She began her career as a child actress in 2014 and is best known for her role as Toni in the 2015 film The Fits, portraying a young girl dealing with peer pressure and unusual occurrences within her local dance group.
Her dance experience contributed to her being cast as Toni, the lead character in the 2015 film The Fits, directed by Anna Rose Holmer.
[7] Following the release of The Fits, Hightower appeared in the 2017 drama And Then I Go, based on Jim Shepard's book Project X.
The film examines the lives of two troubled middle school boys, and Hightower's performance received positive feedback.
Hightower is also slated to appear alongside Laurence Fishburne in Leah Rachel's crime thriller Ruby in Murdertown.