Whitney Rose Pynn grew up in the little town of Sayville, NY. The daughter of Ray Pynn, a sign maker, and Lydia Pynn, a registered nurse; Whitney is the middle of three sisters, Vanessa (older) and Taylor (younger). She spent the majority of her adolescence focused on becoming a professional ballet dancer. Whitney attended The School of American Ballet for six years starting at the age of 10. While at SAB, she performed "The Nutcracker," "Sleeping Beauty," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Coppelia" and "Harlequinade" with New York City Ballet, as well as "Le Corsaire" and "Mozartiana" with American Ballet Theater.

After leaving the School of American Ballet at the age of 16, Whitney started taking acting classes, and quickly realized she wanted to make it her career. She went on to study at The University of Maryland where she double majored in Theater and Psychology, allowing her the opportunity to play a variety of roles from Lady Caroline Bramble in "Enchanted April" to the Little Jesus in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman."

Immediately after graduating, Whitney moved to Los Angeles and has worked diligently to break into the entertainment industry. Whitney's first leading role in a feature film came in 2013 as Shauna Roberts in Kathleen Behun's award winning, "21 Days." Whitney recently joined the cast of the highly anticipated NBC drama, "Aquarius;" in which, she will portray a pivotal member of the Manson family. Whitney will also appear on a two-episode arc of TNT's breakout drama, "Murder In The First."

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