- Worked as an elf at Macy's Herald Square. Her elf name was Vixen.
- Had four heart procedures, and ultimately open heart surgery, to fix a life-threatening rare congenital heart defect - so rare that she had to be operated on by the chief of cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, as so few doctors had performed that surgery.
- Got her Actors' Equity card when she was a teenager.
- Attended 3 different middle schools.
- Moved 9 times by the time she was 9.
- Theatre in high school: Member of the International Thespian Society, President of her school's troupe, & Student Area Representative. Was in a one-woman musical (as part of her school's season) that was also selected to play at multiple conferences. Performed in the All-Area Show (at Area & State Conference). Played a lead or supporting lead character in four musicals at her school during her senior year alone. Won her school's Theatre Scholarship.
- In Italian, her name means "dawn of the light" (her first name meaning "dawn," her last name meaning "of the light").
- Ran 52 half marathons in 52 weeks (after having open-heart surgery).
- Music in high school: Sang in All-State choir. Played saxophone in multiple honor bands. Received the highest rating for a saxophone solo of the highest difficulty level at the State Solo Competition (her sophomore year). Played in her school's symphony orchestra. Saxophone section leader in her school's wind ensemble, marching band, and jazz band (and she didn't play saxophone her senior year).
- Won a grand total of $40.15 during her 37 episodes as a Mob Member on 1 vs. 100.
- Her Mensa qualifying score was from a test she took in 3rd grade.
- Was her middle school's spelling bee champion (in 6th grade).
- Does "52 in 52 Projects" where she does something 52 times in a year to go deeper into athleticism, community, creativity, and more. Some projects include - 52 volunteer activities in 52 weeks, 52 half-marathons, 52 performances, 52 yoga poses.
- Completed her first ultra-marathon, a 50k (31-mile) mud run obstacle course (through hail and rain).
- Once completed a half marathon on crutches after spraining her ankle.
- Earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Engineering and Electronic Production & Design from Berklee College of Music (with minors in Creative Coding & Sound Design for Video Games).
- Union/Guild Memberships: AEA (Actors' Equity Association), PGA (Producers Guild of America), MPEG (Motion Picture Editors Guild), IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and The Television Academy.
- Has raised over $15,000 for various charities through athletic events. (Over $10,000 of that went to organizations helping survivors of domestic violence).
- Is an ultra-marathoner, with her longest race thus far being a 50-miler. In addition, she's run 7 marathons (as of January 2019).
- Plays saxophone, is a vegetarian, and joined Mensa, all in large part because she cites Lisa Simpson as one of her role models.
- Earned a Master of Arts in Creative Media & Technology from Berklee College of Music (NYC campus).
- PADI Certified Rescue Scuba Diver. (Has been diving in Barbados, Egypt, Mexico (La Paz, Cabo Pulmo, Cabo), and United States (Catalina Island, California; Key Biscayne, Florida). One highlight has been diving with bull sharks (twice)! And she holds a specialty certification in exploring shipwrecks.
- Does something she's never done before on her birthday every year (including bungee jumping, riding in a hot air balloon at sunrise, taking a helicopter flying class, breathing/eating fire, going on a police ride-along, trapeze-ing, and more).
- Has won a current total of $44,128.15 on games shows broken down as: ($21,008 on Price is Right [$1260 from camcorders on contestants row, $19,652 Chevy Cruze and $96 on "The Money Game"], $100 on Let's Make a Deal [Cash value of being Zonked], $22,980 on Wheel of Fortune, $40.15 on 1 vs 100 [as a mob member]).
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