Tiffany Dawn McDonald was born in Dallas, Texas, the oldest of two children of Roger and Carol McDonald. At an early age, Tiffany became enthralled with performing, specifically obsessed with theater, lip-syncing and reenacting television commercials. TV wasn't a big market in Dallas but she had the opportunity to audition for Barney and Friends in 2006, and landed her first on screen role as the singing and dancing cowpoke, Samantha, on Barney & Friends, Trail Boss Barney. She continued her career in the hot market of commercials and modeling and the occasional television roles in New Orleans. In 2016, her roles reversed to behind the camera. As an active member of The Producers Guild of America, she is the owner of B22 Films and Sanddollar Pictures, an independent film production company producing award winning content.