Sharp was born in Rochester, New York. After graduating from The Boston Conservatory, Sharp set her sights on the stage. She performed in the Broadway National Tour of "Carousel", debuted Off-Broadway in Michael Bradford's "Living in the Wind" and played eight different roles in the interactive comedy "Eat the Runt". Other theatre performances include "Abyssinia", "Aida", "Thunder Knockin", "Jitney", "The Producers", "Big Street", "Suburb" and "Joe Turner's Come and Gone". On television, she guest starred on "Welcome to New York", "Third Watch", and "", before moving to Los Angeles.