An American actress, born on June 15, 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, to a father with cerebral palsy and a mother with schizophrenia. She moved in with her grandparents at the age of three months old, and she moved with them to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the age of seven. She attended Pine Crest Prep School in Fort Lauderdale on a scholarship. In 1999, she studied theater at Florida Atlantic University. She trained as a ballet performer and joined the university team. Three years later, she left the university at the age of 21 to support her family. Among her works are The Junkyard Willie Movie: Lost in Transit (2008) and Club Carrie (2003).