jenny mollen was born in phoenix, arizona to a family of doctors. her work in local theater led to experiences with the old globe in san diego, california, the idywild school, and the renowned oregon shakespeare festival in ashland, oregon. for college jenny attended ucla's school of theater, film, and television. while at ucla, she earned immediate industry attention for a one woman show she both wrote and produced entitled not a pretty girl. graduating with her degree in just three years, jenny has also studied and lived in paris, france and heidelberg, germany. she is fluent in both languages.