ʃiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə sˈʌbɜːbz ʌv hˈeɪvɚtˌaʊn, lˈænsdaʊn ænd swˈɔːɹθmoːɹ, ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm swˈɔːɹθmoːɹ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
She grew up in the Pennsylvania suburbs of Havertown, Lansdowne and Swarthmore, and graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1982.