Native Californian, Kali Chung grew up in the Orange County area. Her performing interests began at the age of 5 with church dance and theater. In high school she auditioned for the Choreography team and performed with them for 2 years. Her college years were filled with more entertainment work at Disneyland and various independent projects. Upon graduation at Cal State Fullerton her love for the performing arts was more than just a hobby. She trained at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and worked with Anna Strasberg on a play and took a class with David Strasberg. Further training was with Kimberly Jentzen.