She was born into a middle-class family; with the O’ Kelley household being a party of 6. Her father was Alan Gordon O’ Kelley and her mother is Anette O’ Kelley; she has 3 siblings – a brother, Eric and two sisters, Maureen and Elizabeth. Gena’s father, Alan O’ Kelley, sadly died in 2008.
Gena O’Kelley has never disclosed any information about her early life or what growing up in the O’ Kelleys’ household was like. She has also never shared any information about her educational history with the public at all. Details of the high school and college she attended, degrees obtained and other such related information, are not in the public domain.