Jillian Clare | |
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Jillian Clare attending the "Cuties for Canines" charity event, West Los Angeles, CA on November 16, 2007
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Born |
Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
July 25, 1992
Occupation | Actress, Singer, Producer, Director |
Years active | 2002–present |
Jillian Clare (born July 25, 1992) 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.
Born in Portland, Oregon. Clare began a stage career on singing. One year later, she starred in A Dream is a Wish, a one-person original stage musical. Afterwards, she starred in several TV commercials.
In the summer of 2000, Clare moved to Los Angeles, and began appearing in film and television roles. 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. In 2004, she received a position as a host on the children's news-magazine show All Access Pass. She acted in, executive-produced, and co-wrote the theme song for the live action comedy pilot L.A.F.I.T., in 2005.
Her singing has appeared on the Soap Sessions 8 Christmas CD, the Hollywood Hooligans Christmas CD, and a number of CDs for children. Clare also has performed for many charitable causes, mostly for the protection of animals.
Jillian Clare has appeared on both the big and small screen in numerous projects including her double award winning portrayal of pre-teen ‘Abby Deveraux’ on NBC’s Days Of Our Lives and guest appearances on ABC’s Castle and Suburgatory, etc. Her most well-known character on the silver screen was in the hit Nickelodeon Victorious film Freak the Freak Out as Tori's rival, Haley Ferguson.