[citation needed] Bendewald attended the High School of Performing Arts and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wright State University.
[1][2] In addition to performing in film, stage, and television, Bendewald also teaches acting in the Professional Programs at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
[2] In October 1998, Bendewald met actor Mitch Rouse on the set of The Secret Lives of Men.
They married on August 19, 2001, at the Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu, California.
[citation needed] She is the best friend of Jennifer Aniston since the two met in Manhattan's High School for the Performing Arts.