Jacqueline Chenault was born in New York, but grew up in Seattle. She has been exposed to theatre and the arts throughout her life, the product of a lighting designer father and actor mother. She first appeared on stage during elementary school and the theatre has shadowed her life ever since.

She is currently a senior at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, studying theatre and political science. She's appeared in several productions through the school, including roles in the 14th Grade Players' Welcome Back One-Acts and Forbidden Planet Productions' Once Upon a Mattress and Pippin. Work in Seattle includes productions with the Seattle Children's Theatre, Youth Theatre Northwest, the Hi-Liners, and Tacoma Musical Playhouse.

In the summer of 2007, Jacqueline attended the British American Dramatic Academy's Midsummer in Oxford program. Her teachers included Leo Wringer, Lynn Farleigh, Mick Barnfather, Andrew Wade, and Floyd King. She and her fellow students also attended masterclasses with Alan Rickman, Jeremy Irons, Fiona Shaw, Deborah Warner, Julian Glover, David Byron, and Henry Goodman