Elizabeth Nicole Thieme was born in Douglas, Georgia but grew up in Sarasota, Florida. She decided to become an actress when she was just five years old and started modeling, dancing and acting right away. Through high school at Sarasota High and college at University of Florida she continued modeling, acting in plays and began booking commercials professionally. After completing college she moved to Tampa, Florida where she began working at Home Shopping Network as an on-air model for such prestigious designers as Randolph Duke. While in Tampa she continued her studies and continued booking work. In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles where she met her fiancé, director Johnny Fraser, who has become her favorite collaborator. Talented and driven, she has been likened to a cross of early Annette Bening and early Diane Keaton.