Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee descent.

[2] Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including My Little Pony (as Megan), The Get Along Gang (as Dotty Dog), The Littles (as Lucy Little), Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Stargate Infinity, Ben 10 (as Kai Green), Age of Empires III (as Nonahkee), God Hand (as Olivia),[3] and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the Madagascar video games.

[4] She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film Journey to Spirit Island (1988).

Bettina later created her own record label company[citation needed] and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl".

[citation needed] In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category.