Katie Leclerc discovered her passion for acting in seventh grade when she got the lead role in a production of Annie.[7][8] She then moved to San Diego, to pursue theatre at Valley Center High School. She took part in commercials for Pepsi, Cingular, Comcast, and GE. In 2006, she was in the Rascal Flatts video "What Hurts the Most" as a student in the classroom.