She received a BA in Acting from the Arden School of Theatre in1999 and continued her training.

Theatre de Complicite, London:
Story telling, Toby Jones
Le jeu, Linda Kerr Scott and Marcello Magni

The Wright School, London:
Who do you think your talking to, John Wright

The Actors Center, London:
Stage craft, with Mark Wing Davey and others

HB Studios, New York:
Advanced Scene Study, Austin Pendelton
Accent Work, Ruth Berkowitz

After many years living in London, Ria now a legal alien, works and lives in New York with her husband Jeff Sokolowski.