During an appearance on Wednesday's episode of the Podcrushed podcast, the singer/actress reflected on her time on Nickelodeon. Ariana shot to fame when she landed the role of Cat Valentine in Victorious, which ran from 2010 to 2013. She then starred in the show's spin-off, Sam & Cat, from 2013 to 2014. "I was 14 and I flew out to audition with (actress) Liz Gillies for Victorious, and we were all very excited and we got cast and it was the best news we could hear.”, Ariana Grande / Podcrushed.