Julisa Gonzalez was born in Houston, Texas. As a child, she enjoyed drawing and listening to music. She became interested in acting when she saw a school play at her future middle school. She signed up for the theatre classes offered at her middle school and decided she wanted to pursue acting. She then participated in theatre in high school and appeared in her school's production of The Crucible as Abigail, among other lead roles. Julisa continued her training at the University of Houston by taking acting classes and appearing in more plays. She played Marcy in Ravenscroft and Carol in Oleanna. She has appeared in several commercials and independent films.
