Lindsay is the second daughter of a urologist father and a registered nurse mother. Born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a small suburb of Detroit, Lindsay was actually raised in Irvine, California. While she attended regular school, Lindsay participated in all available acting classes at South Coast Repertory from age 7 to 17. After graduating from high school, she relocated to Hollywood, where she attended the famous American Academy of Dramatic Arts; once home to such alumni as Lauran Bacall and Spencer Tracy.