Daughter of New Zealanders Jill and Gerald Westenra. At age 6 she played in a school show called The Littlest Star.

By age eleven, she had appeared in over 40 stage productions, sung on TV shows and performed in major concerts.

She has performed for the Queen of England, President Bush, and Tony Blair.

She has recently appeared on the Hit Televison Series "American Dreams".
Has a younger sister, Sophie & a younger brother, Isaac Parents are Jill & Gerald Dueted the song ''Chattanooga choo choo'' with Heather Small for the 60th anniversary of VE Day in May, 2005. Sang the official UNICEF song " Children First " at the HC. Andersen jubilee in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005. The song is a duet and was sung with Morten Harket, vocalist of the legendary Norwegian band, a-ha. One of her favorite movie stars is Orlando Bloom.