Jaclyn grew up in a small town near Asheville, NC. She is the daughter of Gregory and Tonya Helms. She began performing at the age of 12 through Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville, NC. She graduated with a B.F.A. acting concentration and a minor in dance at Western Carolina University. After graduation she immediately moved to Wilmington, NC, where she was a feature in the independent film RiverGuard. After a year she moved to Atlanta, GA and began working professionally with feature work on Table 19 staring Anna Kendrick. She is living in Atlanta, GA working performing in Serenbe Playhouse's production of Evita.