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• Grew up in Lynchburg, VA, until she was 15, when she and her family moved to the San Francisco Bay area.
• Began performing at the age of 5.
• Was named California Arts Scholar in Acting in 2002; as a result, she got to spend the summer studying with actress Helen Hunt at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia.
• Trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
• As a struggling actress, worked as a nanny and as a waitress at a Chili's restaurant.