Joshica Ylonah Kiah was born in The Washington D.C Metropolitan Area. She has worked in theater, industrial and student films, print and runway modeling and back-up and solo vocal performances. She is a US Air Force veteran. She attended The Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting (2004) and currently attends The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California with a major in Acting and is scheduled to graduate in May 2013. She is also in rehearsal for a performance of the play Ruined by Lynn Nottage directed by Shirley Jo Finney, May 2013.