Allison Scagliotti (the G is silent, thank you for asking) went to a regular school until the age of 11, which is also when she started taking acting lessons and switch from a regular school to home-schooling.
Before landing the role of Mindy Crenshaw in “Drake & Josh” in 2014, she played a score of small roles in TV movies and TV shows.
Emma Degerstedt Then
Emma Degerstedt was born in Los Angeles in 1992, which means she is one of the few people who didn't need to move there in order to pursue an acting career. Degerstedt's first role on TV was also her breakthrough role as Maris in "Unfabulous."
It is almost as if high school shows throughout the years have taught us that the 'mean girl' trope is not going anywhere.
Emma Now
Unfabulous ended in 2007, taking the role of Maris with it, but that doesn't mean Degerstedt stopped acting. She has guest starred in a few TV shows, but her main focus in the last few years has been theater.
She has performed in Broadway touring productions as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" and as Elle Woods in the "Legally Blonde" Musical.
Allison Now
After putting the role of Mindy Crenshaw behind, Scagliotti kept booking small acting jobs, until landing recurring characters in different shows such as "Warehouse 13," "The Vampire Diaries," and "Stitchers."
Scagliotti is also a trained ballerina and a musician. In fact, she was even in a band called Nice Enough People with a fellow Nickelodeon actor Jerry Trainor.
Abby Wilde Then
If you were an avid watcher of "Zoey 101," you might recognize Abby Wilde's face as Stacey Dillsen, the somewhat off-beat girl with a signature speech impediment. As a teenager, she was involved in a small number of theater productions before being cast as Stacey.
Before "Zoey 101' came along, Wilde didn't really have any on-screen experience, but her portrayal of Stacey was so good it got her several cameos in other shows such as "Drake & Josh" and "Sam & Cat."