Eileen Grubba was born into a family of eight children in Anchorage, Alaska. At a young age, she became an award-winning artist, went to college on an art scholarship, then shifted her creative focus to acting, singing and casting. She began her professional career in Atlanta, Georgia where she trained at the Alliance Theater, sang in a choir, performed in musicals, worked in commercials, and independent film. She next moved to New York City, trained at HB Studios, sang cabaret, and then moved to Los Angeles where she soon realized her dream of becoming a lifetime member of the world-renowned Actors Studio.