Brittany Anne Bertolotti[REF] was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[REF] to Sharon Kathleen Murphy[REF] and Angelo Joseph Bertolotti,[REF][REF] who divorced when she was two years old.
Murphy said her mother never tried to stifle her creativity, and she considered her mother a crucial factor in her later success: "When I asked my mom to move to California, she sold everything and moved out here for me.