As a child Ivelise was a soft spoken and polite, while her step sister was the complete opposite and almost constantly tried to wind her up and get her into any kind of trouble, which continued through high school. In 2003 they participated in the filming of the critically acclaimed documentary "Born Rich", a look into the lives of children born into the wealthiest families in the world. Although she was an exception to the base rule of the documentary, her story of transitioning into wealth from a young age and dealing with silent prejudices against her family in their Southampton neighborhood was one of the most talked about segments in the film. It was at this time that the media became interested in keeping tabs on all things happening in her life.
Her first year in college was more of a party than a focus on studies, and her reputation as a party girl developed. She attended almost every new night club opening and several fashion and music industry events initially as a guest of her parents, but was eventually tagged the new “it” girl of the NY and LA social scenes and those invites started to roll in under her own name. With all of the recognition for essentially looking good while doing absolutely nothing, came consequence. She began drinking daily to the point of blackouts and was rumored to be regularly using cocaine in her second semester of school.
While in Los Angeles she was convinced to go on auditions for whatever available productions were casting. It was then that she got the call that she landed the role of Kara in Brick and soon the lead female role in ATL. While neither was a box office hit, they brought enough attention to keep her in the limelight for being more than just a "rich girl", and more important for her - it connected her with a crowd that supported her growing habit. It went unnoticed for some time, and she seemed functional even with her grades declining which was often blamed on filming, auditions and whatever public events she was attending.
An accidental pregnancy and miscarriage sent her on a downward spiral that landed her in a drug rehabilitation center in Maine for six months. No one in her immediate family saw this turn of events coming. If anything it was more expected of her step-sister who had opted out of college to follow her mother's footsteps in becoming a model. With her health and stability sorted out to a degree, Ivelise returned to Los Angeles but not with a focus on school. While she had been back and forth to New York for various internships, mainly one in production with MTV’s various studio shows and was eventually offered a job as a content editor for MTV News, she wanted to act.
Her family thought it was in her best interest to lay low and stay out of the limelight while her life was gradually coming back together, but with already having that taste of fame and recognition she had more of an interest in being in the news instead of writing about it. The roles were few and far between, a mix of availability and her ability as an actress. Eventually she was offered hosting positions on various MTV shows, cast reunions and red carpets. Still on her quest to live her acting dream, she goes on auditions regularly usually ending up with smaller but memorable parts. Currently she is on the cast and a producer of MTV shows Girl Code and their cooking competition Snack Off.