Amber Ruffin is 43 years old. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 9, 1979. She stands at nearly 5 feet and 5 inches tall.

Ruffin is the youngest of five children in a family of five. As a child, Ruffin practiced Signing Exact English to communicate with a deaf neighbor.

In 2001, she started performing improv and local theater productions in Omaha. Ruffin met Charna Halpern, the owner of the iO Theater while performing with her improv team at a Chicago event.