She was awarded the 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Performer in a Supporting Role for "Yen" at the Raven Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Her mother is pure Filipino, and her father is African-American. The two met in Manila, got married, and moved to the USA.
She attended historically black magnet schools in Jacksonville, Florida from 6th grade until graduation - James Weldon Johnson Middle School and Stanton College Preparatory High School.