Nadia Alexander was born in Columbia, SC, before moving to Pittsburgh, PA, at the age of one. She began acting in Pittsburgh regional theater at the age of six and worked in nearly all the Equity theaters in the region, winning several awards for her performances. In 2007, she moved to NYC and was accepted into the drama program at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts from which she graduated as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She now holds Bachelor's Degrees in physics and psychology from the Macaulay Honors College.