Garcelle is Haitian born and immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. She has since charmed audiences with her dramatic and comedic abilities in both television and film. Garcelle is active with charities, creating children's books, and writing her popular blog for People.com. Garcelle lives in Los Angeles, where she is happiest spending time with her sons Oliver and the twins, Jax and Jaid, who were the inspiration for the I Am Book Series.