In 2005, Van Dien appeared with her family in the reality series, I Married a Princess, which aired on the Lifetime Television channel in the United States.
Van Dien played several small roles in her father's films throughout her childhood.
Prior to formally beginning her acting career, Van Dien intended to become a writer, before discovering a passion for acting while filming Sleeping Beauty (2014)
Van Dien's first major television role was as Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy