Paffrath was born in St. Louis on July 22, 1983 to Mark and Mary Paffrath. She has the middle child of seven. Her grandfather, Herman Paffrath, was also an actor. While growingup, her family would put on plays and newscasts at family parties. Her mom enrolled her in ballet, tap and jazz class when she was just 3-years-old. Paffrath attended the Missouri School of Journalism. While there, she completed an internship at Entertainment Tonight in Los Angeles. Paffrath earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2005, and moved to Los Angeles in early 2006.
Career
Hosting
From 2006–2007, Paffrath performed on-air reporting for Created by U and In the Mix, both on DirecTV. In early 2007, she hosted her own pop culturenews show, Broadcaster News on broadcaster.com. Paffrath served as the longtime host of E! News Now; a red carpet correspondent for TV Guide's Hollywood 411; was a series regular on MSN's The Big Debate, and guest hosted on G4's Attack of the Show! and Fuel TV's The Daily Habit. Paffrath hosted MTV’s Jersey Shore: After Hours and seasons four through six of Jersey Shore: Reunion. She appeared on The Girl Spot on BiteSize TV. Paffrath was a red carpet correspondent for Yahoo! Movies. She hosted Top Story! Weekly on Improv Olympics; and seasons one and two of the reality series, Dating Naked, on VH1. In 2015, Paffrath hosted the Mid-America Emmy Awards.
Acting
Paffrath appeared in the movies Moonlight on Ivy, Fly Kidz, and Dinner at Eight. She played the lead inHuntsville. Paffrath appeared in Paramore's music video, Misery Business, and Whitestarr's Sunshine Girl. Paffrath has acted in the American sitcoms Hot in Cleveland, Sullivan & Son, and 2 Broke Girls. In 2014, she appeared in the American film .
Spokesmodel
Paffrath is the spokesmodel for Sibu Beauty Products. She plays "Mayday Amy" in the Amazon Kindle "Fire" commercial campaign.
Personal life
Paffrath is married to Canadian-born actor, singer and dancer, Drew Seeley. They married on April 28, 2013. The couple have one daughter.
