# Daniella Monet

Daniella Monet Gardner (née Zuvic; born March 1, 1989) is an American actress, entrepreneur, singer and television personality. Her early roles include Megan Kleinman on the CBS sitcom Listen Up (2004–2005), Rebecca Martin on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 (2006–2007), and Inga Veinshtein in the mystery film Nancy Drew (2007). She had her breakthrough playing Trina Vega on Nickelodeon's Victorious (2010–2013), and continued to work extensively with the network, voicing Mitzi on Winx Club (2012) and playing Bertha in the Fred films and TV series (2011–2012). Her other film appearances include the independent features Taking Five (2007) and Aloha Surf Hotel (2020).
Monet is also known for television presenting. She hosted the sketch-comedy series AwesomenessTV (2013–2015), and the game show Paradise Run (2016–2018). She co-founded the vegan beauty brand Kinder Beauty.

## Early life

Daniella Monet Zuvic was born in West Hills, California. Her father is of Chilean descent with Croatian and Spanish ancestry while her mother is of Italian descent. She has a brother, Mario Zuvic.

## Career

In 2003, 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
She, along with Taylor Momsen and Miley Cyrus, the latter eventually winning the role, was one of the final three contenders for the lead role in Hannah Montana. 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.
From 2010 to 2013, Monet starred in the Nickelodeon comedy series Victorious as Trina Vega, the elder sister of Victoria Justice's Tori Vega and a fellow student of Hollywood Arts that has no talent and is described as "weird" and "annoying". 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.
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. She also hosted the Nickelodeon game show Paradise Run from 2016 to 2018.

## Personal life

Monet is a vegan.
In December 2017, Monet became engaged to Andrew Gardner after six years of dating. They married on December 29, 2022.
On April 3, 2019, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. In September 2019, Monet gave birth to a son. In February 2021, Monet gave birth to a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Inga Veinshtein |
| 2007 | Taking Five | Gabby Davis |
| 2007 | Taking The Band: Making Taking 5 | Herself |
| 2007 | Taking 5: On Set | Herself |
| 2010 | Follow Your Heart | Young Angie |
| 2010 | Simon Says | Sarah |
| 2010 | Here's the Kicker | Lacey Matthews |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Bertha |
| 2011 | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Tootie |
| 2012 | A Fairly Odd Christmas | Tootie |
| 2012 | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Bertha |
| 2014 | Rachel's Return | Danielle |
| 2014 | A Fairly Odd Summer | Tootie |
| 2020 | Aloha Surf Hotel | Babymooner |

### 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" |
| 2003–2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Missy Kleinfeld | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Karen | Episode: "Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday" |
| 2004–2005 | Listen Up | Megan Kleinman | Main role |
| 2006–2007 | 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" |
| 2010, 2011 | iCarly | Trina Vega | Episode: "iParty with Victorious" |
| 2010–2013 | Victorious | Trina Vega | Main role |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Clarissa | Episode: "Morningstar Academy" |
| 2011–2015 | Winx Club | Mitzi (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Bertha | Main role |
| 2012 | Figure It Out | Herself | Recurring panelist |
| 2013–2015 | AwesomenessTV | Herself | Host |
| 2013 | Melissa & Joey | Ashley | Episode: "Family Feud" |
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Princess (voice) | 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 film |
| 2016–2017 | Baby Daddy | Sam Saffe | Recurring role (season 5); guest (season 6) |
| 2016–2018 | Paradise Run | Herself | Host |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Big Hand | Television special |
| 2019 | Cousins for Life | Denise | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Holiday Crashers | Bri | Television film |
| TBA | Hollywood Arts | Trina Vega | In production |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
| 2018 | "Thank U, Next" | Cheerleader | Ariana Grande |

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
| 2011 | "Lookin' Like Magic" (with Drake Bell) | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Not released digitally |
| 2011 | "I Want You Back" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show | Backing Vocal |
| 2011 | "All I Want Is Everything" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show | Backing Vocal |
| 2011 | "Leave It All To Shine" (with the cast of Victorious and iCarly) | Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show | Backing Vocal |
| 2012 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show | Backing Vocal |
| 2012 | "Shut Up 'N Dance" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show | Backing Vocal |
| 2012 | "Five Fingaz to the Face" (with the Victorious cast) | Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show | |
| 2012 | "Wishful Thinking" (with Drake Bell) | A Fairly Odd Christmas | Not released digitally |
| 2016 | "Unreachable" | — | |