Trista graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she began studying film, including taking a class at SOL Acting Academy, among various workshops.Trista can be seen in the upcoming crime drama 'Sicario' directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Taylor Sheridan which stars Benicio Del Torro and Emily Blunt; in 2015 Trista makes her independent film debut in Peter Rochon Nicholas' "The Hunt".Trista can also be seen in the 2015 documentary "No Budget, No Problem" directed and produced by Peter Rochon Nicholas.