Lydia Jordan is a native New Yorker of Cuban and Irish descent. She fell in love with acting from an early age, working on her first film, Gods and Generals, at just 5 years old. Her parents met while acting in an NYU student film and have always encouraged her desire to tell stories. She earned a B.A. in Theater from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, PA, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a minor in Religion Studies.