Background

Eloise Mumford was born on September 24, 1986, in Olympia, Washington. She was born to Tom Mumford and Nancy Smith and was their second child. Her father was a scientist while her mother was a teacher. She came from a well educated background that taught her how to behave in life and treat people with respect. With two parents who excelled in school, there was no way that Eloise would start off life on the wrong foot.

Eloise has two siblings, she has one elder sister named Anna Mumford and one younger brother named Kai Mumford. She spent most her childhood growing up in the city of Olympia. Her roots were very strong in her hometown.

Education

Until her fifth grade in education, she was homeschooled. Some of her peers’ parents assumed that she was at a disadvantage because she was not receiving the same social experiences but they were wrong. She wasn’t just homeschooled by regular parents. She was homeschooled by very smart parents who knew what they were doing.

After her homeschooling stint, she attended Annie Aright School located in Tacoma, Washington. She then went on to attend Capital High School in Olympia. She had a strong interest towards acting ever since the young and tender  age of seven. She had participated in many school plays conducted at her high school and also at the Capital Playhouse of Olympia.

After completing her primary schooling, she attended Tisch School of the Arts of New York University from where she graduated in the year 2009. She has also attended Atlantic Acting School and has learned her acting skills from the greatest acting teachers and mentors.

Early Influence of Acting

Mumford was a shy child in her childhood and always dreamt to become either a doctor or a teacher just like her parents. But when a family friend of hers took her to the production house of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s known as South Pacific, her whole life changed. Even though it was just a local production house, it made a huge impact on her. After that, she started to have the passion towards acting and therefore become an active member in theater and choir singing. She has also taught English to children of the East European countries while her trip to there. After that, she came back to the United States and started her graduation from college and her eventual career into acting.