Kerri Mangold is a Wisconsin native who started studying acting, music, and art while still in grade school. When she was 13 years old the head of her drama school selected her to pose on the cover of a local magazine. This opportunity paved the way for a teenage modeling career. She later relocated to Chicago to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she earned a BFA degree. During the pandemic she decided to pursue her childhood passion of acting again and starting taking classes.