Landry Bender

Landry Elizabeth Bender^[2] (born August 3, 2000^[3]) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cleo Bernstein in the Disney XD series Crash & Bernstein,^[4] and playing Blithe Pedulla in the 2011 film The Sitter.^[5] Bender played one of the lead roles, Cyd, in the 2015–2016 Disney Channel sitcom Best Friends Whenever.^[6][7] From 2017 to 2020, she played Rocki in the Netflix sitcom Fuller House.

Landry Elizabeth Bender
Bender in 2023
Born	Landry Elizabeth Bender (2000-08-03) August 3, 2000 (age 25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Parents	Trey Bender (father) Amy Bender (mother)
Relatives	Gary Bender (paternal grandfather)

Early life

Bender was born Landry Elizabeth Bender on August 3, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois.^[8] She is the daughter of sportscaster Trey Bender.^[9] She moved to Phoenix when she was two. She began taking acting classes at Desert Stages Theatre by age 5. She attended and graduated from Oak Park Independent School.

Filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Council of Dads	Mykala Wells	Unsold television pilot
	The Sitter	Blithe Pedulla	Film
2012–2014	Crash & Bernstein	Cleo Bernstein	Main role
2014	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Little Sister	Voice role; episode: "The Singing Stones"
	Fairest of the Mall	Nikki	Unsold television pilot (Disney Channel)[10][11]
2015–2016	Best Friends Whenever	Cyd Ripley	Co-lead role
2015	Liv and Maddie	Cyd Ripley	Episode: "Haunt-a-Rooney"
2017–2019	The Lion Guard	Makini	Recurring voice role (seasons 2–3)
2017–2020	Fuller House	Rocki	Recurring role (seasons 3–5)[12]
2019	Looking for Alaska	Sara	Main role[13]
2021	The Republic of Sarah	Bella	Main role[14]
2023	Pure O	Rachel	Film