布莱特·奥法特，Blythe Auffarth was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a child, she spent countless hours watching her mother, a musical theatre actress, perform. Blythe fell in love with the stage. When she was finally old enough, Blythe was allowed her first theatre audition. The show was Annie and Blythe beat out many little girls for the title role.