 Outside of reality television, Cavallari has enjoyed minor success as an actress, appearing in a handful of television shows and direct-to-video films, and as a fashion designer with her own line of clothing and jewellery, Uncommon James.Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado, one of two children born to Judith Eifrig and Dennis Cavallari, the other being her late older brother, Michael Cavallari (1985–2015).She is of Italian heritage through her father and of German heritage through her mother.