L.A. Calkins was born Leslie Anne Calkins in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 1, 1983. She lived in Evergreen, CO for five years before moving to Austin, TX at the start of high school. She currently resides in Austin where she is on hiatus from being a student at The University of Texas at Austin.

She's currently working on a few film projects as well as writing a book of monologues. She's always looking for new projects to work on.