Destini Renee Moody was born on May 5, 1991 in Evansville, Indiana. Raised by a low-income, single mother, Destini found an escape from tough times by watching films on her VHS player television. Thus, since childhood, she cultivated a dream of one day being an actress. In pursuit of this dream, she landed her first lead role as a newcomer in her high school play sophomore year as Defense Attorney Stevens in Night of January 16th. After studying film and theater for a brief time at Indiana University, Destini took a hiatus from theater to study nutritional sciences, before making her debut to film in Thundercock (2021). Destini has training in stage combat and resides in Los Angeles, California with her pug Mochi.