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''.

Life and career

Hender was born in

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, South Carolina and raised in Katy, Texas. She became interested in acting at age five when she sang the

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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, AT&T and

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. In 2008, she did voice work on the Disney Junior animated series ''

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''. From 2009 to 2010 she appeared as herself on the game show, '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?''. Hender's other acting credits include the

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film, '' Den Brother'', the sitcom, '' Good Luck Charlie'', and doing voice work on '' Special Agent Oso''. Hender's most notable acting role to date was in the 2011 film ''

'' as Amy Namey, the best friend to the titular character.

Personal life

Hender resides in Los Angeles, with her mother Missy and brothers Brady and Brandon, who are also actors. She is very close friends with her ''Den Brother'' co-star

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hender, Taylar 1998 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Columbia, South Carolina Actresses from Texas American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people People from Katy, Texas