[2] She attended Patchogue-Medford High School on Long Island, New York, as well as the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating with honors, double majoring in journalism and minoring in history,[3] Stonestreet Studios Conservatory and the Lee Strasberg Institute.

[5] She was cast for a sitcom on The CW directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, tentatively titled Wyoming, but only a pilot was produced since the project was not picked up by the network.

Initially planned to be only a recurring character, Smith's role was expanded to main cast after she impressed the producers with her acting.

[5] A year later she began co-creating with her partner Christopher Gabriel a children's book series based on her French bulldog, Hugo.

[citation needed] Smith and her partner Christopher Gabriel co-directed their first feature film, The Relationtrip in 2017, which premiered at SXSW in March 2017.