JamieBernadettewasbornJamieBernadetteWatkinsandraisedinKankakee,Illinois,asmalltownabout70milessouthofChicago.Shewastheyoungestof9children.Herfatherpassedawayjust4monthsafterherbirth,leavinghermothertoraiseallofthechildrenonherown.Growingupwithverylimitedmeans,Jamiequicklylearnedmuchaboutbeingself-sufficient,industrious,andindependent.Jamiewasdreamingaboutbeingonthebi...(展开全部) JamieBernadettewasbornJamieBernadetteWatkinsandraisedinKankakee,Illinois,asmalltownabout70milessouthofChicago.Shewastheyoungestof9children.Herfatherpassedawayjust4monthsafterherbirth,leavinghermothertoraiseallofthechildrenonherown.Growingupwithverylimitedmeans,Jamiequicklylearnedmuchaboutbeingself-sufficient,industrious,andindependent.Jamiewasdreamingaboutbeingonthebigscreensinceachildofaboutage5.Shewatchedmoviesrepeatedlyandactedoutthescenes,mimickingtheactressessheloved.JamiebeganactinginCommunityTheaterproductionsataboutage10anddidsometheaterinhighschoolaswell.Jamiecametoacrossroadsinherlifewhenshehadthechoicetostayinherbelovedhometown,settledownandgetmarried,orventureouttoLosAngeleswheredreamsofactingawaitedher.JamiecametothedecisiontotryoutHollywoodandleftwith$600inherpocketanddroveacrossthecountrybyherself.