Grace Victoria Phipps (born May 4, 1992)[2] is an American actress and singer. She played Amy Martin in The Nine Lives of Chloe King until its cancellation after ten episodes. She was also cast as April Young in The Vampire Diaries. She appeared in ten episodes in season four, one of which was a voice performance, and is scheduled to return for season five.
Early life and career
Phipps was born in Atlanta, Texas, raised in Boerne, Texas and San Antonio, Texas,[3] where she graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, and The North East School of the Arts, majoring in Musical Theatre.
Following her 2010 high school graduation, Phipps moved to Los
Angeles to pursue a career in acting and immediately landed the role as
Bee in the remake Fright Night,
as well as originating the role of Amy, whom is is one of Chloe's best
friends. She started dating Paul, the final member of the trio, in the
first episode. They broke up briefly, but soon realized one fight was
not enough to keep them apart, on the cancelled series The Nine Lives of Chloe King.[4]
"I have to say one morning, I was walking in my fitting and Claire
Holt was walking into hers. And she was like, "Hey. You're the new girl.
Take my number. If you're bored in your hotel, call me." It's like
going into a new school a bit because they've been there for so long.
And for her to do that… And Candice [Accola] is so sweet and so lovely,
was immediately welcoming to me. And everyone's actually been really
nice and welcoming. I just like that moment with Claire. I tell that
story all the time because that's just such a nice thing. She's like, "I
know what it's like to live in a hotel." She did it all last year. So
she's like, "Call me."
— Phipps, on about who has been the most welcoming person on The Vampire Diaries set.[5]
In 2012 she was cast as the new recurring character April Young, whom
is a girl from Elena's and Jeremy's past. Elena used to babysit her.
She first appears in episode two where she arrived back in Mystic Falls
to go to her father's memorial service. She was unaware of the existence
of supernatural creatures in Mystic Falls and visibly frightened by
Connor Jordan, who attacked her twice during his vampire hunts. When
Rebekah disappears, April is worried about her and looks for her. She
eventually finds out where Rebekah is hidden and frees her by removing
the dagger. She learns about the existence of vampires in Mystic Falls
from Rebekah and helps her gain information from Elena, Stefan and
Caroline about the cure for vampirism on The Vampire Diaries season four.[6] She appeared in ten episodes but was absent for the second half of the season due to her filming Teen Beach Movie. It was later confirmed that she would return for another season.[7]
In 2013, Phipps was casted as Lela, whom was singing "Falling for
Ya", Mack and Brady argue about staying or trying to find a way out and
Mack decides to investigate on her own. However, they suddenly change
the movie when the movie's lead man, Tanner, falls in love with Mack
after she bumps into him and Brady catches the lead girl, Lela when she
falls off the stage. This interferes with the movie's plot, in which
Lela falls into Tanner's arms, not Brady's and thus another feud between
the bikers and surfers would start. Brady and Mack decide to make
Tanner and Lela fall in love to fix things, in the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie.
Filmography
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fright Night | Bee | |
| 2011 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Amy Tiffany Martin | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2012–present | The Vampire Diaries | April Young | Recurring role; 10 episodes ("Memorial" onwards) |
| 2013 | Baby Daddy | Megan | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Teen Beach Movie | Lela | Disney Channel Original Movie; Main role |
Dicography
Soundtrack albums
- Teen Beach Movie (Soundtrack)
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