Victory Van Tuyl is an American

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with some of her roles include Teri Forman on the

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series ''

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''."Internet phenomenon Lucas Cruikshank seeks an interplanetary hit on Nickelodeon; 'Marvin Marvin,' about a teen from outer space, features one of YouTube's early stars,"
'' Daily News'', Saturday, January 26, 2013."EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Victory Van Tuyl,"fanlala.com
January 11, 2013.Brian Lowry
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'', October, 2012. She recently starred in the independent film, '' Bedeviled'', which had a theatrical release of August 11, 2017. In September 2024, Victory Van Tuyl was announced as part of the cast for the upcoming television adaptation of J.R.Ward's bestselling paranormal romance series, '' The Black Dagger Brotherhood.'' She will portray Marissa in the episodic series based on ''Dark Lover'', the first book in the series, which is set to premiere on Passionflix in Summer 2025.

Early life

Van Tuyl was born in

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and grew up in

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, a suburb of

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."Bios,"nickpress-marvinmarvin.com
, retrieved October 22, 2014. 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''.Susan J. Yeager

ttp://www.enterteenmentnews.com enterteenmentnews.com retrieved October 20, 2014."Nickelodeon 'Marvin Marvin's' Victory Van Tuyl,"staticmultimedia.com
January 23, 2012."Victory Van Tuyl,"theaterreview.com
retrieved October 22, 2014. She signed with an agent and began traveling the

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, 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

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in 2011 to better pursue her acting career. Shortly after arriving she landed a recurring role as Julie on the

series ''

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''. She also appeared in ''

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''.

then offered her the part of Teri, one of the lead roles in the network’s new series, ''

''. In it she starred alongside

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-sensation-turned-TV-star

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, 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.Jeff Korbelik
"Columbus teen to star in Nickelodeon TV series,"
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'', November 20, 2012.Kristen Kraemer
"10 Things to Know About Nickelodeon's 'Marvin, Marvin' Star Victory Van Tuyl!,"teen.com
November 13, 2012."TWIST Exclusive: TWIST Chats with Marvin Marvin's Victory Van Tuyl!"
'' Twist Magazine'', January 12, 2013."Nickelodeon's Brand-New Comedy Series, Marvin Marvin, Makes Network Premiere on Sat., Nov. 24,"
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'', November 10, 2012. She starred in all twenty episodes of the entire ''Marvin Marvin'' series."Marvin Marvin: Cancelled, No Season Two for Nickelodeon Series,"tvseriesfinale.com
June 27, 2013. She appeared in Season 6 of the

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series ''

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'', playing the role of Kris Howard in the episode “Smells like Teen Spirit.” 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 ''

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'' and a

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commercial as the daughter of

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. , July 11, 2011."Julianna Margulies Revitalift Clinical Repair 10,"

, September 6, 2013. Van Tuyl starred as Marissa in the Passionflix TV series The Black Dagger Brotherhood which was released on June 5, 2025.

Awards

In 2013 Van Tuyl was nominated for a

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in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress for her performance in ''Marvin Marvin''."2013 Nominations,"youngartistawards.org
retrieved October 22, 2014.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Tuyl, Victory 1995 births American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Atlanta People from Indian Hill, Ohio Actresses from Ohio 21st-century American actresses