Born in California, Theriault is the daughter of a French American father, Robert Theriault, and a Thai mother, Pornthip Theriault. Her father worked 30 years for the Tourism Authority of Thailand as a producer on television and radio to promote tourism in Thailand. Her mother was a guidance counselor for underprivileged women and dedicated her life to helping abused women. Her parents met in graduate school after her mother got her bachelor's in political science from
Chulalongkorn University. Her father served in the
United States Air Force and was assigned to
NASA in a training mission with the astronauts of
Apollo 11 and was never sent to
Vietnam. She is related to the Theriault family in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Theriault began her schooling in Bangkok at Twinkle Star Kindergarten and attended grades one through three at
Ruamrudee International School. She continued her education for the next three years preparatory pchool in the United States. Her family returned to Bangkok, where she completed her secondary education. She attended
Assumption University for two years, but finished her bachelor's in arts at
Framingham College in Massachusetts. She also earned a bachelor's in business at
Columbia College in Chicago. Theriault began her career after returning to Thailand. She has been active since 1998 in producing music, singing, acting, and performing live in theatre and concerts. == Personal life ==