Brockovich akaberekwa Erin Pattee muLawrence, Kansas, mwanasikana waBetty Jo (akaberekwa O'Neal; c. 1923<unk>2008), mutori wenhau, naFrank Pattee (1924<unk>2011), injinjini yeindasitiri uye mutambi wenhabvu. Ane hama mbiri, Frank Jr. naThomas (1954<unk>1992), uye hanzvadzi, Jodie. Akapedza kudzidza kuLawrence High School, ndokuzoenda kuKansas State University, muManhattan, Kansas, uye akapedza kudzidza neAssociate in Applied Arts Degree kubva kuWade College muDallas, Texas. Akashanda semudzidzi weKmart muna 1981 asi akasiya mushure memwedzi mishoma uye akapinda mumakwikwi ekunaka. Akakunda Miss Pacific Coast muna 1981 uye akasiya mukwikwidzi wekunaka mushure mekukunda. Akagara muCalifornia kubvira 1982.
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