Karli Karissa was born on January 9th, 1987, in Oak Creek Colorado to Bill V. Babcock. She was raised by her single father, and is the youngest of four children. She is of German, English and Yugoslavian decent. Karli spent most of her youth growing up with her two brothers, sister and father in the high country of the Rocky Mountains. She was very active in sports such as, volleyball, track and field in which she became a state champion and broke many high school records, still standing today. Softball was her favorite, don't know whether it was because they were Regional Champs 8 years in a row or the fact that her own father was her coach. From shredding the powder on the ski mountain to breaking outstanding records, Karli's childhood is what set her the big screen. Karli started modeling at age 15 in Denver, Colorado. She would have to make the three hour drive to the Mile High City to all her auditions and jobs. It didn't matter how far she had to go, she knew that this is what she had to do. She always mentions that she gets her good work ethic from her father.After graduation, she has spent most of her modeling career traveling around the world working in many different fashion markets such as New York, Europe, North East Asia and India. After exploring over seas, she decided to move to Los Angeles to study screenwriting under Ronald A. Suppa at UCLA.
