- Born and raised in Belleville, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
- Née Cynthia Schuessler, after her mother. To avoid confusion, her mother is called "Cindy" and she is called "Thia".
- Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Theatre in 2009.
- She and her older sister, Sarah Schuessler, were born 16 months apart. Thia is often mistaken for the older of the two, as she is several inches taller.
- Daughter of Jay Schuessler and Cindy Schuessler.
- Comes from the same suburban town as tennis legend Jimmy Connors.
- Ranked #1 in her high school class of over 500 students.
- Graduated high school at the top of her class after her junior year and began her freshman year of college at USC the following fall.
- Granddaughter of "The Glove Doctor" Roland Latina, who, like his father Harry "Doc" Latina, was a glove designer at Rawlings Sporting Goods in St. Louis.
- Studied French and Art History in Paris, France during her senior year of college.
- Thia Schuessler and partner Rex New officially co-founded Shy Ruby, LLC in 2015, although "Shy Ruby Productions" was credited on their first short film "Housesitter" (2013). All Shy Ruby projects are produced/written/directed/edited by one or both of them.
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