Born in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea at age three with her family.
They spent six years in Port Moresby, after which time they moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a year before heading back to Vancouver.
Graduate of UBC in Vancouver with a BFA in Acting.
Mother, Ei Yoshida, is an artist. Father, Clifton Bancroft, is a retired architect, now teaching English. Older brother is Stirling Bancroft.