Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), is an American actress and singer. Ariana grew up in Boca Raton, Florida where she attended North Broward Preparatory School. Grande made her acting debut in 2008 in the role of Charlotte in 13 on Broadway. In 2010 Grande played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious (2010), iCarly (2011) and is reprising the role on the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013).