Aviva Mongillo is a Canadian actress and singer best known for portraying Alya Kendrick in the Disney Channel drama series  and Juniper in the CBC sitcom .

Early Life & Education

Aviva Mongillo was born Aviva Chiara Mongillo on February 6, 1998, in Markham, Canada.

She and her younger brother Nicolas Mongillo, who is now 18 years old, was raised there by her parents Frank Mongillo and Maria Mongillo.

She was enrolled in acting classes when she was only 7 years old. She also attended vocal lessons and guitar classes while growing up.

Aviva, who is of Canadian nationality and belongs to white ethnicity, studied at Unionville High School. She continued her education while still starring on .

Career

Aviva Mongillo made her acting debut with  in March 2016. She played the role of Alya Kendrick for sixty episodes of the Disney Channel and Family Channel drama series.

Likewise, she also appeared in the Canadian comedy film  in 2017. Similarly, she has been portraying the role of Juniper in the CBC sitcom since 2018.

Aviva is set to appear in an upcoming Canadian web series  in 2019. She will be portraying a surrogate for a gay couple Tracy in the upcoming web series.

In addition to being an actress, Aviva is also a singer. She released her debut song  in June 2016 and it was accompanied by a music video.

She then released her debut album  on 15 September 2017.