Ali Ahn yang merupakan keturunan [[Korea]].<ref name="BWC1:0">{{Cite news|last=Champion|first=Lindsay|date=March 5, 2015web|title=''The Heidi Chronicles'' Star Ali Ahn on Teaching Herself Gymnastics, Geeking Out & Keeping Her Day Job|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/179833/the-heidi-chronicles-star-ali-ahn-on-teaching-herself-gymnastics-geeking-out-keeping-her-day-job/|workwebsite=broadwayBroadway.com|publisherlanguage=[[John Gore Organization]]en|access-date=May 22, 20232024-11-17}}</ref> tumbuh dan besar di [[Pasadena, California]].<ref name="BWC1:0" /> Di [[Universitas Yale]], dia menekuni tari dan teater serta lulus pada tahun 2003.<ref name="BWC1:0" /> Pada tahun 2006 Ia menerima gelar MFA dalam bidang akting dari Institute of the Arts [[Institut Seni California|California]].
