Jlynn grew up in the frozen tundra of Minnesota where hot dish is king, icefishing contests reign, and scraping ice off the windshield is a normal occurance.
Starting as early as elementary school, Jlynn starred in her first play- and it was then that the love of acting and entertaining sparked her heart! At first, Jlynn's parents thought it was just a fad and kept waiting for her excitment to die down. But every year that went by, the desire within her increased and that small spark turned into a big dream!
Upon entering high school, Jlynn's mom encouraged her to get headshots and representation and with that, Jlynn booked several national television commercials. To her surprise, her headshots opened the doors for steady work as a print model, and her representation opened the doors for voice-over jobs...both of which Jlynn found absolutely amusing and fun! (.....continued below)
.....After high school, the big decision came to either move out to Los Angeles and pursue her dream, (because there was only so much she could do in the Minneapolis market,) or attend college and receive a 4-year degree. After much conderation, Jlynn decided to go to college and extend her education...mainly because of the experience of it all. Jlynn began her college experience at a small private university in Minnesota, and then transferred on consortium to its sister school, Westmont University, over in Santa Barbara, California. Jlynn received a BA in Media Communications with an emphasis in Advertising.
Immediately after graduating, Jlynn was offered two different job positions at two separate top advertising agencies in Minneapolis that Jlynn had interned at during her time in college. But knowing what her true dream was, she turned them both down, packed her bags, and moved out to Los Angeles.
Even though Jlynn is known for being down-to-earth and quite possibly, a Minnesotan at heart, her mom thinks it of no surprise that Jlynn pursued this particular career; she remembers Jlynn memorizing word-for-word "Sleeping Beauty" on her record player and imagining, creating and acting it out at 2 years old!
To this day, Jlynn still loves creating and the power of imagination. She gravitates to stories that are influentially redemptive, and even has a writen a feature that is in the final stages of rewrites. Even though acting is her dream, the ultimate dream within Jlynn is to impart freedom to the viewer, peace to the listener, and love to everyone she meets.
She currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee.
