She is half Armenian and a combination of English, Danish and French.
She spent three years of her childhood on Anna Maria Island, two years on Guam, and traveled to the
Phillipines, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia in her teens.
Her mother was a dancer with American Ballet Theatre and her father a
pianist at The Metropolitan Opera House. Her stepfather was a Captain
in the Coast Guard.
Her grandmother, Catherine Brinker Lee, was a radio actress who married
Manfred B. Lee, one of the writers of the "Ellery Queen" mystery books.
She has a twin named Heidi and brothers Peter and Danny.