I was born in Portsmouth, England in December of 1978. My grandparents owned a hotel called The Sandringham which housed a cabaret that my family would perform in. My grandpa played the drums in the band and my sisters and cousins performed in the shows. It wasn't long until I, too, was thrown into the act at the young age of two. I was hooked! I continued to study dance, drama and singing while growing up at my Aunty's school (Shirley Rose School of Dance and Drama). Aunty Shirley taught drama every Saturday morning and on Tuesday and Thursdays I took dance from mycousin, Julie Gask. It was a family affair. At the age of nine I went to an audition in London for the new musical Metropolis by Joe Brooks. It was my first professional audition and I got it! I made my West End debut alongside Judy Kuhn, Graham Bickley and Brian Blessed and went on to record the album of Metropolis at Abbey Road Studios. It was one of the most exciting experiences of my life.

 

In the December of 1993 my parents decided to emigrate to America. We settled in Jacksonville, Florida where Iattended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. It is there that I met my friend, Daniel (Cochran) Torres (www.danieltorres.net), and dear friends Kiley Watson and Rachel Plotkin who shared the same dreams of New York. Under the direction of Dr. Lee Beger we performed in many productions, as well as in several Thespian Competitions. Upon graduating I was accepted to Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where I went the following fall and received my BFA in Musical Theatre in 2000. Daniel also followed me to CCM a year later and we were roommates my junior and senior years. In April of 2000 my senior class performed a showcase in New York at the Westside Theatre on 43rd Street. From this showcase I met and signed with my agent, Donald Birge and got my first job out of college as Josie Cohan in George M! at The Goodspeed Opera House. I have been fortunate enough to be performing pretty much steadily since then. I continue to reside in New York with my new husband, actor, Pierre Diennet who I met on the National Tour of Scooby-Doo! in Stagefright.