Jeannette Gregor was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico but moved frequently as a child (New York, Florida, and Vermont). She graduated from Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vermont in 1999.
After dropping out of Burlington College (for film) in 2000, she spent 6 years traveling, touring with bands, and bartending, then attended Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia, earning a BFA in Dramatic Writing in 2009 and graduating Suma Cum Laude with a near perfect GPA. She lived in Galway, Ireland, studying Screenwriting at NUIG (Huston School of Film), then, upon returning to the states, earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing from her alma mater, SCAD.
When not in school, Jeannette lived in Austin, Texas, which she considers her official "home". She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.