reene was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Joe and Michele Greene. She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. Greene has one sibling, an older brother named Joe, who still resides in Jacksonville with her parents.
Greene is good friends with her Twilight co-stars Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone, who she knew before filming the movie.
Greene initially planned to bec...