She lost her father in a motorcycle accident when she was just 12.
A native of Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
While she was still in high-school, she studied acting, dancing and singing at the renowned drama school Cours Florent.
In 2011, she got engaged to Josh Resnik but they called off the wedding in the year 2012.