Karlee Grey was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on the 25th of January, 1994. She grew up as a rebel and started her early career with performing in explicit hardcore films. She was among others going to school but was introduced to the adult film industry when she started her career with hardcore films. Grey started her adult film career in 2014 when she was 20 years old. She started to collaborate with producers and companies including Reality Kings, Bang Productions, Evil Angel, Filly Films, Girlfriends Films, Mofos, and Brazzers.