Lindsay MacDonald was born in Newport, Rhode Island, to Patricia MacDonald and Scott MacDonald. She was raised in Rhode Island, the youngest of two children. Lindsay started dancing at age 4. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrobatics, lyrical and modern dance. She was on her dance studio's performance team, and has participated in dance competitions. In 2014 she started college at Johnson & Wales University, on early admission. She plans to make the move out to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She hopes to explore other areas in the industry both in front of the camera and behind the camera, writing, directing, producing and even stunt work.