Born December 2, 1981, this young talent was a southern girl through and through. She started life in McComb, Mississippi but grew up in Louisiana. From age three this young lady was in dance classes. She was a regular contestant and winner in children’s talent shows in her home state. Then, at age eight, she auditioned for the new Mickey Mouse Club. She was too young to hire, but the audition put her in front of the right people. They recommended she attend a performing arts school. She and her mother moved to New York where she did exactly that. By 1992, she was old enough for The Mickey Mouse Club.