[citation needed] In 2010, at the age of 11, White played young Nala in Disney's The Lion King musical.

On November 1, 2012, during the first live results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off, with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other going home.

On the second live show that aired that same night, she again performed "I Have Nothing", receiving positive reactions from the judges and advancing into the Top 12.

In July 2013, White was featured in an episode of the Nickelodeon television series The Haunted Hathaways, thereafter becoming a recurring character on the show.

In May 2015, White was featured in a YouTube mashup of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo with artist Sam Tsui.

[7] In late-2016, White guest-starred as Sage on the third and final season of the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World.

[citation needed] White also portrayed the role of Piper in the 2018 film Rock Steady Row.

[8] White was also cast as a recurring guest star in the final season of Empire, a Fox series.