll-797339/|url-status=live}} The show premiered on July 16, 2015, to mixed reviews,{{Cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|date=2015-07-14|title=TV Review: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/sex-drugs-rock-roll-review-denis-leary-fx-1201536110/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Variety|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010061419/https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/sex-drugs-rock-roll-review-denis-leary-fx-1201536110/|url-status=live}} but Gillies' performance as Gigi was well received.{{Cite web|last=Paskin|first=Willa|date=2015-07-15|title=FX's New Show Proves the Ghosts of Rock 'n' Roll Past Are Less Cool Than We Think They Are|url=https://slate.com/culture/2015/07/sex-drugs-rock-roll-on-fx-reviewed.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Slate Magazine|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010061419/https://slate.com/culture/2015/07/sex-drugs-rock-roll-on-fx-reviewed.html|url-status=live}} On September 9, 2016, FX declined to renew the show for a third season, effectively canceling the series.{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Cancelled at FX|url=http://tvline.com/2016/09/09/sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll-fx-cancelled-season-3/|website=TVLine|access-date=September 21, 2016|date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=September 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923014106/http://tvline.com/2016/09/09/sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll-fx-cancelled-season-3/|url-status=dead}}
In 2017, Gillies was cast as Fallon Carrington in The CW television series Dynasty, a reboot of the 1980s series of the same name.{{cite web|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/elizabeth-gillies-dynasty-the-cw-fallon-carrington-1201984518/|title=CW's Dynasty Reboot Casts Elizabeth Gillies in Starring Role|work=Variety|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512060312/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/elizabeth-gillies-dynasty-the-cw-fallon-carrington-1201984518/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/elizabeth-gillies-the-cw-dynasty-reboot-william-miller-cast-searchers-1201908469/|title=Elizabeth Gillies Joins The CW's Dynasty Reboot; William Miller Cast In Searchers|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-date=February 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210221918/http://deadline.com/2017/02/elizabeth-gillies-the-cw-dynasty-reboot-william-miller-cast-searchers-1201908469/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Holloway|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dynasty-cw-1202422808/|title=Dynasty Reboot, Military Drama Valor Land Series Orders at CW|work=Variety|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511001718/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dynasty-cw-1202422808/|url-status=live}} After Nicollette Sheridan left the role of Fallon's mother, Alexis Carrington, near the end of the second season, Gillies began playing the character temporarily, as well as continuing to portray Fallon.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/20/dynasty-season-2-alexis-recast-liz-gillies-nicollette-sheridan-video/|title=Dynasty{{'s}} New Alexis Revealed: Who's Taking Over for Nicollette Sheridan?|website=TVLine|first=Andy|last=Swift|date=April 20, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420155124/https://tvline.com/2019/04/20/dynasty-season-2-alexis-recast-liz-gillies-nicollette-sheridan-video/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/tag/elizabeth-gillies/|title=Dynasty{{'s}} Elizabeth Gillies on Her 'Wild' Transformation From Fallon to Alexis: 'It Was Crazy, But I Love a Challenge'|website=TVLine|first=Andy|last=Swift|date=April 26, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017095927/https://tvline.com/tag/elizabeth-gillies/|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Gillies starred in the dark-comedy thriller film Arizona as Kelsey.{{cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |date=January 28, 2018 |title='Arizona' Review |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/arizona-review-1202679212/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713014121/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/arizona-review-1202679212/ |url-status=live }} It was first premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and later attained a theatrical release, as well as being released direct-to-video.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/danny-mcbride-comedy-arizona-summer-release-1202793340/|title=Danny McBride's Comedy 'Arizona' Bought for Summer Release|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2018-05-01|website=Variety|access-date=2020-01-02|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330173044/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/danny-mcbride-comedy-arizona-summer-release-1202793340/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/danny-mcbride-wants-homeowners-revenge-in-arizona-trailer.html|title=Danny McBride Is Out for Homeowner's Revenge in Housing Crisis Thriller Arizona|last=Kiefer|first=Halle|date=2018-08-13|website=Vulture|access-date=2020-01-02|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102014221/https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/danny-mcbride-wants-homeowners-revenge-in-arizona-trailer.html|url-status=live}} The following year, Gillies, alongside Matt Bennett, made a surprise appearance during the November 19 show of her Victorious co-star Grande's Sweetener World Tour in Atlanta, in which Grande and Bennett performed "I Think You're Swell", while Grande and Gillies performed "Give It Up", both songs from Victorious.{{cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|title=Ariana Grande & Liz Gillies Recreated a 'Victorious' Scene Onstage & We Were Suddenly Transported to 2010|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8544370/ariana-grande-liz-gillies-victorious-reunion|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122021751/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8544370/ariana-grande-liz-gillies-victorious-reunion|url-status=live}}
= 2020–present: Return to music and stage =
File:Elizabeth Gillies at Cafe Carlyle 02.jpg
