Fleming studied at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky, and was an alumna of the 1987/1988 Apprentice Company.
flˈɛmɪŋ stˈʌdid æt ðɪ ˈæktɚz θˈiəɾɚɹ ʌv lˈuːizvˌɪl, kɛntˈʌki, ænd wʌz ɐn ɐlˈʌmnə ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən slˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɐpɹˈɛntɪs kˈʌmpəni.