Jillian Clare
| Jillian Clare | |
|---|---|
 Jillian Clare attending the "Cuties for Canines" charity event, West Los Angeles, CA on November 16, 2007 | |
| Born |
July 25, 1992 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Jillian Clare (born July 25, 1992[1][2][3]) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as pre-teen Abigail "Abby" Deveraux on Days of Our Lives and for her lead role as Victoria "Tori" Archer on Miss Behave, a teen drama web series that she also produces.
Biography
Born in Portland, Oregon.Clare began a stage career on singing.[4] One year later, she starred in A Dream is a Wish, a one-person original stage musical. Afterwards, she starred in several TV commercials.[4]
In the summer of 2000, Clare moved to Los Angeles, and began appearing in film and television roles, including Abigail Deveraux on Days of our Lives.[4] In 2002 she had two roles in major movies including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and a role as the voice of a little girl in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me if You Can.[5] In 2004, she received a position as a host on the children's news-magazine show All Access Pass.[6] She acted in, executive-produced, and co-wrote the theme song for the live action comedy pilot L.A.F.I.T., in 2005.[4]
Her singing has appeared on the Soap Sessions 8 Christmas CD, the Hollywood Hooligans Christmas CD, and a number of CDs for children.[6]
Clare also has performed for many charitable causes, mostly for the protection of animals.[4]
She currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation, encouraging other young people to commit their time, energy and resources to help other kids and working with Starlight to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.
From 2010 to 2012, Clare starred as Victoria "Tori" Archer on the teen web series Miss Behave, which also featured other Days of Our Lives performers Darin Brooks, Patrika Darbo and Eric Martsolf.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Crying Girl in Tram | |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Little Girl | Voice role |
| 2002 | While Supplies Last | Cathy Morrison | |
| 2002 | Maggie and Annie | Debbie | |
| 2003 | Quigley | Megan Channing | |
| 2003 | Graduation Night | Clio | |
| 2003 | Wishing Time | Young Maggie | |
| 2004 | Chasing Daylight | Amber | |
| 2006 | Against Type | Megan Stack | Television film |
| 2007 | The Winner | Young Alison | |
| 2012 | The Kitchen | Nikki | |
| 2014 | The Roommate | Stephanie | Short film |
| 2014 | Alien Abduction | Jillian Morris | |
| 2014 | By God's Grace | Samantha Tipton | |
| 2016 | Fame Dogs | Jordan Johanssen | |
| 2016 | Advent | Peach | Short film |
| 2017 | Pretty Broken | Lou | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Days of Our Lives | Abigail "Abby" Deveraux | 33 episodes |
| 2010–12 | Miss Behave | Victoria "Tori" Archer | 25 episodes |
| 2010 | Victorious | Hayley Ferguson | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Castle | Gracie | 1 episode |
| 2011 | It's a Cardboard Life | Mercedes | 1 episode |
| 2011 | ACME Hollywood Dream Role | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Hero Treatment | Cyberella | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Suburgatory | Waitress | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Clutch | Nicole | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Acting Dead | Alex Carbonneux | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Ladies of the Lake | Cassidy Montgomery | Mini-series |
Awards and nominations
Clare has been nominated for five Young Artist Awards, in 2003, 2004, and 2005.[7][8][9][10] She won twice, for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress for her role in Days of our Lives, in both 2004 and 2005.[7][9][10] Her other nominations were for Best Performance in a Commercial, for Children's Tylenol, in 2003; Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger, for Quigley, in 2004; and Best Performance in a Short Film, for "Chasing Daylight", in 2005.[7][8][9][10]
For her singing, she has received several vocal talent awards.[11]
References
- ↑ "About DAYS: Birthdays | Days of our Lives @". Soapcentral. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ↑ TV.com (2005-07-08). "Jillian Clare". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ↑ "Twitter: Jillian Clare". July 25, 2011.
I'm officially 19! Last year of being a teenager. Already off to a great start. I know this year will be amazing! :)
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Official website for Jillian Clare". Jillian Clare. 2004–2005. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- 1 2 "Internet Movie Database Jillian Clare Bio". Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- 1 2 3 "Internet Movie Database Jillian Clare Awards". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- 1 2 "2003 Young Artist Awards". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- 1 2 3 "2004 Young Artist Awards". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- 1 2 3 "2005 Young Artist Awards". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ↑ "Biography of Jillian Clare at Children of Salem". children of salem.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.