Background
Hender was born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Katy, Texas.
Hender was born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Katy, Texas.
She is best known for her role as Amy Namey in the 2011 film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer. She became interested in acting at age five when she sang the Shirley Temple song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" at a school talent show, from that moment on she decided to act professionally. She moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where she became a print model and appeared in several commercials for Playmate Toys, American Telephone & Telegraph Company and Claire"s Accessories.
In 2008, she did voice work on the Disney Junior animated series Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?.
From 2009 to 2010 she appeared as herself on the game sho,w Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Hender"s other acting credits include the Disney Channel film, Den Brother, the sitcom, Good Luck Charlie, and doing voice work on Special Agent Oso.