Ria Gaudioso was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California. She went to high school at the Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences where she played Mrs. Mae Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie and Rebecca Hilliker in The Laramie Project. Ria received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from AMDA: College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in 2017. After graduation, she went on to start her post-scholastic career by starring as Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet at Elysium Conservatory Theatre.