Bettina Mangiaracina grew up in New Jersey and later moved to Boca Raton, Florida. She has trained at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Circle in the Square, NYFA, and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Not only an actress, but also an extensive traveler, Bettina has been to over forty countries and lived with many different groups of people from all walks of life. She once spent two years in South India living with an Indian family learning how to speak Tamil and navigate through the busy streets of Bangalore. She lives in New York City where she graduated with a degree in creative writing from Hunter College's creative writing program. Show less «