Brockovich waxay ku dhalatay Erin Pattee oo ku taal Lawrence, Kansas, gabadha Betty Jo (oo ku dhalatay O'Neal; c. 1923<unk>2008), wariye, iyo Frank Pattee (1924<unk>2011), injineer warshadeed iyo ciyaaryahan kubada cagta ah. Waxay leedahay laba walaalo ah, Frank Jr. iyo Thomas (1954<unk>1992), iyo walaasheed, Jodie. Waxay ka qalin jabisay Lawrence High School, ka dibna waxay ka soo qayb gashay Jaamacadda Kansas State, Manhattan, Kansas, waxayna ka qalin jabisay shahaadada Associate in Applied Arts Degree ee Wade College ee Dallas, Texas. Waxay u shaqeysay sidii tababar maamul oo loogu talagalay Kmart 1981 laakiin waxay ka tagtay dhowr bilood kadib waxayna gashay tartan qurux badan. Waxay ku guuleysatay Miss Pacific Coast 1981 waxayna ka tagtay tartanka quruxda kadib guushii. Waxay ku nooshahay California tan iyo 1982.
Erin Pattee