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Kelsey Deanne was born on April 21 in Fort Worth, Texas, to Mike Grubbs, a technology executive, and Rebecca Grubbs, an artist. She has an older brother, David, who is an entrepreneur.
Kelsey is a classically trained concert pianist. Throughout her childhood, she participated in ballet, tap, and modern dance, cheerleading, symphonic and marching bands (playing five instruments), symphony (viola), competitive road cycling (California State Champion in 2002), international scuba diving, and collegiate cross-country and track.
She studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and trained in New York City with instructors from Tisch-NYU, The American Academy of Dramatic Art, New York Film Academy, and Harry O'Reilly, a protege of Geraldine Page and Uta Hagen. In Los Angeles, she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Howie Deutch and received private coaching in London from Brigid Panet (RADA).
Kelsey graduated from Burlingame High School a year early to attend Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI, on a piano performance scholarship. She competed on the Cross-Country and Track teams and earned her B.A. in three years. She went on to complete two M.A. degrees from the University of North Texas and The New School, New York, respectively.
