Born on 25 July 1985, actress and model VanSanten was raised in Spring, Texas. She is of Dutch and Norwegian descent.
She attended the all-girls college prep school, Incarnate Word Academy in Houston at an early age. Afterward, she graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Moreover, she initially began her career as a model for Page Parkes Management at fifteen. She then appeared on NBC’s reality television series, Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search, where she was one of the finalists.
She eventually appeared in the movie, You and I alongside Mischa Barton. The film had premiered in January 2011 in Russia and a year later in the US.
In 2009, the One Tree Hill actress appeared in the fourth installment of The Final Destination franchise as Lori Milligan. It was the same year when VanSantel was cast as a regular in the drama series, One Tree Hill from the seventh season of the show.
She continued working as she starred in the psychological horror film, Something Wicked as Christine alongside late actress Brittany Murphy. Since 2016, the diva has co-starred in the drama series, Shooter, based on the novel 'Point of Impact.'
