Elle McLemore
Elle McLemore (born September 16, 1991) is an American actress. She originated the roles of Eva in the Tony nominated Broadway musical production "Bring It On" and Heather McNamara in "Heathers: The Musical", the musical adaptation of the cult classic film of the same name. She also starred in the final season of the television series "Army Wives". In 2016, she played Patty Simcox in the TV special "". Early life. Elle McLemore was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Gail Van Dervoort, a dancer and father Todd Vandervoort, a pyrotechnician. She grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has  a sister Brittany. She has Irish and Japanese roots. At age four, she toured for 18 months with her family for the "Melinda: First Lady of Magic" show. Her mother danced on the show and was the magician's assistant while her father did pyrotechnics. She attended Palo Verde High School, where she performed in the school productions "Grease", and "Peter Pan" and in the benefit concert "God Lives in Glass". She graduated in 2009 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.