mˈeɪmi wʌz ɹˈeɪzd baɪ hɜː ɡɹˈændmʌðɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ʃiː mˈuːvd ɪn wɪð hɜːɹ ˈænt ænd ˈʌŋkəl ɪn lˈɔŋ bɹˈæntʃ, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi.
Mamie was raised by her grandmother until the age of 8, when she moved in with her aunt and uncle in Long Branch, New Jersey.