Gracie Gillam

Gracie Gillam (born Grace Victoria Phipps; May 4, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She gained recognition for her roles in the Disney Channel movies Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2. Gillam was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Boerne and San Antonio. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School's North East School of the Arts, majoring in musical theater. In 2010, she won the Las Casas Performing Arts Scholarship Competition. Gillam's breakthrough came when she was cast as Bee in the DreamWorks 2011 movie remake of the 1985 film. She is currently an undergraduate student at Columbia University.