Mendler was born in Washington , D.C. . She is the daughter of Sandra Ford-Mendler and Charles Mendler , and she has a younger brother named Nicholas . She moved with her family to Mill Valley , California at the age of eight . It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays . When she was eight years old , Mendler began taking part in local roles in both dramatic and musical theatre , and became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival . When she was 11 years old , she hired an agent to help her get acting jobs . Mendler is the niece of psychologist Christine Blasey Ford
San Francisco Fringe Festival
San Francisco Fringe Festival
Bridgit Mendler