Luba Hansen was born in Tula, Russia. Luba was adopted by an American couple at age ten and grew up in the Washington D.C. area. Hansen first became interested in the performing arts at age twelve after her parents took her to the Shakespeare Theatre to see a stage production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Luba played clarinet and sang in the choir in both middle school and high school. During this time Hansen also watched music videos and taught herself to dance. Luba graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Russian Studies. In the fall of 2015 Hansen moved to New York City to study acting at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Luba graduated from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in the spring of 2017.