Born and raised in Greece, Angie came to this country as a teenager and graduated from the Boston Public Schools. She married soon after high school and attended college while raising two children. She lived first in Roslindale and then West Roxbury.
Angie owned and operated a grocery/convenience store in Roslindale for many years, establishing herself as a neighborhood entrepreneur. When her third child was born, she and her husband decided to sell the business and move to Westwood.