Was inspired to go into acting when she was a little girl after she attended a play with her grandmother, who later helped her move to New York.
A lover of Shakespeare, she chose to audition for Juilliard with a soliloquy from Romeo & Juliet. She was awarded a scholarship to the school from alumnus Robin Williams, whom she had never met.
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