Grace Phipps (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress best known for her roles as Amy Martin in the television series The Nine Lives of Chloe King and April Young in The Vampire Diaries. Phipps was born in Austin, Texas, raised in Boerne, Texas and San Antonio, Texas, where she graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, and The North East School of the Arts, majoring in Musical Theatre. Following her 2010 high school graduation, Phipps moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and immediately landed the role as Bee in the remake Fright Night, as well as originating the role of Amy on the cancelled series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2012 she was cast as the new recurring character April Young on The Vampire Diaries.　　- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous　　Graduated in 2010 from the Northeast School of the Arts (NESA) in San Antonio, Texas.　　Attended and worked at San Antonio's Magik Children's Theatre for most of her childhood and adolescence.