Hines was born in Miami Beach, Florida, the daughter of Rosemary Graham Harbolt and a father whom she has described as "sort of a redneck". Part of the family came from Frostproof, Florida; Hines grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, where she was a member of the Young Actors Theatre throughout high school. Hines also attended Lively Technical Center in Tallahassee.

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Hines worked as a personal assistant to Rob Reiner when she moved to LA. Though Reiner did not play a critical role in her career, he would come watch her shows when she began acting. Hines moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career, and began by doing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater. Among the people she studied with was Lisa Kudrow. She also learned to write Read more...

She has been married to Paul Young, Chairman of L.A.’s Groundlings Theater, since December 30, 2002, and their daughter Catherine Rose was born on March 8, 2004. Hines participated in the 2006 Pro-Am Poker Equalizer.