Dennice Cisneros was born in San Jose, California and is a first generation Mexican American. Her parents Manuel is a contractor and her mother, Lourdes is a teacher's aid at in elementary school. Driven from an early age, Dennice fell in love with the stage by doing plays and dance recitals. She attended a performing arts high school, and graduated with a B.F.A in Theatre, from San Francisco State University with Magna Cum Laude Honors.