[1] She became interested in acting after watching a Shirley Temple movie marathon in the third grade.
She built her acting experience in high school before attending and graduating from Cedarville University.
While in Los Angeles, she starred in local productions of Othello, Spring Awakening and The Toxic Avenger.
Her other acting credits include The Mentalist, Jonas, Medium, CSI: Miami, Pair of Kings, Imagination Movers, Big Time Rush, American Horror Story and the Disney Channel original film Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
She almost did not land the role, because of her close resemblance to fellow 90210 actress Jennie Garth.