Born in Boston, raised in Philly, educated in Virginia, Seattle, and New York, she grew up traveling the country in search of inspiration and purpose. She found the stage early on in life as a dancer, where she learned to use movement as her way to express and connect. Over her younger years, she gradually merged into local theatre communities, taking classes, learning technical production, and building her love of acting. By the time she graduated high school, she was absolutely certain that performing was her way of connecting with the world.