Kris was born in Nashua, NH, moved to Oswego, NY, then Signal Mountain, TN, where she earned her BA in Theater at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She then moved to Odessa, TX. Kris is currently living in Goodyear, AZ with her life partner Amy and their three beautiful boys; Brett, Kevin and, Eric. They have two dogs; Bella and Jaxon, and two turtles; Hercules and Houdini.