| Began her career as a child model, then was signed by an agent and started acting at age 5. |
| Has said she would like to attend college on the East Coast in the future. |
| Describes herself as more outgoing than her Secret Life character. |
| Was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 15 and had to wear a brace on her back for almost 18 months (she took the brace off while working). |
| Says she and her family enjoy camping. |
| Told Starry Constellation Magazine that her favorite scenes to film on Secret Life are "crying scenes" she shares with her on-screen mom, Molly Ringwald. |
| Was named as one of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Breakout Stars of 2008. |
| In an interview with People, she said that she and her cast mates from Secret Life hang out together on weekends. |
| Like Amy Juergens, her character on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, her parents got divorced when she was a freshman in high school. |