Alix is a second generation Colombian-American actress born in Gainesville, FL. Daughter of Diana Angelis, an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Systems Engineer and James Angelis, an Air Force Major Flight Nurse. She grew up with her twin sister, singer-songwriter Kris Angelis, on a small farm with free range cows and retired dressage horses. She studied Environmental Studies at UCSB before attending NYU Tisch School of the Arts Experimental Theatre Wing (ETW). She is a founding member of internationally-renowned physical theatre company, Not Man Apart, and co-founder of Badcake Films.