Born Marcie Ann Martin in Bossier City, La., this East Texas girl moved to Los Angeles in 2000. In the early '90s, Marcie got the acting bug as one of a few finalists for role of Dani Trant in "The Man in the Moon." Reese Witherspoon eventually landed the role. Martin attended school in Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas. She was a cheerleader for the Hawks of Pleasant Grove High School for a short time and participated in beauty pageants in Houston, Texas.