Sherill Quinn was born on November 3, 1989 in Rochester, Minnesota, to Paul Snyder and Lois (Roberts) Snyder. She is of English and Portuguese ancestry. As a child, she expressed a strong interest in art and literature and wrote her first book at the age of 8. Sherill studied Fine Arts and English at Riverland Community College before moving to Berkeley, California in 2013 to pursue a career in photography. It was there that she met Leomar "Leo" Moring, a fellow photographer and cinematographer. In 2018, Sherill played her first role as 'Sarah' in Leo's short film, All That I Am (2018). That same year, Sherill landed roles in Banned (2018) and The Bullet Chronicles Land's End (2019).