Raised in Detroit, she studied theater and dance at Oberlin College and later earned an MFA in acting from CalArts, supporting herself as a barista while in school. Early stage work included a 2010 performance with the Rogue Artists Ensemble and a praised 2011 turn in Lydia R. Diamond’s Stick Fly at San Diego’s 10th Avenue Theatre, which earned her a Craig Noel Award for Theatrical Excellence; she…
