Originally from Chapel Hill North Carolina, Iris performed for the first time in a children's choir, during Celine Dion's Lets Talk about Love Tour. During high school she attended The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and The New York Film Academy - Hollywood. Iris moved to San Francisco after graduating from East Chapel Hill High. She lived in San Francisco for five years, during that time she attended the Academy of Art, receiving a BFA in Film & Television. She also spent two years studying at The Meisner Technique Studio. Iris now lives in Los Angeles, and studies at Young Actor's Space with Patrick Day. Iris cares deeply for animals she has a cat that was rescued from the side of the highway.