Cristina Rosato was born and raised in Montréal, Québec to scientists Antonio Rosato and the late Lucia Centomo. She is of Italian descent on both sides and has spent much of her childhood at her family home in Abruzzo, Italy. Fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish, she works in film, television and video games in all four languages. Rosato found her love of acting at the age of six in school plays. She began studying Meisner with late coach Jacqueline McClintock and went on to formal theatre training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Rosato resides on Salt Spring Island, BC.