Miranda Bailey grew up in Vail, Colorado as a ski racer. From there she went to New York to pursue a degree in acting at Skidmore College. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating and began professionally acting, writing, directing, and producing for film. Miranda lives in LA and runs her production company Cold Iron Pictures (The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Swiss Army Man (2016), Don't Think Twice (2016)), You Can Choose Your Family (2018)). In 2013 Miranda co-founded the theatrical distribution company The Film Arcade.