Victory Van Tuyl

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Victory Van Tuyl
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Born (1995-09-16) September 16, 1995 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2008–2017
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Victory Van Tuyl (born September 16, 1995) is an American actress with some of her roles include Teri Forman on the Nickelodeon series Marvin Marvin . [1] [2] [3] She recently starred in the independent film, Bedeviled , which had a theatrical release of August 11, 2017.

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Early life

Van Tuyl was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Indian Hill, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. [2] [4] At age 11, she moved back to Atlanta and began acting in community theatre, starring in several productions, including A Christmas Carol, Hansel and Gretel, Ramona Quimby and Will Rogers Follies. [4] [5] [6] [7] She signed with an agent and began traveling the Southeast, appearing in a number of independent films, such as Winter’s Tale, Magellan, and the lead role in Magic in the Forest.

Career

Van Tuyl and her family relocated to Los Angeles in 2011 to better pursue her acting career. [5] Shortly after arriving she landed a recurring role as Julie on the Nickelodeon series Supah Ninjas . She also appeared in The Aquabats! Super Show! . [6] Nickelodeon then offered her the part of Teri, one of the lead roles in the network’s new series, Marvin Marvin . [1] [2] [3] [4] In it she starred alongside YouTube-sensation-turned-TV-star Lucas Cruikshank, who portrayed a space alien sent to live on Earth. Van Tuyl played his human sister who helped him navigate life as a typical American teenager. [1] [8] [9] [10] [11] She starred in all twenty episodes of the entire Marvin Marvin series. [12] She appeared in Season 6 of the ABC series Castle , playing the role of Kris Howard in the episode “Smells like Teen Spirit.” [9] In 2014 she starred in the independent film The Stable Boy, which is in post-production. Some of Van Tuyl’s other credits include the 2009 movie Zombieland [9] and a L'Oréal commercial as the daughter of Julianna Margulies. [13] [14]

Awards

In 2013 Van Tuyl was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress for her performance in Marvin Marvin. [15]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008VisitorMonster-Girl
2008Winter's TaleAllison Clark
2009MagellanAshley
2009 Zombieland Bubby & Pee Paw's Granddaughter
2010Magic in the ForestCaty
2011Demonica's ReignLittle Girl #5
2011AnonymousKate
2014The Stable BoySophia
2016 Bedeviled Haley Davis
2017Honor CouncilMary Elizabeth
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2012 Supah Ninjas Julie5 episodes
2012 The Aquabats! Super Show! Birthday GirlEpisode: "ManAnt!"
2012–2013 Marvin Marvin Teri19 episodes
2014 Castle Kris HowardEpisode: "Smells like Teen Spirit"

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