Whitby was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and raised in Granger, Indiana. Her sister is Madeline Whitby, who is also an actress. When Donald Trump won the United States Presidential Election, Whitby was displeased that Hillary Clinton lost and joined in an anti-Trump protest which led to her and those involved getting arrested by police officers in riot gear. She later talked about it on Instagram. Whitby started acting when she was six in community theater and started auditioning in Chicago when she was eight. Whitby moved to Los Angeles when she was 12. Whitby's first major role was on the Disney Channel program So Random! She later appeared on the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie, and then played the long-time recurring character of Cherry on the Nickelodeon television series The Thundermans. Whitby worked for AwesomenessTV, including in its television series of the same name, its Terry the Tomboy film, and its followup comedy sketch series Betch: A Sketch Show, which also stars her sister Madeline and which was released on go90. In 2017 she co-starred on the AwesomenessTV drama series In the Vaultwhich was also released on go90.

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