Ann Hood was born in Rhode Island. She graduated with a degree in American Literature and worked as a flight attendant for TWA for 8 years. Whilst working as a flight attendant, Ann got a Master's degree from New York University. She lived in NYC until 1993 when she re-met and married someone she knew in high school. Ann had a son, Sam, who is now 13. Her daughter Grace died in 2002 when she was 5; as a result, she adopted a baby from China last year, Annabelle, who is now 2.
