Best known as Mary Doodles, she is an artist and entertainer who creates time-lapsed paintings for her YouTube subscribers. She also produces vlogs and comedy shorts for her channel which she launched in 2011. She became a regular performer at the Westside Comedy Theater, performing in shows called Improv Diary-uh and Never Been Fist.
She was studying filmmaking and acting at Columbia College Chicago, but would leave early for a production job in Hawaii.
She is a former crew member of Epic Rap Battles of History as a costume and prop maker. This was her introduction to YouTube. She worked as a production assistant on the show Lost and the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Dark Knight.
She grew up in Northfield, MN. She began dating Dante Cimadamore.
She has collaborated with YouTubers including Mike Tompkins and Kassem G., as well the companies Disney and Tribeca.