She was raised by her Father, restaurant owner and Angelo State University faculty member Estévan De'aanda and her Mother Barbara De'Anda a nurse.
Actress Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn and started her acting career young; she began appearing in commercials at the age of 3.
Wanting to be a dancer, Hurley went to ballet boarding school at 12, but soon returned home.
In 2011 Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year.