As a child, she often watched films with her mother and it was this, rather than her father's successful career, that inspired her interest in acting, though at age five she had a bit part in Voight's Lookin' to Get Out (1982).
Pada masa kecilnya, dia sering menonton film dengan ibunya, dan hal tersebut telah menimbulkan minatnya dalam akting, selain karier sukses ayahnya, meskipun pada usia lima tahun, dia mendapatkan peran kecil dalam Lookin' to Get Out (1982) karya Voight.