卡拉·达雷特，Kara Marie Durrett was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was raised in the Dallas/Ft Worth area of Texas by her parents Marshall Keith Durrett and Laurie Durrett. She is a graduate from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy with a 2 year conservatory certificate (2006) and a B.F.A. in Theater from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (2010).