Daniella Monet

3.1. Early acting career

Monet's acting career began in 1997 with a guest appearance in an episode of the drama series Pacific Blue. In 2003, she secured recurring roles in television series such as the NBC drama American Dreams and the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules, where she played Missy Keinfield, Rory's love interest. She also appeared in Still Standing and The Bernie Mac Show in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, she held a main role as Megan Kleinman in the CBS sitcom Listen Up, starring alongside Jason Alexander. She also guest-starred on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101, appearing in three episodes between 2006 and 2007 as Rebecca Martin.

In film, Monet appeared in the 2006 horror film Simon Says with Crispin Glover. She also had roles in the 2007 mystery film Nancy Drew as Inga Veinshtein, and the independent feature Taking Five as Gabby Davis. She was also one of the final three contenders for the lead role in Hannah Montana, a role eventually won by Miley Cyrus.

3.2. Breakthrough role: Victorious

From 2010 to 2013, Monet starred in the Nickelodeon comedy series Victorious, which marked her breakthrough role. She portrayed Trina Vega, the elder sister of Victoria Justice's character, Tori Vega. Trina is a fellow student at Hollywood Arts, often described as "weird" and "annoying" due to her lack of discernible talent, despite her aspirations. Her role in Victorious significantly increased Monet's public recognition.

3.3. Other notable acting roles

Monet continued to work extensively with Nickelodeon following Victorious. She took over the role of Bertha, previously played by Jennette McCurdy, in the Fred film series, appearing in Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011) and Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012), and later reprised the role for the television series Fred: The Show (2012). She also voiced Mitzi in the animated series Winx Club from 2011 to 2015.

Monet also starred as Tootie in a series of live-action The Fairly OddParents television films: A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! (2011), A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012), and A Fairly Odd Summer (2014). Her other notable television appearances include iCarly (2010, 2011), Supah Ninjas (2011), Melissa & Joey (2013), Turbo Fast (2014, voice role as Princess), See Dad Run (2014), Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2015), When Duty Calls (2015, television film), Baby Daddy (2016-2017), Nickelodeon Sizzling Summer Camp Special (2017), and Cousins for Life (2019). Her later film roles include Aloha Surf Hotel (2020) and the television film Holiday Crashers (2024).

3.4. Television hosting

Beyond her acting roles, Monet has also served as a television presenter. She hosted the sketch comedy series AwesomenessTV from 2013 to 2015, a show that transplanted and added new material to YouTube clips, featuring character sketches, celebrity satires, and parody music videos. From 2016 to 2018, she also hosted the Nickelodeon game show Paradise Run.

3.5. Entrepreneurship

Demonstrating her versatility, Daniella Monet ventured into entrepreneurship. She is the co-founder of Kinder Beauty, a vegan beauty brand. This venture aligns with her personal commitment to veganism and animal welfare.

5.1. Music videos