Was home schooled and received her high school diploma at age 14.
Her mother is Diane Witt, who was in the Guinness Book of World Records
from 1988 to 1996 for having the world's longest hair.
Appeared on That's Incredible! (1980) at the age of four
because of her amazing reading skills. She also performed the balcony
scene of Romeo and Juliet with the host.
Used to play the piano at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Her father Robert is a science teacher and photographer. Her mother Diane is a junior high school reading teacher.
Is also a singer/songwriter who has played shows at venues including Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles and Joe's Pub in New York City.
In June 2004, she modeled what is claimed to be the most expensive hat
ever made, the US$2,700,000 Chapeau d'Amour by celebrity couture hat
designer Louis Mariette, at Christie's in London.
Her paternal great-grandfather, who had changed his surname from "Witcoski" to "Witt", was of Polish descent. Her other ancestry includes Irish, French-Canadian, Italian, and English.
Her parents were found dead of possible carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in December of 2021. In February 2022, it was confirmed that there was NOT a carbon monoxide leak in their house. Their death certificates list the cause of death as "probable cardiac dysrhythmia" due to the cold.