Jolene Perez was born in Key West, Florida, to David and Marvia Perez. Island living provided a unique experience and the Florida keys were the perfect platform for her to discover some very unique characters. Jolene and her two sisters used to perform skits in the front yard of their home for anybody who wanted to watch and since then she has always loved entertaining people through visual and performing arts.
In 2007 after she moved to Tampa, she tried her hand at being an extra for an Independent film "Ghosts of Ybor" and it was there that she discovered a passion for the film industry. In (2009) Jolene studied with Russ Blackwell and (2010) she studied at Truthful Acting Studios in Orlando, FL when at the end of her Master Meisner class, (2012) she had multiple strokes and was forced to stop working, in order to allow herself to heal. (2017) She is studying at Andi Matheny Acting Studios.