Chivonne Michelle was born in Victoria, B.C. Canada but was raised all over the world courtesy of her father's U.S. Military career. She is a graduate of the acting program at the Atlantic Theater Company and received her B.F.A. from New York University. After graduation, Chivonne was cast as "Iras" in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, starring Kate Mulgrew and John Douglas Thompson, directed by Tina Landau at Hartford Stage. She produced and starred in "The Downtown Girls" web series which was an LA Web Series Festival Official Selection and won Best Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series .