Nancy Leopardi was born in Trenton, New Jersey on January 14th, 1974. As a child she modeled for commercial and print and attended Catholic school. She began acting while attending The School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she was inspired by the East Village music and film scene. She made her way through school by working at an illegal after hours nightclub called "Save The Robots" and photographing punk and noise bands for a variety of music magazines. After working as the photo editor at Spin Magazine and acting in avant-garde films, she traded New York for Los Angeles where she began writing and performing stand-up comedy. In 2002 she founded Leopard Productions to produce, write, and direct her own creative projects.