Mandell Maughan was born Mandell Rosemarie Maughan in San Diego, California. She is the daughter of Maureen Correia Shuster and Ben Brown Maughan III. Both of her parents are of Portuguese descent. Mandell grew up in Point Loma, part of San Diego County. She has a sister, Marisa and a brother, Ben. Mandell attended University of San Diego High School and later graduated from University of Arizona. After graduation, Mandell moved to Los Angeles and began her career in movies and television. She is known for Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (2016) , Midnight Movie (2008), and Undateable (2014).