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gillies collaborated with Seth MacFarlane on a series of songs, eight in total, on an extended play entitled Songs from Home released in 2021.{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/liz-gillies-and-seth-macfarlane-songs-from-home-mw0003422536|title= Liz Gillies and Seth MacFarlane: Songs from Home|website= All Music|accessdate= August 22, 2022|archive-date= August 23, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220823003900/https://www.allmusic.com/album/liz-gillies-and-seth-macfarlane-songs-from-home-mw0003422536|url-status= live}} Also in 2021, it was announced Gillies would voice the titular character in the 2022 superhero feature Catwoman: Hunted.{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=2021-08-17|title='Catwoman: Hunted' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/catwoman-hunted-voice-cast-dc-1234998303/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817161115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/catwoman-hunted-voice-cast-dc-1234998303/|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Gillies released her debut studio album with Seth MacFarlane, titled We Wish You the Merriest.{{Cite magazine |last=Woerner |first=Meredith |date=September 28, 2023 |title=Seth MacFarlane & Liz Gillies Debut Holiday Album |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/seth-macfarlane-christmas-album-liz-gillies-1235737953/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928130319/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/seth-macfarlane-christmas-album-liz-gillies-1235737953/ |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |magazine=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2023-09-28 |title=Seth MacFarlane And Liz Gillies Announce ‘We Wish You The Merriest’ |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/seth-macfarlane-liz-gillies-we-wish-you-the-merriest/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}} In February 2025, Gillies began starring as Audrey opposite Milo Manheim as Seymour in the long-running Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.[https://people.com/liz-gillies-milo-manheim-join-off-broadway-little-shop-of-horrors-exclusive-8781107 Liz Gillies and Milo Manheim Are Off-Broadway's New Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Exclusive)] Her run is set to end in July 2025 opposite Graham Phillips as Seymour.Levitt, Hailey [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205747/graham-phillips-to-reunite-with-teen-broadway-co-star-elizabeth-gillies-in-little-shop-of-horrors/ Graham Phillips to Reunite with Teen Broadway Co-Star Elizabeth Gillies in Little Shop of Horrors] Broadway.com, May 27, 2025
Personal life
Gillies met American music producer Michael Corcoran on the set of the Nickelodeon show Victorious, when she was 16 and he was 36. Corcoran co-wrote and produced the songs that Gillies sang on the show.{{Cite web |last=Waters |first=Lauren |date=2022-02-06 |title=How Elizabeth Gillies And Michael Corcoran Didn't Let Their Age Gap Stop Them |url=https://www.suggest.com/elizabeth-gillies-husband-michael-corcoran/2617580/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Suggest |language=en-US |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303052015/https://www.suggest.com/elizabeth-gillies-husband-michael-corcoran/2617580/ |url-status=live }} The pair began dating in late 2012, when she was 19.{{Cite web |title=Who Is Elizabeth Gillies' Husband? All About Michael Corcoran |url=https://people.com/tv/who-is-michael-corcoran-elizabeth-gillies-husband/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303052015/https://people.com/tv/who-is-michael-corcoran-elizabeth-gillies-husband/ |url-status=live }} On August 8, 2020, Gillies married Corcoran at a private ceremony in Chesterfield Township, New Jersey.{{Cite web |last=Rollins |first=Chris |date=2020-10-08 |title=Actress Elizabeth Gillies Just Got Married in Chesterfield |url=https://wpst.com/actress-elizabeth-gillies-just-got-married-in-chesterfield/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=94.5 PST |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318171352/https://wpst.com/actress-elizabeth-gillies-just-got-married-in-chesterfield/ |url-status=live }} They reside in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite web|last=Macon|first=Alexandra|title=Actress Elizabeth Gillies Drove an RV to Her Wedding At a Charming Farm in New Jersey|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/liz-gillies-michael-corcoran-charming-new-jersey-farm-wedding|website=Vogue|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917000130/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/liz-gillies-michael-corcoran-charming-new-jersey-farm-wedding|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Harold | Evelyn Taylor | |
| {{sortname|The|Clique|dab=film}}
| Shelby Wexler | Direct-to-video |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Death and Return of Superman|dab=film}} | Eradicator folks | Short film |
| 2012
| Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom | Daphne | Voice role |
| 2014
| Animal | Mandy | |
| 2015
| Vacation | Heather | |
| 2018
| Arizona | Kelsey | |
| 2019
| 15 Minutes at 400 Degrees | Crystal | Short film |
| 2022
| Voice role |
| 2024
| Spread | Ruby Clark | Also executive producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2007
| {{sortname|The|Black Donnellys}} | Young Jenny | 3 episodes |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Battery's Down|nolink=1}} | Bat Mitzvah Guest | Episode: "Bad Bad News" |
| 2010–2013
| rowspan="2" | Jade West | Main role; 56 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| iCarly | Episode: "iParty with Victorious" |
| Big Time Rush
| Heather Fox | Episode: "Big Time Secret" |
| 2011–2014
| Daphne / Lorie / Kanika | Voice role; 24 episodes |
| 2012
| Chloe Woods | Episode: "Upper West Side Story" |
| 2013
| {{sortname|The|Exes}} | Tracy Cooper | Episode: "Prelude to a Kiss" |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Jade West | Episode: "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie" |
| Killing Daddy
| Callie Ross | Television film |
| 2015–2016
| Gigi Rock | Main role; 20 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{sortname|The|Penguins of Madagascar}} | Singer | Voice role; Episode: "The Penguin Who Loved Me" |
| American Dad!
| Lena Horne | Voice role; Episode: "A Star Is Reborn" |
| 2017–2022
| Dynasty | Fallon Carrington / Alexis Carrington (season 2) | Main role; 108 episodes |
| 2018
| Sun Baby / Marie "Slim" Browning | Voice role; Episode: "Gimme That Chocolate Milk" |
| 2019
| Parana Sycamore | Voice role; Episode: "That's Squidjit Bowling" |
| 2020
| Herself | Television special |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Alana Fitzgerald | Voice role; Episode: "All About Alana" |
| The Orville
| Dinal |Episode: "Mortality Paradox" |
= Theater =
= Music videos =
{{Main|Elizabeth Gillies discography#Music videos}}
Discography
{{main|Elizabeth Gillies discography}}
- We Wish You the Merriest (2023) (with Seth MacFarlane)
Concert residencies
References
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External links
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- {{Facebook|id=ElizabethGilliesOfficial|name=Elizabeth Gillies}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUpwq42SPRjVfmfpUKbkgDA Elizabeth Gillies] on YouTube
- {{IMDb name|2566697|Elizabeth Gillies}}
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