Kristen Mako was born and raised in China, where she developed her interest in performing arts. She came to America at age of 15. Being embraced by different cultures made her to be a multilingual person who can speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. She was trained in singing and dancing both in America and China from age 15 to 20.She achieved her landscape architecture degree at University of Washington, Seattle. After graduating, she realized that she shouldn't give up her dream in performing arts, so she moved to Los Angeles and completed her Master in Fine Arts in Acting.In the end of 2018, she wrote and produced her short film, Confession.