Felicia Day was born June 28, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama to a United States Air Force doctor and his wife. Felicia was home-schooled throughout her childhood and teenage years as her family moved from place to place throughout the South. Felicia's acting career began at the early age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of [[To Kill a Mockingbird.]] Felicia has also studied ballet professionally, as well as being an accomplished violinist, and has perfomed at nationwide concerts and competitions.
Going straight from home-schooling to college at an early age, Felicia chose to major in mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin, despite having been accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. She graduated with the highest honors, and was also the student speaker at her department's convocation.
After graduation, Felicia moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short and independent films, as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe it's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring it on Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
