Gatien was born in Kamloops British Columbia Canada She is of half German descent on her dads side She began performing at the age of four She trained for a number of years in dance and musical theater She was discovered at a modeltalent convention and had a number of opportunities in Asia In 2009 Gatien played Mia Dearden in two episodes of Smallville Her other television credits include Supernatural Bionic Woman Eureka The Guard and roles in the films In the Land of Women and Dr Dolittle Tail to the Chief In 2010 Gatien was cast as CJ Ward in the Cartoon Network liveaction series Tower Prep She was cast in The CWs 2012 pilot The Selection based on books written by Kiera Cass however the pilot was not picked up to series In 2015 Gatien played the starring role of Jamie in the 1980s horror homage film Lost After Dark