Jennifer was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of four siblings. As a military brat she found herself in Florida where she applied to and received a BFA degree from F.S.U and was awarded top honors from the Golden Key National Honors Society. After a 2 year stay in New York following Jennifer decided to go back to school and got into the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Yale School of Drama. She then moved back to New York for another four years before heading west for Los Angeles where she currently resides.