[2] India is the daughter of Mel Clark and director Roger Donaldson; she gained exposure to the film industry at an early age.

She attended Santa Monica High School and Vassar College, where she majored in English.

[6][7][8] Donaldson presented her feature-length debut Good One as a work-in-progress at the 2023 American Film Festival in Wrocław, where she was awarded a $50,000 prize to support the project's post-production in Poland.

[4][9] The couple lived with India's father, his third wife, and their two teenage children during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

India's experiences living with her young half-siblings inspired the plot of Good One.