Born in St. Louis MO, Jeanna moved to Los Angeles in 1988 with about a dozen friends who all wanted to work in the film industry. Starting as a Production Assistant, she moved up to Miniature Special Effects, and Set Decorating. Working for such ground-breaking studios as Fantasy II Film Effects, Chiodo Bros., XFX, 4-Ward Productions, Introvision, the Skotek brothers. She also worked on early PC video games, such as The Meaning of Life, Monty Python and the Quest for The Holy Grail and, Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time.