Daniella Monet

Daniella Monet Zuvic[1] (born March 1, 1989) is an American actress and singer, who first became known for portraying Megan Kleinman on the CBS sitcom Listen Up! (2004–05). She later portrayed Rebecca Martin on the Nickelodeon drama television series Zoey 101 (2006–07), and soon received international recognition for starring as Trina Vega on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious (2010–13). She has also provided the voice of Mitzi on the Nickelodeon animated series Winx Club (2011–15), and starred in two television-film series: as Bertha in Fred (2011–2012) and as Tootie in The Fairly OddParents (2011–2014).

Daniella Monet
Monet in 2019
Born	Daniella Monet Zuvic (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 West Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress singer television personality
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Victorious Zoey 101
Partner(s)	Andrew Gardner
Children	1

Monet made her film debut starring as Inga Veinshtein in the mystery film Nancy Drew (2007). She has since starred as Gabby Davis in the comedy film Taking Five (2007), and Ellie Skopic in the television film When Duty Calls (2015). Aside from her acting roles, Monet is also known for television presenting; she hosted the sketch-comedy series AwesomenessTV (2013–2015), and the game show Paradise Run (2016–2018).

Career

In 2010, Monet had a recurring role on the NBC drama series American Dreams. Monet landed a recurring role on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules as Missy Keinfield, Rory's love interest in the second season. She has a sister, Sissy (Elena Lyons), who likes C.J.. She was eventually cast as Megan Kleinman in the CBS short-lived sitcom Listen Up! where she starred alongside Jason Alexander. She also guest-starred on Zoey 101 appearing in three episodes from 2006 to 2007. She also appeared in the 2010 film Simon Says and in the 2007 films Nancy Drew and Taking Five.

The cast of Victorious performing in 2011.

From 2010 to 2013, Monet starred in the Nickelodeon comedy series Victorious as Trina Vega, the elder sister of Tori Vega and a fellow student of Hollywood Arts but has no talent and is described as "weird", "annoying".[2] She also replaced Jennette McCurdy as the character Bertha in Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred, Fred 3: Camp Fred and Fred: The Show. Based on The Fairly OddParents cartoon series, she starred as Tootie opposite Drake Bell's Timmy Turner in 2011's A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!,[3] and reprised her role in 2012's A Fairly Odd Christmas,[4] and 2014's A Fairly Odd Summer.

Monet hosted a Nickelodeon sketch comedy reality series called AwesomenessTV that premiered July 1, 2013, but the show was cancelled after 2 seasons in 2015. It is transplanted from YouTube clips adding new material. Segments included character sketches, celebrity satires, and parody music videos.[5] She also hosted the Nickelodeon game show Paradise Run from 2016 to 2018.[6]

Personal life

In December 2017, Monet became engaged to Andrew Gardner after seven years of dating.[7] On April 3, 2019, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[8] On September 29, 2019, Monet announced the birth of their son, Gio James, on Instagram.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Nancy Drew	Inga Veinshtein	Supporting role
	Taking Five	Gabby Davis	Main role
	Taking The Band: Making Taking 5	Herself	Documentary
	Taking 5: On Set
2010	Follow Your Heart	Young Angie	Supporting role
	Simon Says	Sarah
	Here's the Kicker	Lacey Matthews
2011	A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!	Tootie	Television movie
2011	Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred	Bertha
2012	Fred 3: Camp Fred
2012	A Fairly Odd Christmas	Tootie
2014	A Fairly Odd Summer
2014	Rachel's Return	Danielle	Supporting role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Pacific Blue	Young Corey	Episode: "Avenging Angel"
2003	American Dreams	Joyce Fitzsimmons	3 episodes
2003	Still Standing	Bethany	Episode: "Still Negotiating"
2003–04	8 Simple Rules	Missy Kleinfeld	4 episodes
2004	The Bernie Mac Show	Karen	Episode: "Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday"
2004–05	Listen Up!	Megan Kleinman	Main role
2006–07	Zoey 101	Rebecca Martin	3 episodes
2008	Miss Guided	Meredith Ritter	Episode: "The List"
2008	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Dana	Episode: "Benchwarmers"
2010, 2011	iCarly	Popular Girl	Episode: "iPsycho"
		Trina Vega	Crossover: "iParty with Victorious"
2010–13	Victorious		Main role
2011	Supah Ninjas	Clarissa	Episode: "Morningstar Academy"
2011–15	Winx Club	Mitzi	Recurring role
2012	Fred: The Show	Bertha	Series regular; 6 episodes
2012	Figure It Out	Herself	Recurring panelist
2013–15	AwesomenessTV	Herself	Host
2013	Melissa & Joey	Ashley	Episode: "Family Feud"
2014	Turbo FAST	Princess	Voice role
2014	See Dad Run	Tracy McFee	2 episodes
2015	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Herself	Episode: "Go Hollywood"
2015	When Duty Calls	Ellie Skopic	Television movie
2016–17	Baby Daddy	Sam Saffe	Recurring role (season 5); Guest (season 6)
2016–18	Paradise Run	Host
2017	Nickelodeon Sizzling Summer Camp Special	Big Hand	Television special
2017	Crossy Road: The Series	Cat Possible	Episode: "Evil Cat"
2019	Cousins for Life	Denise	2 episodes

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2018	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Notes
2011	"Lookin' Like Magic" (with Drake Bell)	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A
	"I Want You Back" (with the Victorious cast)	Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
	"All I Want Is Everything" (with the Victorious cast)
	"Leave It All To Shine" (with the cast of Victorious and iCarly)
2012	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (with the Victorious cast)	Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show
	"Shut Up 'N Dance" (with the Victorious cast)
	"Five Fingaz to the Face" (with the Victorious cast)
	"Wishful Thinking" (with Drake Bell)	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A

References

1. "Daniella Monet, Born 03/01/1989 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. March 1, 1989. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
2. Hinckley, David (March 25, 2010). "Nickelodeon patterns 'Victorious' with Victoria Justice after 'iCarly' to win young fans". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
3. Bryant, Adam (July 23, 2010). "Exclusive: Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action Movie Adaptation of The Fairly Oddparents". TV Guide. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
4. "BC Film Commission: Film List of March 2012" (PDF). BC Film Commission. March 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
5. Spangler, Todd (June 22, 2013). "Nick to Transplant AwesomenessTV Clips from YouTube to Cable With July 1 Series Debut". Variety.
6. "Nickelodeon Premieres New Competition Series PARADISE RUN Today". BroadwayWorld.com. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
7. "Yay: 'Victorious' Star Daniella Monet Is Engaged to Her Boyfriend Andrew Gardner". J-14. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
8. "Nickelodeon's Daniella Monet Is Pregnant! Why She's Secretly Hoping for a Boy". People. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
9. Monet, Daniella. "And just like that, you are our everything". Retrieved September 29, 2019 – via Instagram.

External links

• Daniella Monet on IMDb
• Daniella Monet at AllMovie
• Daniella Monet on Twitter