An American director, writer and producer, born in New York, and raised in Rhode Island, USA. She graduated from Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA. She specialized in biology before shifting to writing, directing, and acting through student productions. She also continued her work after graduation, producing the film Kiss the Bride, which won the 2002 Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Some of her other work includes Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008).