Merritt was Born on September 2nd, 1990 in Whistler, British Columbia,
Patterson started dancing competitively at age 11 and continued to compete throughout high school. During this time she was also active in theatre as well as modeling, going on to win the 2006 "Canadian Herbal Essences' Teen Model Search" out of 10,000 girls.
She made her Film and Television debut with a recurring role on the ABC Family show Kyle XY. Following this debut the roles began flooding in and Merritt was cast in the FOX 2000 feature film Percy Jackson: The Lighting Thief, the horror thriller film The Hole, The CW series Supernatural and the Disney feature for Television Radio Rebel. Recently Merritt co-starred alongside Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) in the feature film Rufus.
She appeared in 2014 in the feature films Primary, Kid Cannabis, as well as in a staring role in Wolves with Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones). The Royals (TV Series), Damaged (TV Movie), and will appear as Ophelia in Stand and Unfold Yourself (2015).