Candace McKinney was born in Orange, CA and raised in Chino Hills, CA. She started off in musical theater at age 7 taking on the role of Nellie in Annie Get Your Gun. She also appeared in Wizard of Oz, Little House on the Prairie, Cybernella, and took the lead of Cindy Lou in the production of Hollywood Hillbillies. At age 13 she was an extra in countless movies and television shows which led her to getting an agent at age 14. Candace booked her first commercial a year later along with other small gigs. She got her first speaking role in 2010 in the film When Noah Calls directed by Wanye Leonard. That role led her to another film called Father Figure where she played a bully names Rebecca. In her free time, she likes to go to Disneyland and hang out with friends.